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The incumbent Fifteenth Doctor is played by Ncuti Gatwa, who took over the role from David Tennant following the conclusion of "The Giggle" (2023). Outside of television many actors have played the Doctor on in various BBC -licensed spin-offs on television, stage, radio, film, audio plays, and webcasts.
Peter Capaldi took over as the Twelfth Doctor following Smith's departure and debuted his first full episode in "Deep Breath". [62] [63] Capaldi made a cameo appearance in "The Day of the Doctor" and a guest appearance at the end of "The Time of the Doctor" after being cast in the role.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, JUNE 23: Richard Franklin at the BBC studios recording a Doctor Who audiobook, London, June 23, 2009. (Photo by Kevin Nixon/SFX magazine via Getty Images)
A fan of Doctor Who since childhood, Simpsons creator Matt Groening favours Tom Baker's Doctor. [66] Simpsons writer Ron Hauge said, "There are several Doctor Who actors but Tom Baker is the one we always go with." [66] Impressionist Jon Culshaw regularly impersonates Baker in the comedy series Dead Ringers.
Norwegian actor [110] Kathleen Harrison: 1892–1995: 103: British actress [111] Shinobu Hashimoto: 1918–2018: 100: Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer [112] Johannes Heesters: 1903–2011: 108: Dutch actor, vocalist and performer [113] Bob Hope: 1903–2003: 100: British-born American actor and comedian [114] Mieczysław ...
John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who (2005–10; 2020–21) and its spin-off Torchwood (2006–11), and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse (2012–19).
Colin Charles Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor. He played Paul Merroney in the BBC television drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986.
Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) [1] is a British actor who has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. His credits include three appearances in Doctor Who (1968, 1972 and 2015), The Black Panther (1977), Bleak House (1985), The Queen's Nose (1995–1998), Great Expectations (1999), Nicholas Nickleby (2001), Enigma (2001), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), The Constant Gardener ...