Who is the youngest Doctor to play Doctor Who?

Matt Smith (2010-2013)
Matt Smith became the youngest ever actor (aged 26) to play the doctor when he took on the role in 2010.
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Who is the oldest actor to play Doctor Who?

Capaldi is tied with the First Doctor, William Hartnell, as the oldest actor to be cast in the role. Both were aged 55 when cast. His paternal grandfather, Giovanni Batiste Capaldi, was Italian, born in Picinisco, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
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How old is the Doctor in Doctor Who?

The "900" discrepancy

Before the Eleventh Doctor's 200-year farewell tour between TV: The God Complex and Closing Time, the writers of the 2005 revival of the series explicitly described the Doctor as around 900 years old, despite contrary statements on TV and expanded media.
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Who will be 14th Doctor Who?

The BBC has announced that Ncuti Gatwa, who plays Eric Effiong on Sex Education, will be playing the 14th Doctor!
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Who will be the 16th Doctor?

Who is the new Doctor Who? On May 8, 2022, the BBC revealed that Ncuti Gatwa will play the Doctor in the 14th season of Doctor Who in 2023. This makes him the 14th actor to play the role as a regular on the series and the 16th Doctor overall. (John Hurt and Jo Martin have played other “secret” versions of the Doctor.)
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Who is Ncuti Gatwa? (The New Star of Doctor Who)



Who will be the 15th Doctor Who?

Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the Time Lord in Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. The 29-year-old will become the 14th Doctor on the popular BBC show after Whittaker announced last July she would be leaving the role.
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How old is Yaz Doctor Who?

Yaz is a 19-year-old Sheffielder, friendly and self-assured, a quick logical thinker and a natural leader – the perfect person to have around in a crisis!
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Is Clara the Doctor's daughter?

Clara is the future child of the Doctor and River who's had her memory erased. The two Time Lords must be up to something on their nights away from River's prison cell.
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What is the Doctor's real name?

John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
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Who are the 13 doctors in order?

The Doctor
  • The 1st Doctor. William Hartnell.
  • The 2nd Doctor. Patrick Troughton.
  • The 3rd Doctor. Jon Pertwee.
  • The 4th Doctor. Tom Baker.
  • The 5th Doctor. Peter Davison.
  • The 6th Doctor. Colin Baker.
  • The 7th Doctor. Sylvester McCoy.
  • The 8th Doctor. Paul McGann.
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Who was the best Doctor Who?

Ushering in a Golden Age of Doctor Who, David Tennant is takes the number one spot. Widely considered the most popular Doctor ever, Tennant brought a whole new audience to the already beloved show.
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Who was the doctors youngest companion?

He was a confirmed Doctor Who fan and had had at least one letter printed in Doctor Who Weekly before he took up the role. Adric was a companion of Tom Baker and Peter Davison's Doctors from 1980 to 1982. Waterhouse was the youngest actor to play a companion and remains the youngest male to have done so.
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Who is the next Doctor Who 2022?

The new Doctor Who 2022 is Ncuti Gatwa - full name Mizero Ncuti Gatwa - and star of Sex Education. Ncuti, 29, will replace Jodie Whittaker (opens in new tab) as the new Time Lord in the upcoming series, the BBC has confirmed.
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Why did David Tennant leave Doctor Who?

The Doctor, however, must regenerate eventually, and Tennant decided that time should come on his own terms. Like so many of his fellow Britons, he has been a Doctor Who fan his entire life, and being able to be The Doctor was a supreme childhood dream fulfilled.
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Does the Doctor love Clara or river?

River makes a point of it that she knows the Doctor doesn't love her, but the Doctor never confirms that. It also seems that anytime River claims the Doctor doesn't love her, the Doctor looks rather uncomfortable (or at least 12 did).
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Is River a Time Lord?

No. River Song is not a Time Lord. The title and distinction belongs solely to those beings from the world of Gallifrey who have been indoctrinated, trained and introduced to the Time Vortex via a particular set of rituals, instruction and guidance.
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Why does the Tardis not like Clara?

In answering that question in Doctor Who Magazine, Moffat suggested that the TARDIS' dislike of the current companion may be due to her sceptical nature and how she did not seem suitably awed by the Doctor's spaceship. Or, as he said, “It's almost like it's all building to something…
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Is Yaz in love with Doctor Who?

During the latest Doctor Who special, “Eve of the Daleks,” Yaz (Mandip Gill) made a huge confession: she finally admitted that she is in love with the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker)! And according to producer Matt Strevens, it was Gill and Whittaker who were the driving forced behind making this storyline a reality.
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Is the 13th doctor in love with Yaz?

The Thirteenth Doctor (played by Jodie Whittaker) has finally confessed her love for Yasmin Khan (played by Mandip Gill) on the latest special episode of Doctor Who. After waiting for so long, viewers have finally gotten to see the Thirteenth Doctor acknowledging her feelings for Yaz.
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Who is the 14th Doctor 2022?

Doctor Who casts Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa as 14th Doctor - Polygon.
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Is David Tennant coming back to Dr Who?

(CNN) David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to "Doctor Who," the BBC has confirmed. The 10th Doctor and his companion, Donna Noble, are filming scenes that are due to air in 2023 to coincide with the show's 60th anniversary celebrations, the broadcaster said in a statement Sunday.
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Is Julia Foster going to be the 14th Doctor?

Julia Foster is the 14th Doctor, with Tennant Back as Companion. Veteran actress Julia Foster will replace Jodie Whittaker after she bows out from Doctor Who in this year's festive special. Despite claims to the contrary, Whittaker in fact filmed her final scenes late last year.
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