List of actors who have played the Doctor

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.

William Hartnell

Christopher Eccleston

Fourteen actors have portrayed the Doctor in a leading role in Doctor Who.

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).^[1]

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.

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Actor (role)	Tenure	First regular appearance	Last regular appearance
William Hartnell (First Doctor)	23 November 1963 – 29 October 1966 (2 years, 340 days)	An Unearthly Child "An Unearthly Child"^[2]	The Tenth Planet Episode 4^[3]
William Hartnell (First Doctor)	Other First Doctor appearances William 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.^[4] Television: The Three Doctors – 30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973 (last appearance in-character)^[5]
Patrick Troughton (Second Doctor)	5 November 1966 – 21 June 1969 (2 years, 228 days)	The Power of the Daleks Episode One^[6]	The War Games Episode Ten^[3]
Patrick Troughton (Second Doctor)	Other Second Doctor appearances Television: The Three Doctors – 30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973^[5] Television: "The Five Doctors" – 23 November 1983^[5] Television: The Two Doctors – 16 February – 2 March 1985 (last appearance in-character)^[7]
Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor)	3 January 1970 – 8 June 1974 (4 years, 156 days)	Spearhead from Space Episode One	Planet of the Spiders Part Six^[3]
Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor)	Other Third Doctor appearances Stage: Glorious Goodwood – 18 May 1974 (audio recording) Television: "The Five Doctors" – 23 November 1983^[5] Stage: Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure – 23 March 1989 – 3 June 1989 Radio: The Paradise of Death – 27 August – 24 September 1993 Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Radio: The Ghosts of N-Space – 20 January – 24 February 1996 Television: Surprise Surprise – episode 13×04 – 21 April 1996 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 21 November 2003 (Zagreus) – archival audio from Devious Fan film: Devious – post-regeneration sequence filmed in 1995, released 2009 (teaser) and forthcoming (final episode)
Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor)	28 December 1974 – 21 March 1981 (6 years, 83 days)	Robot Part One^[8]	Logopolis Part Four^[3]
Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor)	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.^[9]^[10] Other Fourth Doctor appearances Television: Disney Time – 25 August 1975 LP: The Pescatons – July 1976 Radio: Exploration Earth, Episode 3: "The Time Machine" – 4 October 1976 Television: Shada – July 1992 Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997 Television: Doctor Who Night – 13 November 1999 (in character as a Doctor, after Paul McGann) Audio: Hornet's Nest – 3 September 2009 – 3 December 2009 Audio: Demon Quest – 2 September 2010 – 2 December 2010 Audio: Serpent Crest – 8 September 2011 – 8 December 2011 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 9 January 2012 onwards (first story Destination Nerva) Television: Shada – 24 November 2017
Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)	4 January 1982 – 16 March 1984 (2 years, 72 days)	Castrovalva Part One	The Caves of Androzani Part Four^[3]
Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)	Other Fifth Doctor appearances Television: Blue Peter – 21 November 1983^[11] 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)^[12] Television: Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash" – 16 November 2007^[13] Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded audio) Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022 Television: Tales of the TARDIS: Earthshock – 1 November 2023
Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor)	22 March 1984 – 6 December 1986 (2 years, 259 days)	The Twin Dilemma Part One	The Ultimate Foe Part Two
Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor)	Colin Baker previously appeared on Doctor Who playing a different character in the Fifth Doctor story Arc of Infinity.^[14] Other Sixth Doctor 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: Out of the Darkness – November 1998 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time)^[12] Web: Real Time – 2 August – 6 September 2002 Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded audio) Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022 Television: Tales of the TARDIS: Vengeance on Varos – 1 November 2023
Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor)	7 September 1987 – 6 December 1989 (2 years, 90 days)	Time and the Rani Part One^[3]	Survival Part Three^[12]
Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor)	Sylvester McCoy also briefly played the Sixth Doctor in Time and the Rani, during the regeneration scene, wearing a wig.^[15]^[16] Other Seventh Doctor appearances Television: Search Out Science – "Search Out Space" – 21 November 1990 Television: Dimensions in Time – 26–27 November 1993 Television: Doctor Who (TV movie) – 27 May 1996 Computer game: Destiny of the Doctors – 5 December 1997 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 19 July 1999 onwards (first story The Sirens of Time)^[12] Web: Death Comes to Time – 12 July 2001 – 30 May 2002 Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded audio) Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022 Television: Tales of the TARDIS: The Curse of Fenric – 1 November 2023
Paul McGann (Eighth Doctor)	12–27 May 1996 (15 days)	Doctor Who (TV movie)^[17]
Paul McGann (Eighth Doctor)	Other Eighth Doctor appearances Audio: Earth and Beyond – September 1998 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 22 January 2001 onwards (first story Storm Warning) Web: 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) 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)^[18] Television: "The Power of the Doctor" – 23 October 2022
Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)	26 March 2005 – 18 June 2005 (84 days)	"Rose"^[19]	"The Parting of the Ways"^[3]
Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)	Other Ninth Doctor appearances Video: "Dr. Who Proposal" – 21 April 2014^[20] Video: "Video message from Christopher Eccleston to #drwhodaniel" – 14 December 2015^[21] Video: "Christopher Eccleston reprises Doctor Who role to wish Blaine & Liam well on their wedding day." – 9 September 2018^[22] Audio: Big Finish Productions – May 2021 onwards (first story Ravagers)
David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)	25 December 2005 – 1 January 2010 (4 years, 7 days)	"The Christmas Invasion"	"The End of Time" Part Two^[3]
David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)	Other Tenth Doctor appearances Television: Children in Need special – 18 November 2005 Interactive game: "Attack of the Graske" – 25 December 2005 Television: The Infinite Quest – 2 April – 30 June 2007 Television: Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash" – 16 November 2007 Stage/Radio: "Music of the Spheres" – 27 July 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: "The Day of the Doctor" – 23 November 2013 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 16 May 2016 onwards (first story Technophobia) Television: Family Guy episode "Inside Family Guy" – 23 October 2016 Web: Video message for Gary Russell – 28 January 2018, filmed in 2014 Video game: The Edge of Reality – 14 October 2021
Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor)	3 April 2010 – 25 December 2013 (3 years, 266 days)	"The Eleventh Hour"	"The Time of the Doctor"^[3]
Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor)	Other Eleventh Doctor appearances 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 (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 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 Television: Children in Need The Great Detective – 16 November 2012 Television: Red Nose Day 2013: Call the Midwife: One Born Every Minute – 15 March 2013 Web: "The Bells of Saint John" prequel – 23 March 2013 Web: She Said, He Said, "The Name of the Doctor" prequel – 11 May 2013 Television: BAFTA Doctor Who 50th anniversary tribute message – 12 May 2013^[23] Stage/Radio: Doctor Who Prom – 13–14 July 2013 Television commercial: 50 years trailer – 19 October 2013^[24] DVD Extras: INFORARIUM and Rain Gods, two of three special scenes included in the Complete Seventh Series Box Set – 28 October 2013 Television: The Science of Doctor Who – 14 November 2013^[25] Television: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide – 18 November 2013^[26] Television: An Adventure in Space and Time (cameo) – 21 November 2013^[27] Television: "Deep Breath" – 23 August 2014^[28]
Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor)	23 August 2014 – 25 December 2017 (3 years, 124 days)	"Deep Breath"^[28]	"Twice Upon a Time"^[29]
Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor)	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.^[30] Other Twelfth Doctor appearances Television: "The Day of the Doctor" (cameo; uncredited) – 23 November 2013^[31] Exhibition/3D Video: Doctor Who Experience (filmed 3D sequences) – 24 October 2014 Video: "From The Doctor to my son Thomas" – 6 November 2014 Web: "The Magician's Apprentice" prologue – 11 September 2015 Film: The Doctor's Meditation – 15 September 2015 Video game: Doctor Who - Game Maker – 16 September 2015 Web: "Home Invasion" – 30 November 2015 Video game: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One: Lego Dimensions – 27 September 2015 Television: "Friend from the Future" – 23 April 2016 Television: Class episode "For Tonight We Might Die" – 22 October 2016 Television: Children in Need Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sketch – 18 November 2016
Jodie Whittaker (Thirteenth Doctor)	7 October 2018 – 23 October 2022 (4 years, 16 days)	"The Woman Who Fell to Earth"^[32]	"The Power of the Doctor"
Jodie Whittaker (Thirteenth Doctor)	Other Thirteenth Doctor appearances Video game: The Runaway – 16 May 2019 Video game: The Edge of Time – 12 November 2019 Web: Message from the Doctor – 25 March 2020 Web: United we stand, 2m apart – 8 April 2020 Video game: The Lonely Assassins – 19 March 2021 Immersive experience: Time Fracture – 26 May 2021 (pre-recorded video) Video game: The Edge of Reality – 14 October 2021 Podcast: Redacted – 17 April 2022 – 19 June 2022 Television: "The Reality War" – 31 May 2025 Audio: Big Finish Productions – 3 July 2025 onwards (first story Vampire Weekend)^[33]
David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor)	25 November 2023 – 9 December 2023 (14 days)	"The Star Beast"^[34]	"The Giggle"^[35]
David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor)	Other Fourteenth Doctor appearances Television: Red Nose Day 2023: "Lenny Henry regenerates into David Tennant" – 17 March 2023^[36] Television: Children in Need special episode, "Destination Skaro" – 17 November 2023^[37] Television: CBeebies bedtime story – 24 November 2023^[38]
Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor)	25 December 2023 – 31 May 2025 (1 year, 157 days)	"The Church on Ruby Road"^[35]	"The Reality War"^[1]
Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor)	Other Fifteenth Doctor appearances Television: "The Giggle" (supporting role) – 9 December 2023 Television: An Adventure in Space and Time (cameo) – 23 November 2023^[27] Television: Tales of the TARDIS: Pyramids of Mars – 20 June 2024 Television: BBC Proms: Mini Episode: Bad Music – 24 December 2024

Actor	Title	Dates	Role	Ref.
Christopher Barry	The Brain of Morbius	24 January 1976	Faces seen during the Fourth Doctor's mind-bending battle against Morbius, retroactively revealed as past versions of the Doctor.	^[39]
Robert Banks Stewart
Christopher Baker
Philip Hinchcliffe
Douglas Camfield
Graeme Harper
Robert Holmes
George Gallaccio
Adrian Gibbs	Logopolis	28 February – 21 March 1981	The Watcher, who manifests as a harbinger of the Fourth Doctor's regeneration before merging into the Doctor's dying body.	^[40]
Richard Hurndall	"The Five Doctors"	23 November 1983	Hurndall 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.	^[41]
Michael Jayston	The Trial of a Time Lord	6 September – 6 December 1986	The Valeyard, an evil version of the Doctor, an amalgamation of the Doctor's darker sides from between his twelfth and final incarnations.	^[39]
Geoffrey Hughes	The Trial of a Time Lord	29 November – 6 December 1986	Mr Popplewick, a matrix projection of the Valeyard.	^[42]
Toby Jones	"Amy's Choice"	15 May 2010	The Dream Lord, a darker, psychic manifestation of the Doctor.	^[43]
John Guilor	Planet of Giants DVD	20 August 2012	Re-dubbed voice work in the reconstruction of the original third and fourth episodes of this First Doctor serial.	^[44]
John Guilor	"The Day of the Doctor"	23 November 2013	Vocal cameo.	^[45]
John Hurt	"The Name of the Doctor"	18 May 2013	The 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".	^[46]
	"The Night of the Doctor"	14 November 2013		^[47]
	"The Day of the Doctor"	23 November 2013		^[48]
Michael Jones	"Listen"	13 September 2014	The First Doctor as a child; uncredited.	^[49]
David Bradley	"The Doctor Falls"	1 July 2017	Similarly to Hurndall, Bradley replaced Hartnell as the First Doctor. Bradley also portrayed Hartnell in the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013).	^[50]
	"Twice Upon a Time"	25 December 2017
	"The Power of the Doctor"	23 October 2022
Jo Martin	"Fugitive of the Judoon"	26 January 2020	Previously unseen incarnation known as the Fugitive Doctor.	^[51]
	"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		^[52]
Grace Nettle	"The Timeless Children"	1 March 2020	Incarnations of the Timeless Child, who is revealed to be the Doctor.	^[53]
Leo Tang
Jac Jones
Jesse Deyi
Sacha Dhawan	"The Power of the Doctor"	23 October 2022	The Master forces the Doctor to regenerate into him.	^[54]
Richard E. Grant	"Rogue"	8 June 2024	An "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.	^[55]^[56]
Billie Piper	"The Reality War"	31 May 2025	The Fifteenth Doctor regenerates into a form resembling former companion Rose Tyler, portrayed by Billie Piper, though Piper's official role remains undisclosed.	^[57]^[58]

Actor	Title	Dates	Role	Ref.
Geoffrey Bayldon	Auld Mortality	May 2003	Alternative First Doctor	^[59]
Geoffrey Bayldon	A Storm of Angels	January 2005	Alternative First Doctor	^[59]
David Warner	"Sympathy for the Devil"	June 2003	Alternative Third Doctor, known as the Unbound Doctor.	^[60]
	"Masters of War"	December 2008		^[60]
	The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. Volumes 3–7	24 August 2016 – 20 September 2022
	Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far: Volume Two	25 September 2018
	"Time Lord Immemorial"	5 October 2023
	"The War Master Part 1"	2 July 2024
David Collings	"Full Fathom Five"	August 2003	Alternative Doctor	^[59]
Ian Brooker	"Full Fathom Five"	August 2003	New incarnation of Collings' Doctor	^[61]
Michael Jayston	"He Jests at Scars..."	September 2003	Alternate reality version of the Valeyard	^[59]
	"Trial of the Valeyard"	17 December 2013	The Valeyard
	The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure	17 August 2015
	Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far: Volume Two	25 September 2018
	The Eighth Doctor: The Time War: Volume Three	13 August 2019
Arabella Weir	"Exile"	September 2003	Alternative Third Doctor	^[60]^[62]
Nicholas Briggs	"Exile"	September 2003	The previous incarnation of Arabella Weir's Doctor	^[60]^[62]
	"Seven Keys to Doomsday"	23 October 2008	The Third Doctor
	The Ninth Doctor Chronicles	May 2017	The Ninth Doctor	^[63]
Jon Culshaw	"The Kingmaker"	April 2006	The Fourth Doctor	^[64]
	"The Threshold"	15 February 2022	The Third Doctor	^[65]^[66]
	The Twelfth Doctor Adventures	Upcoming	The Twelfth Doctor	^[67]
Trevor Martin	"Seven Keys to Doomsday"	23 October 2008	Alternative Fourth Doctor	^[68]
William Russell	The Lost Stories	November 2010 – September 2013	The First Doctor
	The Light at the End	23 October 2013
	The Early Adventures	October 2014 – October 2016
Frazer Hines	The Lost Stories	December 2010 – November 2013	The Second Doctor	^[69]
	The Light at the End	23 October 2013
	The Early Adventures	September 2015 – November 2019
Tim Treloar	The Light at the End	23 October 2013	The Third Doctor	^[69]
	The Third Doctor Adventures	September 2015 – present
	The Legacy of Time	17 July 2019
	The Diary of River Song: Series 6	27 August 2019	The Third Doctor (cameo)
	Once and Future	May 2023 – October 2023	The Third Doctor	^[70]^[71]
	"Deathworld"	16 August 2024	The Third Doctor	^[72]
John Banks	"Trial of the Valeyard"	December 2013	The Hermit / The Thirteenth Doctor (a disguise used by the Valeyard)
Peter Purves	The Early Adventures	December 2014 – August 2021	The First Doctor
Anthony Howell	"The End of the Line"	August 2015	Tim Hope (a disguise used by the Valeyard)
Liz White	"The Brink of Death"	August 2015	Genesta (a disguise used by the Valeyard)
John Hurt	The War Doctor series	December 2015 – February 2017	The War Doctor	^[73]^[74]
David Bradley	The First Doctor Adventures	December 2017 – April 2021	The First Doctor
	The Legacy of Time	17 July 2019	The First Doctor (cameo)
	The Diary of River Song: Series 6	27 August 2019	The First Doctor (cameo)
	The First Doctor Unbound	September 2025 – present	The First Doctor
Jacob Dudman	The Doctor Chronicles	April 2018 – March 2024	The Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors	^[75]
	Big Finish Short Trips	May 2020 – February 2022	The Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors	^[76]^[66]
	"The Union"	October 2023	The Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors	^[71]
Tom Baker	The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 1	June 2020	The Curator (implied to be a future version of the Doctor)
	The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 2	March 2021
	UNIT: Nemesis: Between Two Worlds	November 2021
Colin Baker	The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 4	April 2022		^[77]
	"The Artist at the End of Time"	June 2023		^[78]
	Doctor of War	13 April 2022 – 27 September 2022	The Doctor of War (Alternative Fifth Doctor)	^[79]
Jonathon Carley	The War Doctor Begins	June 2021 – December 2023	The War Doctor	^[74]
	The War Doctor Rises	August 2024 – present		^[80]
	Susan's War: Family Ties	28 August 2024		^[81]
Michael Troughton	The Third Doctor Adventures: The Annihilators	February 2022	The Second Doctor	^[82]
	The Second Doctor Adventures	July 2022 – present		^[83]
	Once and Future	May 2023 – October 2023		^[70]^[71]
	"Deathworld"	16 August 2024		^[72]
Stephen Noonan	The First Doctor Adventures	12 April 2022 – present	The First Doctor	^[84]
	Once and Future	May 2023 – October 2023		^[70]^[71]
	"Deathworld"	16 August 2024		^[72]
Jo Martin	"Coda – The Final Act"	November 2024	The Fugitive Doctor	^[85]
Jo Martin	The Fugitive Doctor series	January 2025 – present	The Fugitive Doctor	^[85]
Miles Taylor	The Eleventh Doctor Adventures	26 March 2026 – present	The Eleventh Doctor	^[86]

Actor	Title	Dates	Role	Ref.
India Fisher	"Solitaire"	June 2010	The Eighth Doctor speaking through Charley Pollard
Terry Molloy	"The Curse of Davros"	January 2012	The Sixth Doctor in the body of Davros
Frazer Hines	"The Jigsaw War"	May 2012	The Second Doctor in Jamie's body
Melvyn Hayes	"The Scorchies"	7 March 2013	The Third Doctor in Professor Baffle's body
Damian Lynch	"Ghost in the Machine"	October 2013	The Third Doctor in Benjamin Chikoto's voice	^[87]
Katy Manning	"Ghost in the Machine"	October 2013	The Third Doctor in Jo's body	^[87]
Katy Manning	"The Key to Many Worlds"	7 May 2025	The Sixth Doctor in Iris Wildthyme's body	^[88]^[89]
Nicola Bryant	"The Widow's Assassin"	30 October 2014	The Sixth Doctor in Peri's body	^[90]
Anneke Wills	"The Crumbling Magician"	18 September 2019	The First Doctor in Polly's body
Derek Jacobi	The War Master: Hearts of Darkness	October 2020	The Eighth Doctor in The Master's body	^[91]

Actor	Title	Dates	Role	Medium	Ref.
Peter Cushing	Dr. Who and the Daleks	23 August 1965	Dr. Who	Film	^[92]
Peter Cushing	Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.	5 August 1966	Dr. Who	Film	^[92]
Trevor Martin	Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday	16 December 1974 – 7 January 1975	Alternative Fourth Doctor	Stage play	^[68]
Michael Sagar	Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday	24 November – 8 December 1984	The Doctor	Stage play	^[93]
Lenny Henry	The Lenny Henry Show (S2-E5)	3 October 1985	The Seventh Doctor	Parody	^[94]
David Banks	Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure	29 April 1989	The Doctor (one performance)	Stage play	^[95]
Rowan Atkinson	The Curse of Fatal Death	12 March 1999	The Doctor	Official parody	^[96]
Richard E. Grant			The Quite Handsome Doctor
Jim Broadbent			The Shy Doctor
Hugh Grant			The Handsome Doctor
Joanna Lumley			The Female Doctor
Mark Gatiss	The Web of Caves	13 November 1999	The Doctor		^[97]
Richard E. Grant	Scream of the Shalka	13 November – 18 December 2003	A previously official Ninth Doctor prior to the programme's 2005 revival	Webcast	^[55]
David Bradley	Doctors Assemble!	23 May 2020	The First Doctor		^[98]
Chris Walker-Thompson			The Second Doctor
Jon Culshaw			The Third, Fourth and Fifth Doctors
Angus Villiers-Stuart			The Sixth and Eighth Doctors
Wink Taylor			The Seventh Doctor
Jonathon Carley			The War and Twelfth Doctors
Pete Walsh			The Ninth Doctor
Jacob Dudman			The Eleventh Doctor
Debra Stephenson			The Thirteenth Doctor
Elliott Crossley			The Tenth Doctor
Hammed Animashaun	Saturday Night Live UK (S1-E6)	2 May 2026	The Doctor	Parody	^[99]^[100]

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