Director

Nabil Shaban

Acting

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 229499

IMDb ID: nm0787048

Known for: Acting

Born: February 12, 1953

Died: October 18, 2025

Age: 72

Place of birth: Amman, Jordan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2023

Years active: 61

Average TMDB rating: 6.86

Wikidata: Q3869782

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Director (2)Writer (2)

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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).

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