Nabil Shaban
Born in Amman, Jordan — Feb 12 1953• Died Oct 18 2025
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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'…
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Doctor Who
Sil
Tales of the Tardis
Sil
Children of Men
Bexhill Market Hustler
South of the Border
Prosecuting Counsel
City of Joy
Anouar
Skallagrigg
Alan
Walter
Ben Gunn
Wittgenstein
Martian
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Sil
Slave of Dreams
Soothsayer
Born of Fire
The Silent One
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Sil
Sorry About Last Night
Lawyer
Deptford Graffiti
George
A Different Hand
The Best Friend
The Story of Doctor Who
Raspberry Ripple
Bill
Vote Sil
Sil
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Sil
Trouble Sleeping
Lawyer
Iranian Nights
Caliph
The Doctors: More Monsters!
Morticia
Dr. Moores
Billy's Christmas Angels
Charlie
Getting Away From Sidney
The Skin Horse
Narrator
The Fifth Gospel
The Laternist
The Strangest Viking