Who was the youngest 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 was 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.
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Who is Rumoured to be the 14th Doctor?

Actor Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the star of Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. The 29-year-old will become the 14th Time Lord on the popular science fiction show, and the first person of colour to play the lead role.
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How old is the 11th Doctor?

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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How old was David Tennant during Doctor Who?

David Tennant – the Tenth Doctor

Birthday: April 18, 1971. Age at filming: 34 years, 3 days.
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How old is the 14th Doctor?

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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Who was the Doctor for the shortest time?

12. Paul McGann - Eighth Doctor. The Doctor with the shortest time on our screen, McGann took part in a 1996 TV film which was meant to relaunch the franchise.
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What age is River Song?

River Song was old, having served twelve thousand consecutive life sentences. As Melody Pond, she was a little girl in 1969 (or 1970) when she first "died" and regenerated. She was around 40 when she "died" again, this time regenerating into River Song.
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What is the Doctor's true 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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Will there be a 15th Doctor?

Whittaker's time as the Doctor is coming to an end and, according to the BBC, the 15th Doctor will be revealed in "the coming weeks," though a specific date was not provided. It was also revealed that two former Doctor Who companions, Tegan and Ace, will return for Whittaker's final episodes as the 13th 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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Is David Tennant coming back to Dr Who?

New Doctor Who set pictures have given fans a glimpse at returning stars Catherine Tate and David Tennant. The two actors have been announced to return to the show in the roles of the Doctor and his companion Donna Noble for the series' 60th anniversary in 2023.
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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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Who is 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 is the most loved Doctor?

David Tennant

Regularly topping polls for the most popular Doctor Who incarnation of all time – at least the polls that Tom Baker doesn't win – the David Tennant era marked the most successful in the show's recent history.
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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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Why is the Doctor's name a secret?

Long story short: the Doctor lies. Recently, fans have hypothesized that the reason why the Doctor never speaks their own name is for their own safety. And the hypothesis also suggests that the only occasion for which a Time Lord would reveal their name is at the moment of their final death.
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Why is River Song backwards?

River Song's Timeline isn't backwards (and neither is the Doctors). Their individual timelines move forward from birth to death (in the loosest sense of the word) but as time travellers they are free to visit any time and space in any order.
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How many regenerations does River Song have?

Assuming they did not, it would appear that Melody Pond/River Song gave up TEN incarnations (9 regenerations) to save The Doctor. First Regeneration - while homeless, young Melody Pond apparently succumbed to hunger & illness, undergoing her first regeneration in the episode "Day of the Moon".
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Who is the least popular Doctor Who?

12. Paul McGann. Pity the poor Eighth Doctor, who – judged solely by the 1996 TV movie – is one of the fans' least favourite incarnations.
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Who is the strongest Doctor in Doctor Who?

10 Strongest Doctor Who Characters, Ranked
  1. 1 The Beast Is An All-Knowing Ancient Demon.
  2. 2 The Doctor Can't Be Stopped. ...
  3. 3 The Master Is Cunning And Willing To Use Force. ...
  4. 4 The Daleks Are Ruthless And Lack Emotion. ...
  5. 5 The Weeping Angels Are Cruel Survivalists. ...
  6. 6 Professor River Song Mixes Brain, Brawn, And Beauty. ...
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What is the longest episode of Doctor Who?

90:23. The longest episode of Doctor Who stands tall at a gargantuan ninety minutes and twenty-three seconds. While being the longest episode, The Daleks' Master Plan is the longest story in Doctor Who history by being 12 episodes long.
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