Nabil Shaban
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1953, Amman, Jordan
- Died
- October 18, 2025
- Movies
- 28
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2019 | Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor | Sil |
| 2019 | The Doctors: More Monsters! | |
| 2009 | Morticia | Dr. Moores |
| 2008 | Trouble Sleeping | Lawyer |
| 2006 | Children of Men | Bexhill Market Hustler |
| 2003 | The Story of Doctor Who | |
| 2003 | The Strangest Viking | |
| 1995 | Sorry About Last Night | Lawyer |
| 1995 | Slave of Dreams | Soothsayer |
| 1994 | Skallagrigg | Alan |
| 1993 | Wittgenstein | Martian |
| 1992 | City of Joy | Anouar |
| 1992 | A Different Hand | The Best Friend |
| 1991 | Deptford Graffiti | George |
| 1990 | The Fifth Gospel | The Laternist |
| 1989 | Iranian Nights | Caliph |
| 1988 | Billy's Christmas Angels | Charlie |
| 1987 | Born of Fire | The Silent One |
| 1986 | Doctor Who: Mindwarp | Sil |
| 1986 | Raspberry Ripple | Bill |
| 1985 | Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos | Sil |
| 1983 | The Skin Horse | Narrator |
| 1982 | Walter | Ben Gunn |
| 1981 | Getting Away From Sidney |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2009 | Morticia | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2003 | The Strangest Viking | Director |
| 1992 | A Different Hand | Writer |
| 1990 | The Fifth Gospel | Writer |
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