Nabil Shaban
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Sil
1963
Film
Children of Men
Bexhill Market Hustler
2006
Series
Tales of the Tardis
Sil
2023
Series
South of the Border
Prosecuting Counsel
1988
Film
City of Joy
Anouar
1992
4 Play
George
1989
Film
Wittgenstein
Martian
1993
Series
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil
2019
Film
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Sil
1985
Film
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Sil
1986
Film
Skallagrigg
Alan
1994
Film
Walter
Ben Gunn
1982
Film
Born of Fire
The Silent One
1987
Film
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Film
The Skin Horse
Narrator
1983
Film
Iranian Nights
Caliph
1989
Film
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil
2019
Film
Raspberry Ripple
Bill
1986
Film
Sorry About Last Night
Lawyer
1995
Film
Slave of Dreams
Soothsayer
1995
Film
Billy's Christmas Angels
Charlie
1988
Film
A Different Hand
The Best Friend
1992
Trouble Sleeping
Lawyer
2008
Film
The Doctors: More Monsters!
2019
Film
Deptford Graffiti
George
1991
Film
The Fifth Gospel
The Laternist
1990
Film
The Strangest Viking
2003
Film
Morticia
Dr. Moores
2009
Getting Away From Sidney
1981
Vote Sil
Sil