
Nabil Shaban
Biography
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).
Acting (22 movies)

Walter
1982

Slave of Dreams
1995

Morticia
2009

Sorry About Last Night
1995

Children of Men
2006

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985

The Skin Horse
1983

Wittgenstein
1993

Born of Fire
1987

Skallagrigg
1994

City of Joy
1992

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019

The Story of Doctor Who
2003

Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986

Deptford Graffiti
1991

Billy's Christmas Angels
1988

The Fifth Gospel
1990

A Different Hand
1992

Iranian Nights
1989

The Strangest Viking
2003

Raspberry Ripple
1986

The Doctors: More Monsters!
2019
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Fifth Gospel | 1990 | Writer | 
| A Different Hand | 1992 | Writer | 
| Morticia | 2009 | Producer | 
| Morticia | 2009 | Writer |