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List of actors who have played the Doctor

People who have portrayed the BBC sci-fi character


Summary

People who have portrayed the BBC sci-fi character

Fourteen actors have portrayed the Doctor in a leading role in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. 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. The first actor to portray the Doctor was William Hartnell beginning with An Unearthly Child (1963) through The Tenth Planet (1966). In the final moments of the serial, the First Doctor regenerated into Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor.

The most recent incarnation, the Fifteenth Doctor, was played by Ncuti Gatwa, who took over the role from David Tennant following the conclusion of "The Giggle" (2023). Gatwa departed the role in "The Reality War" (2025).

Outside of television many actors have played the Doctor in various BBC-licensed spin-offs on television, stage, radio, film, audio plays, and webcasts. The character's ability to periodically regenerate appearance and personality has facilitated the ability of new actors to take over the role – in official and unofficial productions – while in most cases maintaining continuity with the television series.

Television

Series leads

Actor (role)TenureFirst regular appearanceLast regular appearanceWilliam Hartnell
(First Doctor)Patrick Troughton
(Second Doctor)Jon Pertwee
(Third Doctor)Tom Baker
(Fourth Doctor)Peter Davison
(Fifth Doctor)Colin Baker
(Sixth Doctor)Sylvester McCoy
(Seventh Doctor)Paul McGann
(Eighth Doctor)Christopher Eccleston
(Ninth Doctor)David Tennant
(Tenth Doctor)Matt Smith
(Eleventh Doctor)Peter Capaldi
(Twelfth Doctor)Jodie Whittaker
(Thirteenth Doctor)David Tennant
(Fourteenth Doctor)Ncuti Gatwa
(Fifteenth Doctor)
23 November 1963 – 29 October 1966
()An Unearthly Child
"An Unearthly Child"last=Blairfirst=Andrewdate=9 January 2022title=Doctor Who: Ranking the Doctor's Regenerationsurl=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-ranking-the-doctors-regenerations/access-date=31 January 2025website=Den of Geeklanguage=enarchive-date=24 February 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224191712/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-ranking-the-doctors-regenerations/url-status=live }}
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other First Doctor appearancesbullets = onWilliam Hartnell also played the Doctor in an initial version of An Unearthly Child. This was the first attempt at the first episode of the original series, filmed in September 1963 and first released on The Hartnell Years VHS in 1990.Television: The Three Doctors – 30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973 (last appearance in-character)
29 October 1966 – 21 June 1969
()The Power of the Daleks
Episode OneThe War Games
Episode Ten
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Second Doctor appearancesbullets = onTelevision: The Three Doctors – 30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973Television: "The Five Doctors" – 23 November 1983Television: The Two Doctors – 16 February – 2 March 1985 (last appearance in-character)
3 January 1970 – 8 June 1974
()Spearhead from Space
Episode OnePlanet of the Spiders
Part Six
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Third Doctor appearancesbullets = onTelevision: "The Five Doctors" – 23 November 1983Stage: Glorious Goodwood – 18 May 1974 (audio recording)Stage: Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure – 23 March 1989 – 3 June 1989Radio: The Paradise of Death – 27 August – 24 September 1993Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993Fan film: Devious – post-regeneration sequence filmed in 1995 (this recording of Pertwee was also used in the Big Finish audio drama Zagreus)Radio: The Ghosts of N-Space – 20 January – 24 February 1996Television: Surprise Surprise – episode 13×04 – 21 April 1996 (last appearance in-character)
8 June 1974 – 21 March 1981
()Robot
Part OneLogopolis
Part Four
Tom Baker also appeared as the Curator in "The Day of the Doctor" (2013). It was implied that he was a future incarnation of the Doctor revisiting "a few of the old favourites" of his past faces, and who had retired from adventuring and was now the curator of the National Gallery in London.{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Fourth Doctor appearancesTelevision: Disney Time – 25 August 1975LP: The Pescatons – July 1976Radio: Exploration Earth, Episode 3: "The Time Machine" – 4 October 1976Television: Shada – July 1992Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997Television: Doctor Who Night – 13 November 1999 (in character as a Doctor, after Paul McGann)Audio: Hornet's Nest – 3 September 2009 – 3 December 2009Audio: Demon Quest – 2 September 2010 – 2 December 2010Audio: Serpent Crest – 8 September 2011 – 8 December 2011Audio: Big Finish Productions – 9 January 2012 onwards (first story Destination Nerva)Television: Shada – 24 November 2017
21 March 1981 – 16 March 1984
()Castrovalva
Part OneThe Caves of Androzani
Part Four
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Fifth Doctor appearancesbullets = ontitle=Triviaurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/drwho/trivia.shtmlaccess-date=31 October 2023publisher=BBCarchive-date=31 October 2023archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031020606/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/drwho/trivia.shtmlurl-status=live }}Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time)Television: Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash" – 16 November 2007Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded audio)Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022Television: Tales of the TARDIS: Earthshock – 1 November 2023
16 March 1984 – 6 December 1986
()The Twin Dilemma
Part OneThe Ultimate Foe
Part Two
Colin Baker previously appeared on Doctor Who playing a different character in the Fifth Doctor story Arc of Infinity.framestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Sixth Doctor appearancesbullets = onTelevision: Jim'll Fix It – "A Fix with Sontarans" – 23 February 1985Radio: Slipback – 25 July – 22 August 1985Stage: Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure – 5 June – 19 August 1989Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997Audio: Out of the Darkness – November 1998last=O'Brienfirst=Stevedate=23 November 2023title=Doctor Who's wilderness years: How fans kept the flame alive after it was cancelled in 1989url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/doctor-whos-wilderness-years-cancelled-1989-092337657.htmlaccess-date=22 April 2024website=Yahoo! Entertainmentarchive-date=22 April 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422190456/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/doctor-whos-wilderness-years-cancelled-1989-092337657.htmlurl-status=live }}Web: Real Time – 2 August – 6 September 2002Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded audio)Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022Television: Tales of the TARDIS: Vengeance on Varos – 1 November 2023
7 September 1987 – 6 December 1989
()Time and the Rani
Part OneSurvival
Part Three
Sylvester McCoy also briefly played the Sixth Doctor in Time and the Rani, during the regeneration scene, wearing a wig.framestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Seventh Doctor appearancesbullets = onTelevision: Search Out Science – "Search Out Space" – 21 November 1990Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993Television: Doctor Who (TV movie) – 27 May 1996Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time)Web: Death Comes to Time – 12 July 2001 – 30 May 2002Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded audio)Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022Television: Tales of the TARDIS: The Curse of Fenric – 1 November 2023
27 May 1996Doctor Who (TV movie)
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Eighth Doctor appearancesbullets = onAudio: Earth and Beyond – September 1998Audio: Big Finish Productions – 22 January 2001 onwards (first story Storm Warning)Web: Shada – 2 May – 6 June 2003Radio: BBC7 plays – 31 December 2006 – 18 February 2007 (first story Blood of the Daleks Part 1, last story Human Resources Part 2)Web and Television: "The Night of the Doctor" (mini-episode prequel to "The Day of the Doctor") – 14 November 2013 (via BBC red button service 16 November 2013 – 23 November 2013)Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022
26 March 2005 – 18 June 2005
()"Rose""The Parting of the Ways"
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Ninth Doctor appearancesbullets = onVideo: "Dr. Who Proposal" – 21 April 2014Video: "Video message from Christopher Eccleston to #drwhodaniel" – 14 December 2015Video: "Christopher Eccleston reprises Doctor Who role to wish Blaine & Liam well on their wedding day." – 9 September 2018Audio: Big Finish Productions – May 2021 onwards (first story Ravagers)
18 June 2005 – 1 January 2010
()"The Christmas Invasion""The End of Time"
Part Two
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Tenth Doctor appearancesTelevision: Children in Need special – 18 November 2005Interactive game: "Attack of the Graske" – 25 December 2005Television: The Infinite Quest – 2 April – 30 June 2007Television: Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash" – 16 November 2007Stage/Radio: "Music of the Spheres" – 27 July 2008Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith – 29 and 30 October 2009Red Button Service/Television: Dreamland – 21–26 November 2009Television: "The Day of the Doctor" – 23 November 2013Audio: Big Finish Productions – 16 May 2016 onwards (first story Technophobia)Television: Family Guy episode "Inside Family Guy" – 23 October 2016Web: Video message for Gary Russell – 28 January 2018, filmed in 2014Video game: The Edge of Reality – 14 October 2021
1 January 2010 – 25 December 2013
()"The Eleventh Hour""The Time of the Doctor"
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Eleventh Doctor appearancesVideo games: "Doctor Who: The Adventure Games" – 5 June 2010 – 31 October 2011 (first story City of the Daleks, last story The Gunpowder Plot)Stage/Radio: Doctor Who Prom – 24–25 July 2010Stage/Arena: Doctor Who Live (filmed sequences) – 8 October – 7 November 2010Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor – 25 and 26 October 2010DVD Extras: Meanwhile, in the TARDIS (Complete Fifth Series box set) – 8 November 2010Video game: Nintendo DS Evacuation Earth – 12 November 2010Video game: Nintendo Wii Return to Earth – 19 November 2010Video game: iPod The Mazes of Time – 16 December 2010Exhibition/3D Video: Doctor Who Experience (filmed 3D sequences) – 20 February 2011Television: Comic Relief special episodes "Space" and "Time" – 18 March 2011Stage: The Crash of the Elysium (filmed sequences) – 1–17 July 2011 (appeared live in character on 16 July 2011)Web: "Let's Kill Hitler" Prequel – 15 August 2011Television: Doctor Who Confidential: "Death Is the Only Answer" – 1 October 2011Children in Need auction promotional video – 18 November 2011DVD Extras: Night and the Doctor, five mini-episodes included in the Complete Sixth Series box set – 21 November 2011Web: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" prequel – 6 December 2011Web: Promotion for Blue Peter-sponsored Script to Screen competition – 12 January 2012Video game: PlayStation Network The Eternity Clock – May 2012Television: Blue Peter special mini-episode, "Good as Gold" – 24 May 2012Web: Pond Life five-part prequel – 27–31 August 2012Web: "Asylum of the Daleks" prequel – 2 September 2012Television: Children in Need The Great Detective – 16 November 2012Television: Red Nose Day 2013: Call the Midwife: One Born Every Minute – 15 March 2013Web: "The Bells of Saint John" prequel – 23 March 2013Web: She Said, He Said, "The Name of the Doctor" prequel – 11 May 2013Television: BAFTA Doctor Who 50th anniversary tribute message – 12 May 2013Stage/Radio: Doctor Who Prom – 13–14 July 2013Television commercial: 50 years trailer – 19 October 2013DVD Extras: INFORARIUM and Rain Gods, two of three special scenes included in the Complete Seventh Series Box Set – 28 October 2013Television: The Science of Doctor Who – 14 November 2013Television: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide – 18 November 2013Television: An Adventure in Space and Time (cameo) – 21 November 2013Television: "Deep Breath" – 23 August 2014
25 December 2013 – 25 December 2017
()"Deep Breath""Twice Upon a Time"
Peter Capaldi previously appeared on Doctor Who playing a different character in the Tenth Doctor episode "The Fires of Pompeii" and on the spin-off Torchwood as John Frobisher.framestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Twelfth Doctor appearancesTelevision: "The Day of the Doctor" (cameo; uncredited) – 23 November 2013Exhibition/3D Video: Doctor Who Experience (filmed 3D sequences) – 24 October 2014Video: "From The Doctor to my son Thomas" – 6 November 2014Web: "The Magician's Apprentice" prologue – 11 September 2015Film: The Doctor's Meditation – 15 September 2015Video game: Doctor Who - Game Maker – 16 September 2015Web: "Home Invasion" – 30 November 2015Video game: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One: Lego Dimensions – 27 September 2015Television: "Friend from the Future" – 23 April 2016Television: Class episode "For Tonight We Might Die" – 22 October 2016Television: Children in Need Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sketch – 18 November 2016
25 December 2017 – 23 October 2022
()"The Woman Who Fell to Earth""The Power of the Doctor"
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Thirteenth Doctor appearancesVideo game: The Runaway – 16 May 2019Video game: The Edge of Time – 12 November 2019Web: Message from the Doctor – 25 March 2020Web: United we stand, 2m apart – 8 April 2020Video game: The Lonely Assassins – 19 March 2021Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded video)Video game: The Edge of Reality – 14 October 2021Podcast: Redacted – 17 April 2022 – 19 June 2022Television: "The Reality War" – 31 May 2025Audio: Big Finish Productions – 3 July 2025 onwards (first story Vampire Weekend)
23 October 2022 – 9 December 2023
()"The Star Beast"last=Ulatowskifirst=Racheldate=11 December 2023title=Fans Are Divided Over 'Doctor Who' Breaking Its Regeneration Traditionurl=https://www.themarysue.com/fans-are-divided-over-doctor-who-breaking-its-regeneration-tradition/access-date=30 March 2024website=The Mary Suearchive-date=30 March 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330172428/https://www.themarysue.com/fans-are-divided-over-doctor-who-breaking-its-regeneration-tradition/url-status=live }}
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Fourteenth Doctor appearancesTelevision: Red Nose Day 2023: "Lenny Henry regenerates into David Tennant" – 17 March 2023Television: Children in Need special episode, "Destination Skaro" – 17 November 2023Television: CBeebies bedtime story – 24 November 2023
9 December 2023 – 31 May 2025
()"The Church on Ruby Road""The Reality War"
{{Collapsible listframestyle = border:none; padding:0;title = Other Fifteenth Doctor appearancesTelevision: "The Giggle" (supporting role) – 9 December 2023Television: An Adventure in Space and Time (cameo) – 23 November 2023Television: Tales of the TARDIS: Pyramids of Mars – 20 June 2024Television: BBC Proms: Mini Episode: Bad Music – 24 December 2024

Other

ActorTitleDatesRoleRef.Christopher BarryRobert Banks StewartChristopher BakerPhilip HinchcliffeDouglas CamfieldGraeme HarperRobert HolmesGeorge GallaccioAdrian GibbsRichard HurndallMichael JaystonGeoffrey HughesToby JonesJohn GuilorJohn HurtMichael JonesDavid BradleyJo MartinGrace NettleLeo TangJac JonesJesse DeyiSacha DhawanRichard E. GrantBillie Piper
The Brain of Morbius24 January 1976Faces seen during the Fourth Doctor's mind-bending battle against Morbius, retroactively revealed as past versions of the Doctor.
Logopolis28 February – 21 March 1981The Watcher, who manifests as a harbinger of the Fourth Doctor's regeneration before merging into the Doctor's dying body.last=Jefferyfirst=Morgandate=23 December 2017title=100% official actors who played Doctor Who that you've probably totally forgottenurl=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a831702/doctor-who-actors-that-time-forgot/access-date=29 January 2025website=Digital Spyarchive-date=26 December 2022archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226014529/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a831702/doctor-who-actors-that-time-forgot/url-status=live }}
"The Five Doctors"23 November 1983Hurndall replaced Hartnell, who had died in 1975, as the First Doctor for the programme's 20th anniversary special. He also appeared in character on Blue Peter alongside Peter Davison on 21 November 1983.
The Trial of a Time Lord6 September – 6 December 1986The Valeyard, an evil version of the Doctor, an amalgamation of the Doctor's darker sides from between his twelfth and final incarnations.
29 November – 6 December 1986Mr Popplewick, a matrix projection of the Valeyard.
"Amy's Choice"15 May 2010The Dream Lord, a darker, psychic manifestation of the Doctor.
Planet of Giants DVD20 August 2012Re-dubbed voice work in the reconstruction of the original third and fourth episodes of this First Doctor serial.
"The Day of the Doctor"23 November 2013Vocal cameo.
"The Name of the Doctor"18 May 2013The Doctor's incarnation known as the War Doctor, whose actions in the Time War were so drastic that he deemed himself unworthy of the name "Doctor".
"The Night of the Doctor"14 November 2013
"The Day of the Doctor"23 November 2013
"Listen"13 September 2014The First Doctor as a child; uncredited.
"The Doctor Falls"1 July 2017Similarly to Hurndall, Bradley replaced Hartnell as the First Doctor. Bradley also portrayed Hartnell in the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013).
"Twice Upon a Time"25 December 2017
"The Power of the Doctor"23 October 2022
"Fugitive of the Judoon"26 January 2020Previously unseen incarnation known as the Fugitive Doctor.
"The Timeless Children"1 March 2020
"Once, Upon Time"14 November 2021
"The Power of the Doctor"23 October 2022
"The Story & the Engine"10 May 2025
"The Timeless Children"1 March 2020Incarnations of the Timeless Child, who is revealed to be the Doctor.
"The Power of the Doctor"23 October 2022The Master forces the Doctor to regenerate into him.
"Rogue"8 June 2024An "unknown" Doctor who appears amongst the Doctor's previous faces. This was confirmed by Russell T. Davies to represent the Doctor from Scream of the Shalka.last=Hibbsfirst=Jamesdate=12 July 2024title=Doctor Who's Richard E Grant was "so up" for "last-minute" Rogue cameourl=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-richard-e-grant-cameo-newsupdate/access-date=28 July 2024website=Radio Times}}
"The Reality War"31 May 2025The Fifteenth Doctor regenerates into a form resembling former companion Rose Tyler, portrayed by Billie Piper, though Piper's official role remains undisclosed.

Audio

ActorTitleDatesRoleRef.
Geoffrey BayldonAuld MortalityMay 2003Alternative First Doctor
A Storm of AngelsJanuary 2005
David Warner"Sympathy for the Devil"June 2003Alternative Third Doctor
"Masters of War"December 2008
The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. Volumes 3–724 August 2016 – 20 September 2022
Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far: Volume Two25 September 2018
"Time Lord Immemorial"5 October 2023
"The War Master Part 1"2 July 2024
David Collings"Full Fathom Five"August 2003Alternative Doctor
Ian BrookerNew incarnation of Collings' Doctor
Michael Jayston"He Jests at Scars..."September 2003Alternate reality version of the Valeyard
"Trial of the Valeyard"17 December 2013The Valeyard
The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure17 August 2015
Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far: Volume Two25 September 2018
The Eighth Doctor: The Time War: Volume Three13 August 2019
Arabella Weir"Exile"September 2003Alternative Third Doctor
Nicholas BriggsThe previous incarnation of Arabella Weir's Doctor
"Seven Keys to Doomsday"23 October 2008The Third Doctor
The Ninth Doctor ChroniclesMay 2017The Ninth Doctor
Jon Culshaw"The Kingmaker"April 2006The Fourth Doctor
"The Threshold"15 February 2022The Third Doctor
Trevor Martin"Seven Keys to Doomsday"23 October 2008Alternative Fourth Doctordate=October 2008title=2. Doctor Who: Seven Keys to Doomsday – Doctor Who – The Stageplaysurl=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-seven-keys-to-doomsday-550access-date=2024-04-28website=Big Finish Productionsarchive-date=18 June 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618193543/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-seven-keys-to-doomsday-550url-status=live }}
William RussellThe Lost StoriesNovember 2010 – September 2013The First Doctor
The Light at the End23 October 2013
The Early AdventuresOctober 2014 – October 2016
Frazer HinesThe Lost StoriesDecember 2010 – November 2013The Second Doctor
The Light at the End23 October 2013
The Early AdventuresSeptember 2015 – November 2019
Tim TreloarThe Light at the End23 October 2013The Third Doctor
The Third Doctor AdventuresSeptember 2015 – present
The Legacy of Time17 July 2019
The Diary of River Song: Series 627 August 2019The Third Doctor (cameo)
Once and FutureMay 2023 – October 2023The Third Doctortitle=1. Doctor Who: Once and Future: Past Livesurl=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-past-lives-2774access-date=2025-02-28website=Big Finish Productions}}
"Deathworld"16 August 2024title=Three Doctors dice with Deathurl=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/three-doctors-dice-with-deathaccess-date=2025-02-28website=Big Finish Productions}}
John Banks"Trial of the Valeyard"December 2013The Hermit / The Thirteenth Doctor (a disguise used by the Valeyard)
Peter PurvesThe Early AdventuresDecember 2014 – August 2021The First Doctor
Anthony Howell"The End of the Line"August 2015Tim Hope (a disguise used by the Valeyard)
Liz White"The Brink of Death"Genesta (a disguise used by the Valeyard)
John HurtThe War Doctor seriesDecember 2015 – February 2017The War Doctor
David BradleyThe First Doctor AdventuresDecember 2017 – April 2021The First Doctor
The Legacy of Time17 July 2019The First Doctor (cameo)
The Diary of River Song: Series 627 August 2019
The First Doctor UnboundSeptember 2025 – presentThe First Doctor
Jacob DudmanThe Doctor ChroniclesApril 2018 – March 2024The Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors
Big Finish Short TripsMay 2020 – February 2022The Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors
"The Union"October 2023
Tom BakerThe Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 1June 2020The Curator (implied to be a future version of the Doctor)
The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 2March 2021
UNIT: Nemesis: Between Two WorldsNovember 2021
Colin BakerThe Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 4April 2022
"The Artist at the End of Time"June 2023
Doctor of War13 April 2022 – 27 September 2022The Doctor of War (Alternative Fifth Doctor)
Jonathon CarleyThe War Doctor BeginsJune 2021 – December 2023The War Doctorlast=Harpfirst=Justindate=15 October 2020title=Doctor Who is recasting John Hurt's War Doctor for audio seriesurl=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a34375341/doctor-who-john-hurt-audio-series-recasting/access-date=31 May 2024website=Digital Spylanguage=en-GBarchive-date=31 May 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531070803/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a34375341/doctor-who-john-hurt-audio-series-recasting/url-status=live }}
The War Doctor RisesAugust 2024 – present
Susan's War: Family Ties28 August 2024
Michael TroughtonThe Third Doctor Adventures: The AnnihilatorsFebruary 2022The Second Doctor{{cite weblast=Flookfirst=Raydate=1 January 2022access-date=8 February 2025url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/michael-troughton-as-second-doctor-keeps-things-in-doctor-who-family/title=Michael Troughton as Second Doctor Keeps Things in Doctor Who Familywebsite=Bleeding Cool
The Second Doctor AdventuresJuly 2022 – present
Once and FutureMay 2023 – October 2023
"Deathworld"16 August 2024
Stephen NoonanThe First Doctor Adventures12 April 2022 – presentThe First Doctor
Once and FutureMay 2023 – October 2023
"Deathworld"16 August 2024
Jo Martin"Coda – The Final Act"November 2024The Fugitive Doctor
The Fugitive Doctor seriesJanuary 2025 – present

The Doctor in others' bodies

ActorTitleDatesRoleRef.
India Fisher"Solitaire"June 2010The Eighth Doctor speaking through Charley Pollard
Terry Molloy"The Curse of Davros"January 2012The Sixth Doctor in the body of Davros
Frazer Hines"The Jigsaw War"May 2012The Second Doctor in Jamie's body
Melvyn Hayes"The Scorchies"7 March 2013The Third Doctor in Professor Baffle's body
Damian Lynch"Ghost in the Machine"October 2013The Third Doctor in Benjamin Chikoto's voice
Katy ManningThe Third Doctor in Jo's body
"The Key to Many Worlds"7 May 2025The Sixth Doctor in Iris Wildthyme's body
Nicola Bryant"The Widow's Assassin"30 October 2014The Sixth Doctor in Peri's body
Anneke Wills"The Crumbling Magician"18 September 2019The First Doctor in Polly's body
Derek JacobiThe War Master: Hearts of DarknessOctober 2020The Eighth Doctor in The Master's body

Other media

ActorTitleDatesRoleMediumRef.Peter CushingTrevor MartinMichael SagarLenny HenryDavid BanksRowan AtkinsonRichard E. GrantJim BroadbentHugh GrantJoanna LumleyMark GatissRichard E. GrantDavid BradleyChris Walker-ThompsonJon CulshawAngus Villiers-StuartWink TaylorJonathon CarleyPete WalshJacob DudmanDebra StephensonElliott Crossley
Dr. Who and the Daleks23 August 1965Dr. WhoFilm
Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.5 August 1966
Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday16 December 1974 – 7 January 1975Alternative Fourth DoctorStage play
24 November – 8 December 1984The Doctor
The Lenny Henry Show (S2-E5)3 October 1985The Seventh DoctorParody
Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure29 April 1989The Doctor (one performance)Stage playlast=Pixleyfirst=Andrewdate=31 March 2004title=Doctor Who on Stage: Act Two: The 1980s and Beyondmagazine=Doctor Who Magazineissue=341publisher=Panini Comics}}
The Curse of Fatal Death12 March 1999The DoctorOfficial parody
The Quite Handsome Doctor
The Shy Doctor
The Handsome Doctor
The Female Doctor
The Web of Caves13 November 1999The Doctor
Scream of the Shalka13 November – 18 December 2003A previously official Ninth Doctor prior to the programme's 2005 revivalWebcast
Doctors Assemble!23 May 2020The First Doctor
The Second Doctor
The Third, Fourth and Fifth Doctors
The Sixth and Eighth Doctors
The Seventh Doctor
The War and Twelfth Doctors
The Ninth Doctor
The Eleventh Doctor
The Thirteenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor

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