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Elisabeth Sladen and John Leeson returned to Doctor Who in the series two episode "School Reunion" reprising their roles as Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, respectively. [14] The two would also go on to star in their own spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. [15] [16] Piper left in the second series finale, "Doomsday."
The series' protagonist, the Doctor is an alien from a species called Time Lords. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the narrative through the plot device of regeneration , which allows Time Lords a change of cellular structure when they near death, changing their appearance and personality.
Jacob Stanley Dudman (born 22 August 1997) [1] is an English actor, writer and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in the Netflix programs The Stranger (2020), The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023), Medici (2019), Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022) and the BBC iPlayer series The A List (2018); as well as various Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions.
Russell Tovey Says ‘Plainclothes’ Co-Star Tom Blyth ‘Is Full of Stardust’ and Teases ‘Doctor Who’ Spin-Off ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’ Feels ‘Like an Indie Film’
Other high-profile appearances include the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Claire Danes in 2007 and a 2012 role in Doctor Who as Brian Williams, father of the Doctor's companion, Rory. [7] Since 2013, he has appeared in the lead role in the BBC costume drama Father Brown.
Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins who goes by the name "the Doctor".The Doctor fled Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, in a stolen TARDIS ("Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space"), a time machine that travels by materialising into, and dematerialising out of, the time vortex.
Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Archibald in RocknRolla (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), George in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Major ...
He has made several appearances as the First Doctor in Doctor Who, having portrayed the role's originator, William Hartnell, in the TV biopic An Adventure in Space and Time. In 2021, he received an Annie Award for Best Voice Actor in a Television Series for his work as Merlin in Guillermo del Toro's animated Netflix series Tales of Arcadia.