Acting
Nabil Shaban
EN cinema · 25 credits
Born
12 February 1953
Died
18 October 2025 (aged 72)
Birthplace
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).
Known for
Filmography
Morticia
as Dr. Moores, Writer, Director, Producer
Children of Men
as Bexhill Market Hustler
The Strangest Viking
Actor, Director
Slave of Dreams
as Soothsayer
Sorry About Last Night
as Lawyer
Skallagrigg
as Alan
Wittgenstein
as Martian
City of Joy
as Anouar
A Different Hand
as The Best Friend, Writer
Deptford Graffiti
as George
The Fifth Gospel
as The Laternist, Writer
Iranian Nights
as Caliph
Billy's Christmas Angels
as Charlie
Born of Fire
as The Silent One
Raspberry Ripple
as Bill
The Skin Horse
as Narrator
Walter
as Ben Gunn