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Revision as of 07:49, 3 February 2007

File:10docs.jpg
The ten faces of the Doctor on television Clockwise from top-left: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant.

Since the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who began in 1963, many actors have played the title character of the Doctor on television, and in various spin-offs on television, stage, radio, film, audio plays and webcasts.

This list does not include stand-ins, stunt men, most actors featured in sketch comedies and send-ups or Doctors who have appeared in fan films, amateur stage shows or audios.
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Actors who have played an official television Doctor

Name Tenure First appearance Last appearance Other appearances
William Hartnell
(The First Doctor)
November 23 1963 to
October 29 1966
An Unearthly Child Episode 1 (An Unearthly Child) The Tenth Planet
Episode 4
Patrick Troughton
(The Second Doctor)
October 29 1966 to June 21 1969 The Tenth Planet
Episode 4
The War Games
Episode Ten
Jon Pertwee
(The Third Doctor)
January 3 1970 to June 8 1974 Spearhead from Space
Episode 1
Planet of the Spiders
Part Six
Tom Baker
(The Fourth Doctor)
June 8 1974 to March 21 1981 Planet of the Spiders
Part Six
Logopolis
Part Four
Peter Davison
(The Fifth Doctor)
March 21 1981 to March 16 1984 Logopolis
Part Four
The Caves of Androzani
Part Four
Colin Baker
(The Sixth Doctor)
March 16 1984 to December 6 1986 The Caves of Androzani
Part Four
The Trial of a Time Lord
Part Fourteen (The Ultimate Foe Episode 2) (not played by Colin Baker for regeneration in Time and the Rani; Sylvester McCoy played the part for this scene)
Sylvester McCoy
(The Seventh Doctor)
September 7 1987 to December 6 1989 in the series and May 12 1996 in the Doctor Who television movie Time and the Rani
Part One
Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
Paul McGann
(The Eighth Doctor)
May 27 1996 in the Doctor Who television movie Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
Christopher Eccleston
(The Ninth Doctor)
March 26 to June 18 2005 Rose The Parting of the Ways
David Tennant
(The Tenth Doctor)
June 18 2005 onwards The Parting of the Ways

Other Doctors

Actor Medium Title Dates Role
Edmund Warwick File:Warwick2.jpg Television The Chase Episodes 4 (Journey into Terror) and 5 (The Death of Doctor Who) June 12 1965 and June 19 1965 Robot First Doctor Template:Fn
Peter Cushing File:Cushing Daleks.jpg Film Dr. Who and the Daleks June 25 1965 Dr. Who
File:Cushing Invasionearth.jpg Film Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD July 22 1966 Dr. Who
Trevor Martin Stage Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday December 16 1974 to January 1975 The Fourth Doctor (shown on stage to be regenerated from the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor)
Adrian Gibbs File:Gibbs1.jpg Television Logopolis February 28 1981 to March 21 1981 The Watcher (said to be a manifestation of the Doctor bridging his fourth and fifth incarnations; he merges with the Fourth Doctor as he regenerates into the Fifth Doctor)
Richard Hurndall File:Hurndr02.jpg Television The Five Doctors November 23 1983 The First Doctor (standing in for the late William Hartnell)
Michael Jayston Television The Trial of a Time Lord September 6 to December 6 1986 The Valeyard (said to be a future evil incarnation of the Doctor, existing between his twelfth and final incarnation)
Audio He Jests at Scars... September 2003 The Valeyard
David Banks File:David Banks.jpg Stage Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure April 29 1989 The Doctor (understudy for Jon Pertwee; performed as the Doctor for two performances when Pertwee fell ill)
Rowan Atkinson File:Rowandoc.jpg Television Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death March 12 1999 The Ninth Doctor
Richard E. Grant Television Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death March 12 1999 The Tenth Doctor
File:Shalka doctor.jpg Webcast Scream of the Shalka November 13 to December 18 2003 The unofficial Ninth Doctor
Jim Broadbent Television Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death March 12 1999 The Eleventh Doctor Template:Fn
Hugh Grant File:Grant1.jpg Television Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death March 12 1999 The Twelfth Doctor
Joanna Lumley File:Jlumleydoc.jpg Television Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death March 12 1999 The Thirteenth Doctor
Mark Gatiss Television The Web of Caves November 13 1999 The Doctor
Geoffrey Bayldon File:Geoffrey Bayldon.jpg Audio Auld Mortality May 2003 Alternative Doctor (possibly first)
File:Doc Badylon2.jpg Audio A Storm of Angels January 2005 Alternative Doctor (possibly first)
David Warner Audio Sympathy for the Devil June 2003 Alternative Doctor (possibly third)
Audio The Dark Palace 2006 Alternative Doctor (possibly third)
David Collings Audio Full Fathom Five August 2003 Alternative Doctor
Ian Brooker Audio Full Fathom Five August 2003 Alternative Doctor (uncredited)
Derek Jacobi Audio Deadline September 2003 A possibly delusional writer who believes he is the Doctor
Nicholas Briggs Audio Exile September 2003 The previous incarnation of Arabella Weir's Doctor (possibly second) Template:Fn
Arabella Weir Audio Exile September 2003 Alternative Doctor (possibly third)
Jon Culshaw Audio The Kingmaker April 2006 The Fourth Doctor. Template:Fn

Footnotes

  • Template:Fn Warwick was also William Hartnell's stand-in and stunt man.
  • Template:Fn Briggs had previously played the Doctor in a series of fan-made audio stories for Audio Visuals. He appeared in all but the pilot, in which the Doctor was voiced by Stephen Payne.