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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. The character's ability to periodically ...
Other actors considered included Paterson Joseph, who appeared in the Doctor Who episodes "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways", David Morrissey, who would be appearing in the 2008 Christmas special, "The Next Doctor", Sean Pertwee, son of Third Doctor actor Jon Pertwee, [47] Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Nesbitt and Billie Piper, who played ...
Baker, Ward and Leeson were joined by Matthew Waterhouse, the actor who played Adric, in Full Circle. Romana and K-9 departed together in Warriors' Gate . The 1981 serial Logopolis was the first to introduce Sarah Sutton and Janet Fielding as Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka respectively, but the last to star Tom Baker as the Doctor.
In Time and the Rani, Sylvester McCoy briefly played the Sixth Doctor during the regeneration sequence, carrying on as the Seventh. [140] In other media, the Doctor has been played by various other actors, including Peter Cushing in two films. [141] The casting of a new Doctor has often inspired debate and speculation.
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The Doctor is usually accompanied in his travels by one to three companions (sometimes called assistants). These characters provide a surrogate with whom the audience can identify, and further the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, (similar to Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.)
A small number of actors have played both Holmes and Watson, including Reginald Owen who played Watson in Sherlock Holmes (1932) and Holmes in A Study in Scarlet (1933); [62] [63] Jeremy Brett, who played Watson on stage in the United States prior to adopting the mantle of Holmes on British television; [64] Howard Marion-Crawford, who played ...
Leonard Fenton (né Finestein; 29 April 1926 – 29 January 2022) was an English actor, director and painter, best known for his role as Harold Legg in EastEnders. Early life [ edit ]