Nabil Shaban
Acting
1953-02-12 · Amman, Jordan
Nabil Shaban (1953-2025) was born in Amman, Jordan and arrived in England when he was three for treatment for his osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle-bone disease). He spent the next six years in hospital and seven in a children's home. In 1980, he and Richard Tomlinson founded Graeae (pronounced Grey Eye), a professional theatre company of disabled performers. A writer and performer with many film and television credits, he was probably best known to television viewers for his role as ruthless businessman Sil in the Doctor Who stories 'Vengeance on Varos' and 'The Trial of a Time Lord' (BBC, 1985 + 1986).
tvTales of the Tardis
as Sil · 2023 · 5.6
movieSil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Sil · 2019 · 5.5
tvSil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Sil · 2019 · 0.0
movieThe Doctors: More Monsters!
as · 2019 · 0.0
movieMorticia
as Dr. Moores · 2009 · 0.0
movieTrouble Sleeping
as Lawyer · 2008 · 4.0
movieChildren of Men
as Bexhill Market Hustler · 2006 · 7.6
movieThe Story of Doctor Who
as · 2003 · 8.0
movieThe Strangest Viking
as · 2003 · 0.0
movieSorry About Last Night
as Lawyer · 1995 · 8.0
movieSlave of Dreams
as Soothsayer · 1995 · 4.3
movieSkallagrigg
as Alan · 1994 · 4.0
movieWittgenstein
as Martian · 1993 · 6.4
movieCity of Joy
as Anouar · 1992 · 6.6
movieA Different Hand
as The Best Friend · 1992 · 0.0
movieDeptford Graffiti
as George · 1991 · 4.5
movieThe Fifth Gospel
as The Laternist · 1990 · 0.0
movieIranian Nights
as Caliph · 1989 · 8.0
movieBilly's Christmas Angels
as Charlie · 1988 · 9.0
tvSouth of the Border
as Prosecuting Counsel · 1988 · 10.0
movieBorn of Fire
as The Silent One · 1987 · 6.0
movieDoctor Who: Mindwarp
as Sil · 1986 · 7.7
movieRaspberry Ripple
as Bill · 1986 · 8.0
movieDoctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
as Sil · 1985 · 7.4