List of actors who have played the Doctor

Since the beginning of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who in 1963, many actors have played the title character of the Doctor on television and in various BBC-licensed spin-offs on television, stage, radio, film, audio plays and webcasts. The character's ability to periodically regenerate his appearance and personality has facilitated the ability of new actors to take over the role – in both official and unofficial productions – while in most cases maintaining continuity with the television series.

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 or amateur stage shows and audios. Nor does it include rare occasions where a companion or other character has impersonated the Doctor (such as Clara Oswald in the TV episode "Death in Heaven" or Mawdryn in the story arc Mawdryn Undead).

The incumbent is Peter Capaldi, who succeeded Matt Smith in the role at the conclusion of the 2013 Christmas special, "The Time of the Doctor".^[1]^[2]

Television

Series leads

Actor (role)	Tenure	First regular appearance	Last regular appearance
William Hartnell (First Doctor)	23 November 1963 – 29 October 1966	An Unearthly Child Episode 1	The Tenth Planet Episode 4
William Hartnell also played the Doctor in An Unearthly Child, also known as 'The Pilot Episode'. 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. Other appearances: Television: The Power of the Daleks – 5 November 1966 (appears briefly as an image in a mirror the newly regenerated Second Doctor looks into) Television: The Claws of Axos – 13 March 1971 (Image partially shown flickering on screen as the Doctor enters Axos for the first time in episode 1) Television: Day of the Daleks (Images shown on screen when the Daleks' extract the Doctor's identity with a “mind probe”) – 15 January 1972 (reprised – 22 January 1972) Television: The Three Doctors – 30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973 Television: The Brain of Morbius (image) – 24 January 1976 Television: Earthshock (archive footage) – 10 March 1982 Television: Mawdryn Undead (archive footage) – 2 February 1983 Television: The Five Doctors (archive footage in the pre-credits sequence) – 25 November 1983 Television: Resurrection of the Daleks (archive footage) – 15 February 1984 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "The Vampires of Venice" (photograph) – 8 May 2010 Television: "Vincent and the Doctor" (archive footage) – 5 June 2010 Television: "The Lodger" (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor (archive footage) – 26 October 2010 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage/voice recording) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage/voice recording by John Guilor) – 23 November 2013
Patrick Troughton (Second Doctor)	29 October 1966 – 21 June 1969	The Tenth Planet Episode 4	The War Games Episode 10
Other appearances: Television: Viewer advisory announcement for The Web of Fear – 27 January 1968^{[Note 1]} Television: The Claws of Axos – 13 March 1971 (Image partially shown flickering on screen as the Doctor enters Axos for the first time in episode 1) Television: Day of the Daleks (Images shown on screen when the Daleks' extract the Doctor's identity with a “mind probe”) – 15 January 1972 (reprised – 22 January 1972) Television: The Three Doctors – 30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973 Television: The Brain of Morbius (Image shown during the Doctor's mind bending battle with Morbius) – 24 January 1976 Television: Earthshock (archive footage) – 10 March 1982 Television: Mawdryn Undead (archive footage) – 2 February 1983 Television: The Five Doctors – 23 November 1983 Television: Resurrection of the Daleks (archive footage) – 15 February 1984 Television: The Two Doctors – 16 February – 2 March 1985 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "Vincent and the Doctor" (archive footage) – 5 June 2010 Television: "The Lodger" (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor (archive footage) – 26 October 2010 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage/voice recording) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor)	3 January 1970 – 8 June 1974	Spearhead from Space Episode 1	Planet of the Spiders Part Six
Other appearances: Stage: Seven Keys to Doomsday (filmed regeneration sequence) – 16 December 1974 – 7 January 1975 Television: Robot (Reprise from "Planet of the Spiders") – 28 December 1974 Television: The Brain of Morbius (Image shown during the Doctor's mind bending battle with Morbius) – 24 January 1976 Television: Mawdryn Undead (archive footage) – 2 February 1983 Television: The Five Doctors – 23 November 1983 Television: Resurrection of the Daleks (archive footage) – 15 February 1984 Television: Timelash (Picture they find behind a wall) – 16 March 1985 Stage: Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure – 23 March – 3 June 1989 Radio: The Paradise of Death – 27 August – 24 September 1993 Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Radio: The Skivers (appeared as the Doctor in three sketches) – 23 February 1995 Radio: The Ghosts of N-Space – 20 January – 24 February 1996 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors (archive recordings of voice) – 5 December 1997 Audio: Zagreus (archive recording) – November 2003 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial The Mad Woman in the Attic (archive footage) – 23 October 2009 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "The Lodger" (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor (archive footage) – 25 and 26 October 2010 Television: "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" (archive recording of voice) – 27 April 2013^[3] Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor)	8 June 1974 – 21 March 1981	Planet of the Spiders Part Six	Logopolis Part Four
Tom Baker appeared as the Curator in The Day of the Doctor. 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.^[4] Other appearances: LP: The Pescatons – July 1976 Radio: Exploration Earth, Episode 3: "The Time Machine" – 4 October 1976 Television commercial: Doctor Who Season 17 Trailer – August 1979^[5] LP: Genesis of the Daleks – October 1979 (audio version of serial with new narration performed in-character) Television commercials: Keep Australia Beautiful – 1979 Television commercials: Prime Computers – 1979–1980 Television: Castrovalva (Reprise from "Logopolis") – 4 January 1982 Television: Earthshock (archive footage) – 10 March 1982 Television: Mawdryn Undead (archive footage) – 2 February 1983 Television: The Five Doctors (archive footage) – 23 November 1983^{[Note 2]} Television: Resurrection of the Daleks (archive footage) – 15 February 1984 Cassette: The Evil of the Daleks – 6 July 1992 (audio version of serial with new narration performed in-character) Cassette: The Power of the Daleks – 2 August 1993 (audio version of serial with new narration performed in-character) Cassette: Fury from the Deep – 4 October 1993 (audio version of serial with new narration performed in-character)^[6] Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Television commercials: New Zealand Superannuation Services – 1996 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Audio: Hornet's Nest – 3 September 2009 – 3 December 2009 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial The Mad Woman in the Attic (archive footage) – 23 October 2009 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: The Lodger (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Audio: Demon Quest – 2 September 2010 – 2 December 2010 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor (archive footage) – 25 and 26 October 2010 Television: "The Almost People" (archive recording of voice) – 28 May 2011 Audio: Serpent Crest – 8 September 2011 – 8 December 2011 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 9 January 2012 onwards (first story Destination Nerva) Television: "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" (archive recording of voice) – 27 April 2013^[3] Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) - 23 November 2013
Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)	21 March 1981 – 16 March 1984	Logopolis Part Four	The Caves of Androzani Part Four
Other appearances: Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time) Television: Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash" – 16 November 2007 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor)	16 March 1984 – 6 December 1986	The Caves of Androzani Part Four	The Ultimate Foe Part Two
Other appearances: Television: Jim'll Fix It – A Fix with Sontarans – 23 February 1985 Radio: Slipback – 25 July – 22 August 1985 Stage: Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure – 5 June – 19 August 1989 Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time) Webcast: Real Time – 2 August – 6 September 2002 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive recording of voice) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor)	7 September 1987 – 6 December 1989 27 May 1996	Time and the Rani Part One	Doctor Who
Sylvester McCoy also briefly played the Sixth Doctor in Time and the Rani, during the regeneration scene, wearing a curly blond wig. Other appearances: Television: Search Out Science – Search Out Space – 21 November 1990 Pinball machine: Doctor Who – September 1992 Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time) Webcast: Death Comes to Time – 12 July 2001 – 30 May 2002 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
Paul McGann (Eighth Doctor)	27 May 1996	Doctor Who
Other appearances: Audio: Big Finish Productions – 22 January 2001 onwards (first story Storm Warning) Webcast: Shada – 2 May – 6 June 2003 Radio: BBC7 plays – 31 December 2006 – 18 February 2007 (first story Blood of the Daleks Part 1, last story Human Resources Part 2) Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "The Lodger" (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 18 May 2013 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)^[7] Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)	26 March – 18 June 2005	"Rose"	"The Parting of the Ways"
Other appearances: Television commercial: Doctor Who (series 1) Trailer "A trip of a lifetime" – 15 March 2005^[8] Television: Children in Need special (reprise from "The Parting of the Ways") – 18 November 2005 Television: "Army of Ghosts" (archive footage) – 1 July 2006 Television: "The Next Doctor" (archive footage) – 25 December 2008 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "The Lodger" (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Television: "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" (archive recording of voice) – 27 April 2013^[3] Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive recording of voice) – 18 May 2013 Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (archive footage) – 23 November 2013
David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)	18 June 2005 – 1 January 2010	"The Parting of the Ways"	The End of Time Part Two
David Tennant also played the Doctor's half-human clone in "Journey's End" – 5 July 2008 Other appearances: Television: Children in Need special – 18 November 2005 Interactive game: "Attack of the Graske" – 25 December 2005 Television commercial: Doctor Who (series 2) Trailer – 1 April 2006^[9] Television: The Infinite Quest – 2 April – 30 June 2007 Television: Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash" – 16 November 2007 Television Commercial: Doctor Who (series 4) Trailer - 2008 Stage/Radio: "Music of the Spheres" – 27 July 2008 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Secrets of the Stars (archive footage) – 20 October 2008 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith – 29 and 30 October 2009 Red Button Service/Television: Dreamland – 21–26 November 2009 Television commercials: BBC One 2009 Christmas ident – 2 December 2009 Television: "The Eleventh Hour" (archive footage) – 3 April 2010 Television: "The Lodger" (archive footage) – 12 June 2010 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor (archive footage) – 25 and 26 October 2010 Television: "The Almost People" (archive recording of voice) – 28 May 2011 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial The Man Who Never Was (archive footage) – 18 October 2011 Television: "Nightmare in Silver" (archive footage) – 11 May 2013 Television: "The Name of the Doctor" (archive recording of voice) – 18 May 2013 Film: "The Day of the Doctor" cinema introduction – 23 November 2013 Television/Film: "The Day of the Doctor" – 23 November 2013^[10]
Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor)	1 January 2010 – 25 December 2013	The End of Time Part Two	"The Time of the Doctor"
Other appearances: Online/Television commercial: Doctor Who (series 5) "3D Vortex" trailer – 20 February 2010 Television commercial: ABC1 (Australia) coming up next spot – 18 April 2010 Video 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 2010 Stage/Arena: Doctor Who Live (filmed sequences) – 8 October – 7 November 2010 Television: The Sarah Jane Adventures serial Death of the Doctor – 25 and 26 October 2010 DVD Extras: Meanwhile in the TARDIS (two scenes set between The Eleventh Hour & The Beast Below and "Flesh and Stone" & "The Vampires of Venice" included in the Complete Fifth Series box set) – 8 November 2010 Video game: Nintendo DS Evacuation Earth – 12 November 2010 Video game: Nintendo Wii Return to Earth – 19 November 2010 Video game: iPod The Mazes of Time – 16 December 2010 Television/online commercial: BBC America Series 6 Promo – 25 December 2010 Television: ITV1 16th National Television Awards opening scene – 26 January 2011 Exhibition/3D Video: Doctor Who Experience (filmed 3D sequences) – 20 February 2011 Television: Comic Relief special episodes "Space" and "Time" – 18 March 2011 Stage: 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 2011 Television: Doctor Who Confidential: "Death Is the Only Answer" – 1 October 2011 Children in Need auction promotional video – 18 November 2011 DVD Extras: Night and the Doctor, five mini-episodes included in the Complete Sixth Series box set – 21 November 2011 Web: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" prequel – 6 December 2011 Web: Promotion for Blue Peter-sponsored Script to Screen competition – 12 January 2012 Video game: PlayStation Network The Eternity Clock – May 2012 Television: Blue Peter special mini-episode, "Good as Gold" – 24 May 2012 Web: Pond Life five-part prequel – 27–31 August 2012 Web: "Asylum of the Daleks" prequel – 2 September 2012 Web: "P.S." (reprise from The Power of Three) – 11 October 2012^[11] Television: Children in Need The Great Detective – 16 November 2012 Television commercial: It's Showtime! with Rob Brydon (Episode Two trailer) – 11 December 2012^[12] Television: Red Nose Day 2013: Call the Midwife: One Born Every Minute – 15 March 2013 Web and Television: "The Bells of Saint John": A Prequel – 22 March 2013 Television: BAFTA Doctor Who 50th anniversary tribute message – 12 May 2013^[13] Web and Television: She Said, He Said: A Prequel – 11 May 2013 Stage/Radio: Doctor Who Prom – 13–14 July 2013 Television commercial: The Day of the Doctor trailer – 19 October 2013^[14] DVD Extras: The Inforarium and Rain Gods, two of three special scenes included in the Complete Seventh Series Box Set – 28 October 2013 Online advertising: #SaveTheDay marketing campaign – 7 November 2013^[15] Television commercial: "The Day of the Doctor" BBC One ident interruption: The Clock's Ticking – 10 November 2013^[16] Television commercial: "The Day of the Doctor" BBC One ident interruption: It's all been leading... – 11 November 2013^[17] Television: The Science of Doctor Who – 14 November 2013^[18] Television: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide – 18 November 2013^[19] Television: An Adventure in Space and Time (cameo) – 21 November 2013 Television commercial: The Day of the Doctor BBC One ident interruption: "The moment is here." – 23 November 2013 Film: "The Day of the Doctor" cinema introduction – 23 November 2013 Television: "Deep Breath" – 23 August 2014 Television: "Death in Heaven" (archive footage) – 8 November 2014
Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor)	25 December 2013 – present	"The Time of the Doctor"
Other appearances: Television/Film: "The Day of the Doctor" (cameo) – 23 November 2013 Online game: The Doctor and the Dalek – 22 October 2014 Exhibition/3D Video: Doctor Who Experience (filmed 3D sequences) – 24 October 2014 Online Video: "From The Doctor to my son Thomas" - 6 November 2014

Other

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Adrian Gibbs	Television	Logopolis	28 February – 21 March 1981	The Watcher (Nyssa comments, "He was the Doctor all the time.")
Adrian Gibbs	Television	Castrovalva	4 January 1982
Richard Hurndall	Television	The Five Doctors	23 November 1983	Hurndall replaced William Hartnell, who had died in 1975, as the First Doctor for the show's 20th anniversary special.
Michael Jayston	Television	The Trial of a Time Lord	6 September – 6 December 1986	The Valeyard (an evil version of the Doctor, existing somewhere between his twelfth and final incarnations).
Geoffrey Hughes	Television	The Ultimate Foe	29 November – 6 December 1986	Mr Popplewick (a disguise used by The Valeyard)
Toby Jones	Television	"Amy's Choice"	15 May 2010	The Dream Lord
John Guilor	Television	Planet of Giants DVD	20 August 2012	The First Doctor's re-dubbed voice work in the reconstruction of the original 3rd and 4th episodes
John Guilor	Television	"The Day of the Doctor"	23 November 2013	The First Doctor's vocal cameo.
John Hurt	Television / Webcast	"The Name of the Doctor" "The Night of the Doctor" "The Day of the Doctor" Other appearances: "The Day of the Doctor" cinema introduction - 23 November 2013 "Listen" (archive footage)– 13 September 2014	18 May 2013 / 23 November 2013	The Doctor's incarnation known as the War Doctor,^[20] whose actions in the Time War were so drastic that he deemed himself unworthy of the name "Doctor".

Film

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Peter Cushing	Film	Dr. Who and the Daleks	23 August 1965	Dr. Who
Peter Cushing	Film	Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.	5 August 1966	Dr. Who

BBC parodies

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Clive Dunn	Television	It's a Square World	31 December 1963	First Doctor
Lenny Henry	Television	The Lenny Henry Show	1986	The Doctor
Jim Broadbent	Television	Victoria Wood As Seen On TV	18 December 1987	The Doctor
Bob Mortimer	Television	Shooting Stars	1996	The First Doctor
Matt Lucas	Television	Shooting Stars	1996	The Second Doctor
Vic Reeves	Television	Shooting Stars	1996	The Third Doctor
Mark Lamarr	Television	Shooting Stars	1996	The Fourth Doctor
Pauline Quirke	Television	BBC Choice Advert	1998	The Fourth Doctor
Rowan Atkinson	Television	The Curse of Fatal Death	12 March 1999	Alternative Ninth Doctor
Richard E. Grant	Television	The Curse of Fatal Death	12 March 1999	Alternative Tenth Doctor
Jim Broadbent	Television	The Curse of Fatal Death	12 March 1999	Alternative Eleventh Doctor
Hugh Grant	Television	The Curse of Fatal Death	12 March 1999	Alternative Twelfth Doctor
Joanna Lumley	Television	The Curse of Fatal Death	12 March 1999	Alternative Thirteenth Doctor^{[Note 3]}
Mark Gatiss	Television	The Web of Caves	13 November 1999	Eighth Doctor
Jon Culshaw	Radio	Dead Ringers	2000–07	Fourth Doctor
Jon Culshaw	Television	Dead Ringers	2002-07	Fourth Doctor

Theatre

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Trevor Martin	Stage	The Seven Keys to Doomsday	16 December 1974 – 7 January 1975	Alternative Fourth Doctor (shown on stage to be regenerated from the Third Doctor)^{[Note 4]}
Michael Sagar	Stage	The Seven Keys to Doomsday	24 November – 8 December 1984	The Doctor (alternate version, possibly Fourth)^{[Note 5]}^[21]
David Banks	Stage	Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure	29 April 1989	The Doctor (understudy for Jon Pertwee; performed as the Doctor for two performances when Pertwee fell ill)
Nick Scovell	Stage	The Planet of Storms	October 1996	The Doctor^[22]^{[Note 6]}
		The Web of Fear	June 2000	The Second Doctor^[23]
		Fury From the Deep	27–30 March 2002
		Evil of the Daleks	25–28 October 2006
		The Dalek Masterplan	24–27 October 2007	The First Doctor^[24]
Nicholas Briggs	Stage	The Dalek Masterplan	24–27 October 2007	The Doctor (regenerated from Nick Scovell's Doctor)

Audio

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Michael Jayston	Audio	He Jests at Scars...	September 2003	The Valeyard (alternate reality version)
Michael Jayston	Audio	Trial of the Valeyard	December 2013	The Valeyard
Geoffrey Bayldon	Audio	Auld Mortality	May 2003	Alternative Doctor (possibly first)
Geoffrey Bayldon	Audio	A Storm of Angels	January 2005	Alternative Doctor (possibly first)
David Warner	Audio	Sympathy for the Devil	June 2003	Alternative Doctor (possibly third)
David Warner	Audio	Masters of War	December 2008	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)
Arabella Weir	Audio	Exile	September 2003	Alternative Doctor (possibly third)
Nicholas Briggs	Audio	Exile	September 2003	The previous incarnation of Arabella Weir's Doctor (possibly second).^{[Note 7]}
Nicholas Briggs	Audio	The Seven Keys to Doomsday	23 October 2008	The Third Doctor
Joe Bassett	Audio	Master	October 2003	Child version of the First Doctor heard briefly in a flashback; credited only as "Child".
Jon Culshaw	Audio	The Kingmaker	April 2006	The Fourth Doctor^{[Note 8]}
Trevor Martin	Audio	The Seven Keys to Doomsday	23 October 2008	Alternative Fourth Doctor
India Fisher	Audio	Solitaire	June 2010	The Eighth Doctor speaking through Charley Pollard
David Troughton	Audio	Serpent Crest: The Hexford Invasion/Survivors in Space	December 2011	Clone of the Second Doctor
Terry Molloy	Audio	The Curse of Davros	January 2012	The Sixth Doctor in the body of Davros
Damian Lynch	Audio	Ghost in the Machine	October 2013	The Third Doctor
Katy Manning	Audio	Ghost in the Machine	October 2013	The Third Doctor in Jo's body
William Russell	Audio	The Light at the End	23 October 2013	The First Doctor
Frazer Hines	Audio	The Light at the End	23 October 2013	The Second Doctor
Tim Treloar	Audio	The Light at the End	23 October 2013	The Third Doctor
James Amey	Audio	One Fine Time Lord	15 November 2013	The First Doctor
Nicola Bryant	Audio	The Widow's Assassin	30 October 2014	The Sixth Doctor in the body of Peri Brown

Webcast

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Richard E. Grant	Webcast	Scream of the Shalka	13 November – 18 December 2003	A previously official Ninth Doctor prior to the show's 2005 revival

Doubles for the Doctor

Actor	Medium	Title	Dates	Role
Brian Proudfoot	Television	The Reign of Terror (Episode 2, titled "Guests of Madame Guillotine")	15 August 1964	Played the First Doctor, in the first outdoor filmed sequence of the Doctor walking towards Paris. He was uncredited.^[25]
Edmund Warwick	Television	The Dalek Invasion of Earth (Episode 4, titled "The End of Tomorrow")	12 December 1964	Played the First Doctor, filling in for an injured William Hartnell. He was uncredited.
Edmund Warwick	Television	The Chase (Episode 5, titled "The Death of Doctor Who")	19 June 1965	Played a robot version of the Doctor, created by the Daleks.
Albert Ward	Television	The Celestial Toymaker (Episode 3, titled "The Dancing Floor")	16 April 1966	William Hartnell was on holiday during episodes two and three. Pre-recordings of his voice were heard in episode two and Albert Ward was a hand double for scenes where the mostly invisible Doctor played the Trilogic Game throughout the story. He was uncredited.
Gordon Craig	Television	The Tenth Planet (Episode 3)	22 October 1966	Played the First Doctor. He was uncredited. William Hartnell did not appear in the third episode. On the Monday before the programme was due to be recorded, he sent a telegram to the production team informing them that he was too ill to work.
Chris Jeffries	Television	The Wheel in Space (Episode 2)	4 May 1968	Played the Second Doctor. Patrick Troughton did not appear in episode 2 as he was on holiday. Chris Jeffries body doubled to substitute for the unconscious Doctor.
Peter Diamond	Television	The Enemy of the World (Episode 6)	27 January 1968	Doubled for either the Second Doctor or Ramón Salamander when both characters were shown on screen. He was uncredited.
Tom Laird	Television	The Seeds of Death (Episode 4)	15 February 1969	Played the Second Doctor. Patrick Troughton does not appear in Episode 4 as he was on holiday when it was being recorded. Tom Laird stands in for him in some shots where the Doctor is seen unconscious on the floor.
Terry Walsh	Television	The Sontaran Experiment (Episode 2)	1 March 1975	Stunt double for the Third and Fourth Doctors. Tom Baker had injured his collarbone in The Sontaran Experiment and Terry Walsh plays the Doctor in the fight scene.

Notes

↑ This trailer was shown at the end of The Enemy of the World Episode 6, with the Doctor advising younger viewers that the Yeti would be appearing in the next adventure, and would be a little more frightening than their last encounter (The Abominable Snowmen), and if their mummy and daddy were scared to "just get them to hold your hand".
↑ Baker declined to appear in this reunion special, so unbroadcast footage from a never-completed serial, Shada, was incorporated into the storyline.
↑ Lumley is the first woman to play the Doctor on screen in an officially licensed production.
↑ At the beginning of the play Martin acted as Jon Pertwee with his face covered and then regenerated.
↑ Porirua Little Theatre production, directed by Brian Hudson. This New Zealand production had approval from writer Terrance Dicks, the BBC (for the use of the Doctor), and Terry Nation (for the use of the Daleks) and did not include a regeneration sequence
↑ Scovell also played the Doctor in the Bedlam Theatre fan video production, The Millennium Trap in 1997.
↑ Briggs had previously played the Doctor in a series of fan-made audio stories for Audio Visuals, including the original version of Minuet In Hell. He appeared in all but the pilot, in which the Doctor was voiced by Stephen Payne. Brigg's Audio Visuals Doctor was the inspiration for a future incarnation of the Doctor that appeared with the Seventh Doctor and Ace, in the Doctor Who Magazine comic adventure “Party Animals” in issue 173. Brigg’s future Doctor made a reappearance in the fourth part of the DWM comic “The Final Chapter” (issue 265), when the Eighth Doctor regenerates into him. This “Ninth Doctor” was revealed to be Shayde acting undercover for the Eighth Doctor in the next story “Wormwood” (DWM issues 266–271).
↑ Culshaw also impersonated the Fourth Doctor, and currently does Tenth Doctor impressions, in the radio and television series Dead Ringers.

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Actors who have played the Doctor

William Hartnell (First) Patrick Troughton (Second) Jon Pertwee (Third) Tom Baker (Fourth) Peter Davison (Fifth) Colin Baker (Sixth) Sylvester McCoy (Seventh) Paul McGann (Eighth) Christopher Eccleston (Ninth) David Tennant (Tenth) Matt Smith (Eleventh) Peter Capaldi (Twelfth)

John Hurt (War Doctor) Others

Doctor Who — Incarnations of the Doctor

On TV

Series leads	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth

Other	Valeyard War Doctor

In spin-offs