Nabil Shaban

Nabil Shaban is a JordanianBritish actor and writer. He founded The Graeaea theatre group which promotes performers with disabilities. He has a son named Zenyel.

Shaban was born in Amman, Jordan. He studied at the University of Surrey in the late 1970s and contributed to the Students Union newspaper Bare Facts. In 1997, Shaban was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Surrey, for services in the promotion of Disability Arts. One of his most memorable television roles was that of the reptilian alien Sil in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Shaban played Sil in two serials Vengeance on Varos and Mindwarp . Shaban is particularly well known among Doctor Who fans for Sils laugh, which he created. He has returned to the role in Big Finish, Mission to Magnus and Antidote to Oblivion , both again written by Philip Martin. He has appeared in several films, including Born of Fire , City of Joy , Derek Jarmans Wittgenstein , Gaias brn , and Children of Men , and has also worked as part of the Crass Collective. In 2011, he played the Roman emperor Constantius II at the National Theatre in Ibsens Emperor and Galilean.

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