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Nabil Shaban

Born 1953-02-12 Amman, Jordan 25 films

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 televis…

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Filmography

25 films

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Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor poster

An original drama from the world of BBCtv's Doctor Who, featuring Sil, the ruthless alien entrepren…

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Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

★ 5.5 2019

This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with NABIL SHABAN (Sil), CHRISTOPHER RYAN (K…

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The Doctors: More Monsters!

★ 0.0 2019

An eleven-year-old girl, living in Edinburgh, Scotland, hates her Christian name, Kylie. She prefer…

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Morticia

★ 0.0 2009

A Palestinian refugee attempting to avoid deportation.

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Trouble Sleeping

★ 4.0 2008

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to he…

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Children of Men

★ 7.6 2006

Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.

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The Story of Doctor Who

★ 8.0 2003

"The Strangest Viking" is a Secret History TV documentary about Ivarr the Boneless. Nabil Shaban pr…

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The Strangest Viking

★ 0.0 2003

A romantic comedy written by and starring Alexei Sayle. A couple on a first date in London are dete…

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Sorry About Last Night

★ 8.0 1995

The Egyptian executioner's wife tries to seduce Hebrew slave Joseph to fulfill a dream they are exp…

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Slave of Dreams

★ 4.3 1995

Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutio…

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Skallagrigg

★ 4.0 1994

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridg…

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Wittgenstein

★ 6.4 1993

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he…

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City of Joy

★ 6.6 1992