Doctor Who cast list, including photos of the actors when available. This list includes all of the Doctor Who main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. You can various bits of trivia about these Doctor Who stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. This cast list of actors from Doctor Who focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Doctor Who that are on here as well.
Items on this list include John Cleese and David Walliams
If you are wondering, "Who are the actors from Doctor Who?" or "Who starred on Doctor Who?" then this list will help you answer those questions.
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Adrienne Hill was an English actress. In 1965, she appeared in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as Katarina, a companion of the Doctor—who at that time was played by William ...more
Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER and as River Song in the BBC science fiction ...more
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Anthony AinleyDoctor Who, Elizabeth R, Nicholas Nickleby
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for his work on British television and particularly for his role as the Master in Doctor Who. He was the fourth actor to play the role of the ...more
Bernard Cribbins, OBE is an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over seventy years. He came to prominence in films of the 1960s, and has been ...more
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Alexander ArmstrongThe Sarah Jane Adventures, To the Manor Born, Sarah Jane's Alien Files
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is an English comedian, actor and television presenter, best known as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller with Ben Miller, and as host of the BBC ...more
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Billie PiperPenny Dreadful, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Mansfield Park
Billie Paul Piper is an English singer, dancer and actress. She made her debut in Scratchy & Co., and at the age of 15, she signed a recording contract and released her debut single ...more
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Bonnie LangfordDoctor Who, Just William, Baby Ballroom: The Championship
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s before subsequently becoming well known ...more
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Alexei SayleThe Young Ones, Keen Eddie, The Comic Strip Presents
Alexei David Sayle is an English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. He was voted the 18th ...more
Carole Ann Ford is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of The Day of ...more
Caroline Frances John was an English actress best known for her role as Liz Shaw in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, as well as several other television roles. After ...more
Anneke Wills is an English actress, best known for her role as the Doctor Who companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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Catherine TateThe Catherine Tate Show, Big Train, Nan's Christmas Carol
Catherine Tate is an English comedian, actress and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an ...more
Christopher Eccleston is an English actor. Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who and is currently on the American drama series The Leftovers on HBO. He ...more
Colin Baker is an English actor, who is known as Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and as the sixth incarnation of The Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series ...more
David TennantStar Wars: The Clone Wars, Broadchurch, Gracepoint
David Tennant is a Scottish actor known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who, Alec Hardy in Broadchurch, Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial Casanova and ...more
Deborah Watling is an English actress best known for her role as Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who. Watling was born at Fulmer, ...more
Camille Coduri is an English actress. She played Jackie Tyler in Doctor Who.
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Elisabeth SladenDoctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Sarah Jane's Alien Files
Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, ...more
Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor Debut. He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy ...more
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Frazer HinesDoctor Who, Emergency – Ward 10, King of the River
Frazer Hines is an English actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. Hines appeared in 117 episodes of the original series of Doctor Who; only ...more
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Freema AgyemanThe Carrie Diaries, Little Dorrit, Law & Order: London
Freema Agyeman is an English actress who is known for playing Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who and its spin-off series Torchwood. Following her departure from Doctor Who ...more
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Geoffrey BeeversDoctor Who, The Jewel in the Crown, Shooting the Past
Jacqueline Hill was a British actress known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who. As the history teacher of Susan Foreman, the Doctor's ...more
