Nabil Shaban

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nabil Shaban
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Feb 12, 1953(1953-02-12)
Age	71
Birthplace	Amman
Country	Jordan
Birth City	Amman Governorate
Horoscope	Aquarius

Nabil Shaban Biography

Nabil Shaban is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on February 12, 1953 in Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan. Nabil Shaban, a Jordanian-British actor/writer was born 12 February 1953. The Graeae is a theatre group that promotes performers with disabilities.

He made a TV documentary entitled The Strangest Viking in 2003. It was part of Channel 4’s Secret History series. In it, Shaban explored the possibility Ivar the Boneless, the Viking chieftain, may have suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta. This is the same condition that he has. Shaban also published a trilogy on Kindle of Ivar The Boneless screenplays. This portrays the Viking chieftain with brittle bones and unable walk as a disabled Danish prince.

Shaban’s play The First To Go premièred in May 2008, produced by Edinburgh’s Benchtours Theatre Company in association with Sirius Pictures. It opened at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on 23 May and toured to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow; the Byre Theatre, St Andrews and Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.

His most memorable TV role was as the alien reptilian Sil in Doctor Who, a BBC science fiction television series. Shaban was Sil in two serials, Mindwarp (1986) and Vengeance On Varos (1985). He created Sil’s laughter. Philip Martin again wrote the roles of Shaban in the Big Finish audio dramas Mission to Magnus (2008) and Antidote to Oblivion (2013).

Nabil Shaban Net Worth

Nabil Shaban is one of the richest Actor from Jordan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nabil Shaban 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shaban was born in Amman (Jordan). After being disabled from the brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta, he was sent to England to receive medical treatment. He grew up in several hospitals and residential homes. In the late 1970s, he studied at the University of Surrey and was a contributor to the Students Union newspaper “Bare Facts”. The university awarded Shaban an Honorary Doctorate in 1997 for his services to the promotion of Disability Arts.

He has been in many films including Born of Fire (1983), City of Joy (92), Derek Jarman’s Wittgenstein (1993), Gaias Born (1998) and Children of Men (2006). He also has worked with the Crass Collective. He played Constantius II, the Roman emperor, at the National Theatre in Ibsen’s Emperor and Galilean in 2011.

Shaban was nominated Best Actor in Scottish theatre in 2005, by the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS), for his role as Mack the Knife in Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, a Theatre Workshop (Edinburgh) production. Shaban lost out to rival nominee David Tennant, who was about to become the new Doctor Who.

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Facts & Trivia

Nabil Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jordan. Nabil Shaban celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

Top Facts about Nabil Shaban

1. Nabil Shaban is a Jordanian-British actor and writer.
2. He was born in 1953.
3. Shaban has a rare genetic condition called osteogenesis imperfecta.
4. He co-founded the Graeae Theatre Company, which promotes disability arts.
5. Shaban played the role of Sil in Doctor Who (1985-1986).
6. He has also appeared in films such as Children of Men (2006) and City of Tiny Lights (2016).
7. In addition to acting, Shaban is an accomplished writer and playwright.
8. His memoir “Climbing Mountains in the Dark” was published in 2020.
9. Shaban advocates for disability rights and representation in the entertainment industry.
10. He received an OBE for his services to drama and disability arts in 2018.