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| Justin Chatwin as The Ghost in The Return of Doctor Mysterio |
First broadcast Dec 25 2016
Average audience for story: 7.83m
REGULAR CAST
Peter Capaldi (The Doctor) Born Apr 14 1958 Click here for Peter Capaldi's entry on The Fires of Pompeii
Matt Lucas (Nardole) Born Mar 5 1974 Click here for Matt Lucas's entry on The Husbands of River Song
GUEST CAST
Justin Chatwin (Grant Gordon/ The Ghost) Born Oct 31 1982
Career highlights
Canadian Justin made his screen debut in Josie and the Pussycats (2001), followed by roles in Mysterious Ways (2001), Night Visions (2002), Taken (2002), Traffic (2004), The Chumscrubber (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), Lost (2006), The Invisible (2007), Dragonball: Evolution (2009), Funkytown (2011), The Listener (2013), Bang Bang Baby (2014), No Stranger Than Love (2015), Orphan Black (2015), Poor Boy (2016), The Scent of Rain and Lightning (2016), CHiPS (2017), In the Cloud (2018), Die in a Gunfight (2021) and The Walk (2022). Recurring roles include Josh Wilson in Weeds (2005/2012), Steve and Jimmy in Shameless (2011-15), Cam Hawthorne in American Gothic (2016) and Erik Wallace in Another Life (2019-21).
Facts
Between 2005-09, Justin shared an apartment in Los Angeles with fellow actor (and Shameless co-star) Noel Fisher. Romantically, he has been linked to actors Molly Sims, Addison Timlin and Margarita Levieva. Here's Justin on Twitter.
Adetomiwa Edun (Mr Brock) Born Mar 4 1984
Career highlights
Nigerian born Adetomiwa made his screen debut in The Fixer (2009), followed by parts in Law and Order UK (2010), The Hour (2011-12), Bates Motel (2015), Lucifer (2015), Legends (2015), Death in Paradise (2016), Elementary (2017), In the Cloud (2018), A Discovery of Witches (2018), The Capture (2019-20), Trying (2020-21) and Young Wallander (2022). He also regularly played Sir Elyan in Merlin (2010-12), and may also be recognised as Alex Hunter (through voice and motion capture) in the football videogame FIFA 17 (2016-18).
Facts
Adetomiwa's uncle is the novelist and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, while his grandfather was Joe Appiah, a Ghanaian politician, and member of the Ashanti imperial aristocracy. Joe was married to Peggy Cripps (making her Adetomiwa's grandmother), the daughter of Sir Stafford Cripps, the UK Chancellor between 1947-50.
Career highlights
Nigerian born Adetomiwa made his screen debut in The Fixer (2009), followed by parts in Law and Order UK (2010), The Hour (2011-12), Bates Motel (2015), Lucifer (2015), Legends (2015), Death in Paradise (2016), Elementary (2017), In the Cloud (2018), A Discovery of Witches (2018), The Capture (2019-20), Trying (2020-21) and Young Wallander (2022). He also regularly played Sir Elyan in Merlin (2010-12), and may also be recognised as Alex Hunter (through voice and motion capture) in the football videogame FIFA 17 (2016-18).
Facts
Adetomiwa's uncle is the novelist and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, while his grandfather was Joe Appiah, a Ghanaian politician, and member of the Ashanti imperial aristocracy. Joe was married to Peggy Cripps (making her Adetomiwa's grandmother), the daughter of Sir Stafford Cripps, the UK Chancellor between 1947-50.
Logan Hoffman (Young Grant) Born 2008
This is Logan's only TV work.
This is Logan's only TV work.
Tanroh Ishida (Operator) Born Oct 29 1987
Career highlights
Tanroh's earliest acting work was in video games, principally the Total War: Shogun series (2011-12), while other work includes Eating Scarlet (2011), Gambit (2012), The Railway Man (2013), 47 Ronin (2013), The Windmill (2016), The Journey is the Destination (2016) and Starfish (2018).
Facts
Tanroh runs the Tea Leaf Theatre Company, which fuses the disciplines of Japanese and Western theatre styles. Here he is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Tanroh's earliest acting work was in video games, principally the Total War: Shogun series (2011-12), while other work includes Eating Scarlet (2011), Gambit (2012), The Railway Man (2013), 47 Ronin (2013), The Windmill (2016), The Journey is the Destination (2016) and Starfish (2018).
Facts
Tanroh runs the Tea Leaf Theatre Company, which fuses the disciplines of Japanese and Western theatre styles. Here he is on Twitter.
Vaughn Johseph (Soldier)
Career highlights
American Vaughn's other acting work includes The District (2004), Cattle Call (2007), The Mark: Redemption (2013), The Daughter (2013), Philomena (2013), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014, as the uncredited voice of the President), Justice League (2017), Avenue 5 (2020), The Crown (2020) and Anansi Boys (2022). He has also worked as a director on productions such as Thoughts from LA 2 the UK (2015) and The Only Way is Linda: TOWIL (2015).
Career highlights
American Vaughn's other acting work includes The District (2004), Cattle Call (2007), The Mark: Redemption (2013), The Daughter (2013), Philomena (2013), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014, as the uncredited voice of the President), Justice League (2017), Avenue 5 (2020), The Crown (2020) and Anansi Boys (2022). He has also worked as a director on productions such as Thoughts from LA 2 the UK (2015) and The Only Way is Linda: TOWIL (2015).
Aleksandar Jovanovic (Dr Sim) Born May 4 1971
Career highlights
German Aleksandar made his screen acting debut in Jugofilm (1997), followed by Short Sharp Shock (1998), Balko (1999), Falling Rocks (2000), Sperling (2001), Gangster (2002), Under Suspicion (2004), Wolff's Turf (2005), A Case for Two (2007), Treasure Island (2007), Wilsberg (2009), Vienna Crime Squad (2011), SOKO: Der Prozess (2013), Der Knastarzt (2014), Helen Dorn (2015), Close to the Enemy (2016), Collide (2016), Tempel (2016), The Titan (2016), You Are Wanted (2017-18), Jerks (2018), Arctic Circle (2018-19), Wild Bill (2019), The Good Liar (2019), Spides (2020), Fly (2021), Die Heiland: Wir sind Anwalt (2020-22), Love Addicts (2022) and Souls (2022).
Facts
His wife is famous German actor Clelia Sarto.
Career highlights
German Aleksandar made his screen acting debut in Jugofilm (1997), followed by Short Sharp Shock (1998), Balko (1999), Falling Rocks (2000), Sperling (2001), Gangster (2002), Under Suspicion (2004), Wolff's Turf (2005), A Case for Two (2007), Treasure Island (2007), Wilsberg (2009), Vienna Crime Squad (2011), SOKO: Der Prozess (2013), Der Knastarzt (2014), Helen Dorn (2015), Close to the Enemy (2016), Collide (2016), Tempel (2016), The Titan (2016), You Are Wanted (2017-18), Jerks (2018), Arctic Circle (2018-19), Wild Bill (2019), The Good Liar (2019), Spides (2020), Fly (2021), Die Heiland: Wir sind Anwalt (2020-22), Love Addicts (2022) and Souls (2022).
Facts
His wife is famous German actor Clelia Sarto.
Lee Kemp (Journalist)
Career highlights
Lee's debut came in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016), followed by roles in Sherlock (2017) and Ill Behaviour (2017).
Career highlights
Lee's debut came in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016), followed by roles in Sherlock (2017) and Ill Behaviour (2017).
Daniel Lorente (Teen Grant)
This is Daniel's only TV work.
This is Daniel's only TV work.
Sandra Teles (Reporter)
Career highlights
Born in Goa, Sandra's other work includes Just Shoot Me! (2002), Frasier (2002), Backwaters (2006), Holding Back (2010), Postman Pat: The Movie (2014), Doctors (2016), Deep State (2018), The Nun (2018), Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018), Cursed (2020) and Bridgerton (2020).
Facts
Sandra is also a writer and helped to set up City Writers Room. Here she is on Twitter!
Charity Wakefield (Lucy Fletcher) Born Sep 18 1980
Career highlights
Charity's debut came in the series Hex in 2004, followed by roles in Exitz (2007), Fairy Tales (2008), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Legally Mad (2010), Any Human Heart (2010), The Raven (2012), Mockingbird Lane (2012), Scar Tissue (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), The Player (2015), The Halcyon (2017), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017), Bounty Hunters (2017) and The Great (2020-21). She also regularly played Ethel Bennett in Casualty 1907/08 (2008-09).
Facts
Charity's grandfather was the actor James Hayter, who in the 1970s had regular roles in The Onedin Line and Are You Being Served?. In 2015, she opened a vintage shop called Charlie Foxtrot Vintage in London. Here she is on Twitter.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Ed Bazalgette (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Doctor's Meditation, The Girl Who Died/ The Woman Who Lived (all 2015), Class: For Tonight We Might Die, Class: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo, Class: Nightvisiting, The Return of Doctor Mysterio (all 2016)
Career highlights
Ed's career began as a dubbing editor on Campion in 1990, as well as Lovejoy (1991), The Long Roads (1993) and Great Moments in Aviation (1994), after which he was credited with editing the fly-on-the-wall series Airport (1996), and then broke into directing with Home Front in the Garden (1998). Further directing work includes Turner: The Man Who Painted Britain (2002), Genghis Khan (2005), Hannibal (2006), EastEnders (2007), Top Gear (2007), Casualty (2011), Holby City (2008-11), Endeavour (2013), DCI Banks (2014), Poldark (2015), Houdini and Doyle (2016), Versailles (2018), The Last Kingdom (2018-20) and The Witcher (2021). He is also credited as an executive producer on The Last Kingdom.
Facts
Ed was the lead guitarist with the band The Vapors, who scored a UK number three hit in 1980 with Turning Japanese. His great great grandfather was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who designed and engineered the London sewer system. His third cousin Sir Peter Bazalgette is a leading figure on the British arts scene, as well as a creative force in the TV production company Endemol, responsible for shows such as Big Brother and Deal or No Deal. Here he is on Twitter.
Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below
Nick Lambon (script editor) Click here for Nick Lambon's entry on Under the Lake
Career highlights
Born in Goa, Sandra's other work includes Just Shoot Me! (2002), Frasier (2002), Backwaters (2006), Holding Back (2010), Postman Pat: The Movie (2014), Doctors (2016), Deep State (2018), The Nun (2018), Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018), Cursed (2020) and Bridgerton (2020).
Facts
Sandra is also a writer and helped to set up City Writers Room. Here she is on Twitter!
Charity Wakefield (Lucy Fletcher) Born Sep 18 1980
Career highlights
Charity's debut came in the series Hex in 2004, followed by roles in Exitz (2007), Fairy Tales (2008), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Legally Mad (2010), Any Human Heart (2010), The Raven (2012), Mockingbird Lane (2012), Scar Tissue (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), The Player (2015), The Halcyon (2017), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017), Bounty Hunters (2017) and The Great (2020-21). She also regularly played Ethel Bennett in Casualty 1907/08 (2008-09).
Facts
Charity's grandfather was the actor James Hayter, who in the 1970s had regular roles in The Onedin Line and Are You Being Served?. In 2015, she opened a vintage shop called Charlie Foxtrot Vintage in London. Here she is on Twitter.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Ed Bazalgette (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Doctor's Meditation, The Girl Who Died/ The Woman Who Lived (all 2015), Class: For Tonight We Might Die, Class: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo, Class: Nightvisiting, The Return of Doctor Mysterio (all 2016)
Career highlights
Ed's career began as a dubbing editor on Campion in 1990, as well as Lovejoy (1991), The Long Roads (1993) and Great Moments in Aviation (1994), after which he was credited with editing the fly-on-the-wall series Airport (1996), and then broke into directing with Home Front in the Garden (1998). Further directing work includes Turner: The Man Who Painted Britain (2002), Genghis Khan (2005), Hannibal (2006), EastEnders (2007), Top Gear (2007), Casualty (2011), Holby City (2008-11), Endeavour (2013), DCI Banks (2014), Poldark (2015), Houdini and Doyle (2016), Versailles (2018), The Last Kingdom (2018-20) and The Witcher (2021). He is also credited as an executive producer on The Last Kingdom.
Facts
Ed was the lead guitarist with the band The Vapors, who scored a UK number three hit in 1980 with Turning Japanese. His great great grandfather was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who designed and engineered the London sewer system. His third cousin Sir Peter Bazalgette is a leading figure on the British arts scene, as well as a creative force in the TV production company Endemol, responsible for shows such as Big Brother and Deal or No Deal. Here he is on Twitter.
Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below
Nick Lambon (script editor) Click here for Nick Lambon's entry on Under the Lake
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