Acting
Community Rating
5.5
TMDB estimate
Born
February 12, 1953
Died
October 18, 2025 (age 72)
Born in
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).
Vote Sil
as Sil
TBA
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Tales of the Tardis
as Sil
2023
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Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Sil
2019
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The Doctors: More Monsters!
2019
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Morticia
as Dr. Moores, Director, Writer, Producer
2009
—Trouble Sleeping
as Lawyer
2008
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Children of Men
as Bexhill Market Hustler
2006
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The Story of Doctor Who
2003
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The Strangest Viking
as Director
2003
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Sorry About Last Night
as Lawyer
1995
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Slave of Dreams
as Soothsayer
1995
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Skallagrigg
as Alan
1994
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Wittgenstein
as Martian
1993
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City of Joy
as Anouar
1992
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A Different Hand
as The Best Friend, Writer
1992
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Deptford Graffiti
as George
1991
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The Fifth Gospel
as The Laternist, Writer
1990
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Iranian Nights
as Caliph
1989
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Billy's Christmas Angels
as Charlie
1988
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South of the Border
as Prosecuting Counsel
1988
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