Nabil Shaban
British actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Lived 1953 to 2025 · aged 72
Nabil Shaban Moher Noghai was a Jordanian-British actor and writer. He co-founded the theatre group Graeae, which promotes disabled performers. On stage, he featured in several National Theatre productions.
Nabil Shaban is read about 25 times a day, in 7 languages.
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Tales of the TardisSeries, Sil2019
Sil and the Devil Seeds of ArodorSeries, Sil
Sil and the Devil Seeds of ArodorFilm, 2019Sil2009
MorticiaFilm, Director, Writer2006
Children of MenFilm, Bexhill Market Hustler2003
The Story of Doctor WhoFilm1994
SkallagriggFilm, Alan1993
WittgensteinFilm, Martian1992
A Different HandFilm, Writer1990
The Fifth GospelFilm, Writer19894 PlaySeries, George
Iranian NightsFilm, 1989Caliph1988
South of the BorderSeries, Prosecuting Counsel
Billy's Christmas AngelsFilm, 1988Charlie1986
Doctor Who: MindwarpFilm, Sil1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on VarosFilm, Sil1982
WalterFilm, Ben Gunn1981Getting Away From SidneyFilm1963
Doctor WhoSeries, Sil1953Born12 February 1953People around Nabil
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Children of Men 2006
City of Joy 1992
Wittgenstein 1993
Filmography 25
36 credits on file
Television 5
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On television, he was best known for his role as the reptilian villain Sil in Doctor Who, appearing in two 1980s serials opposite Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor and reprising the role in two Big Finish audio dramas and a 2019 direct-to-video film, Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor.
