Actor
Nabil Shaban
February 12, 1953 · 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).
Notable work
Often works with
Nicola Bryant
5 titles together
Doctor Who, Tales of the Tardis, Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Colin Baker
4 titles together
Tales of the Tardis, Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos, Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Frazer Hines
3 titles together
Doctor Who, Tales of the Tardis, The Story of Doctor Who
Sophie Aldred
3 titles together
Tales of the Tardis, Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor, The Story of Doctor Who
Tom Baker
2 titles together
Doctor Who, The Story of Doctor Who
William Hartnell
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Tales of the Tardis
Full filmography · 28
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Sil
2019
The Doctors: More Monsters!
cast
2019
Morticia
as Dr. Moores and Writer and Director
2009Trouble Sleeping
as Lawyer
2008
Children of Men
as Bexhill Market Hustler
20067.6
The Story of Doctor Who
cast
2003
The Strangest Viking
cast and Director
2003
Sorry About Last Night
as Lawyer
1995
Slave of Dreams
as Soothsayer
1995
Skallagrigg
as Alan
1994
Wittgenstein
as Martian
19936.4
City of Joy
as Anouar
19926.6