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Nabil Shaban
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born February 12, 1953Died October 18, 2025 (72 years)
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).
Nabil Shaban Filmography
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis (TV Series) · as Sil |
| 2019 | Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor · as Sil |
| 2019 | Sil And the Devil Seeds of Arodor (TV Series) · as Sil |
| 2009 | Morticia · as Dr. Moores |
| 2008 | Trials and Tribulations · as Sil |
| 2008 | Trouble Sleeping · as Lawyer |
| 2006 | Children of Men · as Bexhill Market Hustler |
| 2003 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years · as Sil |
| 1993 | Age of Treason · as Juba |
| 1993 | Wittgenstein · as Martian |
| 1992 | City of Joy · as Anouar |
| 1988 | Raspberry Ripple · as Bill |
| 1987 | Born of Fire · as The Silent One |
| 1985 | Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos · as Sil |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Alan |
| 1982 | Walter · as Ben Gunn |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Sil |
| 2012 | |
| 1998 | Children of Gaia · as Self - Host |
| 1997 | The Alien Who Lived in the Sheds · as Self |
| 1991 | Secret History (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1977 | Everyman (TV Series) · as Self - The Lanternist |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Blue Peter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Alien Who Lived in the Sheds · as Written By |
| 1995 | Another World · as Written By |