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| The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and the Master (Sacha Dhawan)... but which is the most timeless? |
First broadcast: Feb 23-Mar 1 2020
Audience for story: 4.84m
REGULAR CAST
Jodie Whittaker (The Doctor) Born Jun 17 1982 Click here for Jodie Whittaker's entry on Twice Upon a Time
Mandip Gill (Yasmin Khan) Born Jan 5 1988 Click here for Mandip Gill's entry on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
Tosin Cole (Ryan Sinclair) Born Jul 23 1992 Click here for Tosin Cole's entry on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
Bradley Walsh (Graham O'Brien) Born Jun 4 1960 Click here for Bradley Walsh's entry on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
GUEST CAST
Alex Austin (Yedlarmi) Born Dec 4 ????
Career highlights
Debuted in Blind Dating (2006), followed by Holby City (2012), Misfits (2012), The World's End (2013), The Hooligan Factory (2014), The Christmas Candle (2014), The Interceptor (2015), The Mallorca Files (2019), I Hate Suzie (2020) and Casualty (2019/21).
Paul Bailey (Cyberman) Born Jul 7 1991
Career highlights
Paul's earliest screen work was on X-Men: First Class (2011), followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011), The Great Ghost Rescue (2011), Dirk Gently (2012), Doctors (2016), Chewing Gum (2017), Stan & Ollie (2018), A Man Sits on a Chair in a Field and Drinks a Cup of Tea (2019), Pinky (2020) and Bite (2022). He has also written, directed and produced his own short films.
Facts
Paul graduated with a degree in conservation biology.
Seylan Baxter (Tecteun)
Career highlights
Other work includes Macbeth (2015), Outlander (2016), Lovesick (2016), Cleek (2017), Armchair Detectives (2017), The Victim (2019), Rosamunde Pilcher's The Magic Bus (2019), Nothing to Declare (2020), Visitor (2020), Jessie and the Elf Boy (2020), Host (2020) and Dirty Water (2022).
Awards
2007: Critics' Award for Theatre in Scotland for Best Music and Sound (The Lasses, O) - with Lillias Kinsman-Blake and Rachel Newton
Facts
As well as being an actor, Seylan is also a musician, specialising in cello and Scottish music.
Kirsty Besterman (Solpado) Born 1980
Career highlights
Further work includes An American Nobody in London (2006), Foyle's War (2010), Silent Witness (2014), Father Brown (2015), Holby City (2017), A.I Rising (2018), His Dark Materials (2020), War of the Worlds (2021), Top Boy (2022) and Professor T (2022).
Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Cybermen and Judoon) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose
Caolan Byrne (Sergeant) Born 1981
Career highlights
Debuted in This is the Sea (1997), followed by parts in Titanic Town (1998), Mr Nice (2010), Round Ireland with a Fridge (2010), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Mrs Brown's Boys (2013), Will (2017), Porridge (2017), The Miniaturist (2017), Chernobyl (2019), Britannia (2019), Bloodlands (2021), Das Boot (2022) and Sapling (2022).
Matt Carver (Ethan)
Matt's only other credit is for the short Zombie Team Building (2010).
Rhiannon Clements (Bescot) Born Dec 1 1994
Career highlights
Simon Carew (Cyberman) Born 1987 Click here for Simon Carew's entry on Fugitive of the Judoon
Matt Carver (Ethan)
Matt's only other credit is for the short Zombie Team Building (2010).
Rhiannon Clements (Bescot) Born Dec 1 1994
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who, Rhiannon's further work includes The Other One (2020), Kisses in the Dark (2020), Death on the Nile (2022), Big Boys (2022) and Ridley (2022). She also played Summer Ranger in 76 episodes of soap Hollyoaks (2020-21).
Awards
2019: Spotlight Prize for Best Stage Actor
Facts
Rhiannon was born with a foreshortened left arm.
Jon Davey (Cyberman)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in Rise of the Cybermen/ The Age of Steel (2006, uncredited), Doomsday (2006, uncredited), The Next Doctor (2008, uncredited), The Pandorica Opens (2010, uncredited), The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021, uncredited), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Played: Man on bus in Army of Ghosts (2006, uncredited)
Played: Host in Voyage of the Damned (2007, uncredited)
Played: Ood in Planet of the Ood (2008, uncredited), The End of Time (2010, uncredited)
Played: Atmos worker in The Sontaran Stratagem (2008, uncredited)
Played: Hath in The Doctor's Daughter (2008, uncredited), The End of Time (2010, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008, uncredited)
Played: Winder in The Beast Below (2010, uncredited)
Played: Dalek in Victory of the Daleks (2010, uncredited), The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited), The Time of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Played: Call centre worker in The Lodger (2010, uncredited)
Played: Goalkeeper in The Lodger (2010, uncredited)
Played: Museum visitor in The Big Bang (2010, uncredited)
Played: Shansheeth in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor (2010)
Played: Dark Horde in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2010)
Played: Teselecta worker in Let's Kill Hitler (2011, uncredited)
Played: Cleric in Closing Time (2011, uncredited)
Played: Marine in The Wedding of River Song (2011, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Bells of Saint John (2013, uncredited), The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited), Death in Heaven (2014, uncredited)
Played: Clockwork droid in Deep Breath (2014, uncredited)
Played: Dream Crab sleeper in Last Christmas (2014, uncredited)
Played: Mire in The Girl Who Died (2015, uncredited)
Played: Drone in The Return of Doctor Mysterio (2016, uncredited)
Awards
2019: Spotlight Prize for Best Stage Actor
Facts
Rhiannon was born with a foreshortened left arm.
Jon Davey (Cyberman)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in Rise of the Cybermen/ The Age of Steel (2006, uncredited), Doomsday (2006, uncredited), The Next Doctor (2008, uncredited), The Pandorica Opens (2010, uncredited), The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021, uncredited), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Played: Man on bus in Army of Ghosts (2006, uncredited)
Played: Host in Voyage of the Damned (2007, uncredited)
Played: Ood in Planet of the Ood (2008, uncredited), The End of Time (2010, uncredited)
Played: Atmos worker in The Sontaran Stratagem (2008, uncredited)
Played: Hath in The Doctor's Daughter (2008, uncredited), The End of Time (2010, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008, uncredited)
Played: Winder in The Beast Below (2010, uncredited)
Played: Dalek in Victory of the Daleks (2010, uncredited), The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited), The Time of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Played: Call centre worker in The Lodger (2010, uncredited)
Played: Goalkeeper in The Lodger (2010, uncredited)
Played: Museum visitor in The Big Bang (2010, uncredited)
Played: Shansheeth in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor (2010)
Played: Dark Horde in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2010)
Played: Teselecta worker in Let's Kill Hitler (2011, uncredited)
Played: Cleric in Closing Time (2011, uncredited)
Played: Marine in The Wedding of River Song (2011, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Bells of Saint John (2013, uncredited), The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited), Death in Heaven (2014, uncredited)
Played: Clockwork droid in Deep Breath (2014, uncredited)
Played: Dream Crab sleeper in Last Christmas (2014, uncredited)
Played: Mire in The Girl Who Died (2015, uncredited)
Played: Drone in The Return of Doctor Mysterio (2016, uncredited)
Played: UN troop in Extremis (2017, uncredited)
Played: Memory police in The Lie of the Land (2017, uncredited)
Played: Sea Devil in Legend of the Sea Devils (2022)
Jon also played monsters at the 2013 Doctor Who Prom.
Matthew Doman (Cyberman) Born 1982 Click here for Matthew Doman's entry on Sleep No More
Branwell Donaghey (Patrick) Born 1977
Career highlights
Branwell debuted in New World Disorder (1999), followed by roles in I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005), Gavin and Stacey (2007), King Lear (2008), The Crimson Petal and the White (2011), Prometheus (2012), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Our Girl (2013), Quirke (2014), The Night Manager (2016), Peaky Blinders (2014/16), The Foreigner (2017), Coronation Street (2019) and The Last Front (2020).
Facts
As well as being an actor, Branwell is also a fitness instructor and nutritionist.
Julie Graham (Ravio) Born Jul 24 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ruby White in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2010)
Played: Ravio in Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020)
Career highlights
Julie made her screen debut in Taggart (1986), which was followed by roles in Blood Red Roses (1986), Strike It Rich! (1987), Bookie (1988), Casualty (1988), Nuns on the Run (1990), Blonde Fist (1991), 99-1 (1994), Bugs (1995), Heartbeat (1996), Space Island One (1998), Life Support (1999), Dirty Tricks (2000), Between the Sheets (2003), Afterlife (2006), Mobile (2007), Bonekickers (2008), The Bill (1989/2002/2010), Doc Martin (2011), Vera (2012), Being Eileen (2013), Retribution (2016), Moving On (2020), Penance (2020), Dun Breedin' (2020), Queens of Mystery (2019-21) and Two Doors Down (2022). Regular roles include playing Alice in Harry (1993-95), Megan Hartnoll in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000-03), Mary Gilcrest in William and Mary (2003-05), Abby Grant in Survivors (2008-10), Sheron Dawson in Benidorm (2016-18), Jean McBrian in The Bletchley Circle (2012-14) and The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (2018) and Rhona Kelly in Shetland (2014-19).
Facts
Her first husband was the late actor Joseph Bennett, who hanged himself at the age of 47 in 2015. Her best friend was the actor Clare Cathcart, who tragically died of an asthma attack in 2014, aged 48.
Paul Kasey (Judoon Captain) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose
Mickey Lewis (Cyberman)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek in Asylum of the Daleks (2012, uncredited), Into the Dalek (2014, uncredited), The Magician's Apprentice (2015, uncredited), Revolution of the Daleks (2021, uncredited)
Played: Policeman in The Snowman (2012, uncredited)
Played: Beast Man in The Rings of Akhaten (2013, uncredited)
Played: Third Doctor body double in The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Played: Alien in bar in The Witch's Familiar (2015, uncredited)
Played: Chauffeur in The Zygon Invasion (2015, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Zygon Inversion (2015, uncredited)
Played: Space corpse in Oxygen (2017, uncredited)
Played: Harbourmaster in The Lie of the Land (2017, uncredited)
Played: Allied soldier in Twice Upon a Time (2017, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Jon also played monsters at the 2013 Doctor Who Prom.
Sacha Dhawan (The Master) Born May 1 1984
Doctor Who credits
Played: Waris Hussein in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Played: The Master in Spyfall (2020), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Career highlights
Sacha's earliest credit was in 1998's City Central, at the age of 14, followed by roles in The Last Train (1999), EastEnders: Perfectly Frank (2003), The History Boys (2006), Bradford Riots (2006), Wired (2008), Paradox (2009), Five Days (2010), The Deep (2010), Splintered (2010), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), Being Human (2012), Last Tango in Halifax (2012), After Earth (2013), The Tractate Middoth (2013), Line of Duty (2014), In the Flesh (2014), 24: Live Another Day (2014), Utopia (2014), The Lady in the Van (2015), Mr Selfridge (2016), Sherlock (2017), The Boy with the Topknot (2017), Dracula (2020), Suspect (2022) and Wolf (2022). Regular roles include Ali Patanjali in Out of Sight (1997-98), Azmat Madari in Weirdsister College (2001-02), Manmeet in Outsourced (2010-11), Dev in In the Club (2014-16), Davos in Iron Fist (2017-18) and Orlo in The Great (2020-21). He also provided the voice of Eddie in 38 episodes of children's series Chuggington (2008-09).
Awards
2007: Royal Television Society Breakthrough Award (Bradford Riots)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Waris Hussein in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Played: The Master in Spyfall (2020), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Career highlights
Sacha's earliest credit was in 1998's City Central, at the age of 14, followed by roles in The Last Train (1999), EastEnders: Perfectly Frank (2003), The History Boys (2006), Bradford Riots (2006), Wired (2008), Paradox (2009), Five Days (2010), The Deep (2010), Splintered (2010), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), Being Human (2012), Last Tango in Halifax (2012), After Earth (2013), The Tractate Middoth (2013), Line of Duty (2014), In the Flesh (2014), 24: Live Another Day (2014), Utopia (2014), The Lady in the Van (2015), Mr Selfridge (2016), Sherlock (2017), The Boy with the Topknot (2017), Dracula (2020), Suspect (2022) and Wolf (2022). Regular roles include Ali Patanjali in Out of Sight (1997-98), Azmat Madari in Weirdsister College (2001-02), Manmeet in Outsourced (2010-11), Dev in In the Club (2014-16), Davos in Iron Fist (2017-18) and Orlo in The Great (2020-21). He also provided the voice of Eddie in 38 episodes of children's series Chuggington (2008-09).
Awards
2007: Royal Television Society Breakthrough Award (Bradford Riots)
Facts
Sacha's partner is actor Anjli Mohindra, best known to Doctor Who fans as Rani Chandra in The Sarah Jane Adventures. Sacha suffers from Crohn's disease.
Matthew Doman (Cyberman) Born 1982 Click here for Matthew Doman's entry on Sleep No More
Branwell Donaghey (Patrick) Born 1977
Career highlights
Branwell debuted in New World Disorder (1999), followed by roles in I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005), Gavin and Stacey (2007), King Lear (2008), The Crimson Petal and the White (2011), Prometheus (2012), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Our Girl (2013), Quirke (2014), The Night Manager (2016), Peaky Blinders (2014/16), The Foreigner (2017), Coronation Street (2019) and The Last Front (2020).
Facts
As well as being an actor, Branwell is also a fitness instructor and nutritionist.
Julie Graham (Ravio) Born Jul 24 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ruby White in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2010)
Played: Ravio in Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020)
Career highlights
Julie made her screen debut in Taggart (1986), which was followed by roles in Blood Red Roses (1986), Strike It Rich! (1987), Bookie (1988), Casualty (1988), Nuns on the Run (1990), Blonde Fist (1991), 99-1 (1994), Bugs (1995), Heartbeat (1996), Space Island One (1998), Life Support (1999), Dirty Tricks (2000), Between the Sheets (2003), Afterlife (2006), Mobile (2007), Bonekickers (2008), The Bill (1989/2002/2010), Doc Martin (2011), Vera (2012), Being Eileen (2013), Retribution (2016), Moving On (2020), Penance (2020), Dun Breedin' (2020), Queens of Mystery (2019-21) and Two Doors Down (2022). Regular roles include playing Alice in Harry (1993-95), Megan Hartnoll in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000-03), Mary Gilcrest in William and Mary (2003-05), Abby Grant in Survivors (2008-10), Sheron Dawson in Benidorm (2016-18), Jean McBrian in The Bletchley Circle (2012-14) and The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (2018) and Rhona Kelly in Shetland (2014-19).
Facts
Her first husband was the late actor Joseph Bennett, who hanged himself at the age of 47 in 2015. Her best friend was the actor Clare Cathcart, who tragically died of an asthma attack in 2014, aged 48.
Richard Highgate (Cyberman) Born 1970
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek operator in Asylum of the Daleks (2012, uncredited), Into the Dalek (2014, uncredited), The Witch's Familiar (2015, uncredited)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek operator in Asylum of the Daleks (2012, uncredited), Into the Dalek (2014, uncredited), The Witch's Familiar (2015, uncredited)
Played: Extra in The Power of Three (2012, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Played: Mire warrior in The Girl Who Died (2015, uncredited)
Played: Roadsweeper in The Zygon Inversion (2015, uncredited)
Played: Red man in The Husbands of River Song (2015, uncredited)
Played: Kerblam postman in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Royal guard in The Witchfinders (2018, uncredited)
Played: Sniperbot in The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (2018, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Played: Cyberman in World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020)
Played: Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Played: Cyberman in World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020)
Career highlights
Richard is expert in combat skills and historical European martial arts, and has consequently been cast in physical roles in productions such as Born of Hope (2009), Chronicles of Syntax (2013), The First Musketeer (2014), The Journey (2014), Ren (2016), The Intent (2016) and Kamikaze (2016).
Facts
Until 2011, he worked under the name Richard Roberts. His nickname is "Squish".
Richard is expert in combat skills and historical European martial arts, and has consequently been cast in physical roles in productions such as Born of Hope (2009), Chronicles of Syntax (2013), The First Musketeer (2014), The Journey (2014), Ren (2016), The Intent (2016) and Kamikaze (2016).
Facts
Until 2011, he worked under the name Richard Roberts. His nickname is "Squish".
Paul Kasey (Judoon Captain) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose
Mickey Lewis (Cyberman)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek in Asylum of the Daleks (2012, uncredited), Into the Dalek (2014, uncredited), The Magician's Apprentice (2015, uncredited), Revolution of the Daleks (2021, uncredited)
Played: Policeman in The Snowman (2012, uncredited)
Played: Beast Man in The Rings of Akhaten (2013, uncredited)
Played: Third Doctor body double in The Day of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Played: Alien in bar in The Witch's Familiar (2015, uncredited)
Played: Chauffeur in The Zygon Invasion (2015, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Zygon Inversion (2015, uncredited)
Played: Space corpse in Oxygen (2017, uncredited)
Played: Harbourmaster in The Lie of the Land (2017, uncredited)
Played: Allied soldier in Twice Upon a Time (2017, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Played: Sea Devil in Legend of the Sea Devils (2022)
Career highlights
Mickey's other work (often uncredited) includes Merlin (2012), Being Human (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), The Man from UNCLE (2015), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Dumbo (2019), The War of the Worlds (2019) and The Batman (2022).
Facts
As well as being an actor, Mickey - who used to work as an actor at the York Dungeon, but was sacked for being too scary! - is also an author, having written two Doctor Who books (as Mick Lewis): Rags (2001) and Combat Rock (2002). His non-Who novel is called The Bloody Man (1998), about 17th century cannibal Sawney Bean. Mickey once spent time with cannibal tribes in New Guinea.
Andrew Macklin (Michael) Born Dec 26 1981
Career highlights
Irishman Andrew's credits include Last Wash (2012), Mr Selfridge (2015), Jubilee Nurse (2015), Fair City (2017), Bruised Sky (2020), Doctors (2022) and The Holiday (2022).
Jo Martin (The Doctor) Born Apr 29 1980
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Doctor in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020, also "Ruth Clayton"), The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021), Centenary special (2022)
Career highlights
Jo made her debut in For Queen & Country in 1988, followed by roles in Birds of a Feather (1990), The Brittas Empire (1991), Dodgem (1991), Desmond's (1994), The Real McCoy (1996, which she also wrote for), Chef! (1996), The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999), My Family (2003), The Crouches (2003-05), Batman Begins (2005), Deadmeat (2007), Top Boy (2013), Wizards vs Aliens (2013), Dragonfly (2015), Still Open All Hours (2016), Jonathan Creek (2016), Maxxx (2017), Been So Long (2018), The Long Song (2018), Fleabag (2019), Blue Story (2019), Liar (2020), Small Axe (2020), Back to Life (2019-21), Top Boy (2013/22) and 97 Minutes (2023). She is best recognised for playing Max McGerry in 95 episodes of Holby City (2019-22).
Evan McCabe (Brendan)
Career highlights
Other work includes Dead Leaf Moth (2017), Striking Out (2018), Berlin Station (2018) and Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2022).
Ian McElhinney (Ko Sharmus) Born Aug 19 1948
Career highlights
Belfast-born Ian made his screen debut in Cowboys (1981), after which he secured roles in Angel (1982), The Price (1985), The End of the World Man (1986), Dead Entry (1987), Wipe Out (1988), The Lilac Bus (1990), Children of the North (1991), Spender (1993), A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993), Hearts and Minds (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Hamlet (1996), Wokenwell (1997), The Boxer (1997), Queer as Folk (1999-2000), No Tears (2002), Cold Feet (2003), The Clinic (2003), Rough Diamond (2007), The Tudors (2007), Clay (2008), City of Ember (2008), Little Dorrit (2008), New Tricks (2010), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Moonfleet (2013), The Fall (2013-14), A Patch of Fog (2015), Rebellion (2016), Ripper Street (2013-16), The Journey (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Redwater (2017), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2017), Silent Witness (2019), The Deceived (2020), Bloodlands (2021), The Split (2020-22) and The Outlaws (2021-22). Regular roles include Jack Freeman in Maisie Raine (1998-99), Captain Hammond in Horatio Hornblower (1998-2003), Barristan Selmy in Game of Thrones (2011-15), Granda Joe in Derry Girls (2018-22) and Val-El in Krypton (2018-19).
Facts
Ian's wife is actor and playwright Marie Jones.
Patrick O'Kane (Ashad) Born 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ashad in The Haunting of Villa Diodati (2020), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Career highlights
Belfast-born Patrick debuted in A Safe House in 1990, followed by Rides (1993), Pie in the Sky (1994), In the Red (1998), Sunset Heights (1999), Liverpool 1 (1999), When the Sky Falls (2000), In Deep (2002), Any Time Now (2002), Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2004), Waking the Dead (2004), Exorcist: the Beginning (2004), Five Days (2007), Wire in the Blood (2007), Good Vibrations (2012), The Borgias (2012-13), The Fall (2013), Jamaica Inn (2014), The Secret (2016), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Come Home (2018), Female Human Animal (2018) and Limbo (2019).
Orla O'Rourke (Meg)
Career highlights
Zambian-born Orla made her acting debut on screen in 2004's short film Tilly and the Teeth, followed by parts in Fair City (2005), The Front Line (2006), Casualty (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Case Histories (2011), Strike Back (2011), Redcon-1 (2018) and The Postcard Killings (2020). She regularly played Sinead Kelly in The Clinic (2004-06).
Jack Osborn (Fuskle)
This is Jack's only acting credit to date.
Matthew Rohman (Cyberman) Born 1986
Doctor Who credits
Played: Reporter in Partners in Crime (2008, uncredited)
Played: Saved in Forest of the Dead (2008, uncredited)
Played: Sand person in Torchwood: Adam (2008, uncredited)
Played: Policeman in Deep Breath (2014, uncredited)
Played: Axe fight crowd member in The Magician's Apprentice (2015, uncredited)
Played: Murdered student in Class: For Tonight We Must Die (2016, uncredited)
Played: Shadowkin soldier in Class: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (2016, uncredited), Brave-ish Heart (2016, uncredited)
Played: Gunrunner in Smile (2017, uncredited)
Played: Monk in The Pyramid at the End of the World (2017, uncredited), The Lie of the Land (2017, uncredited)
Played: Soldier in Empress of Mars (2017, uncredited), Twice Upon a Time (2017, uncredited)
Played: Patient in World Enough and Time (2017, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021, uncredited)
Played: Sniperbot in The Ghost Monument (2018, uncredited), The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (2018, uncredited)
Played: Kerblam Man Postman in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Teammate in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Light Monster in Spyfall (2020, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Career highlights
Matthew's first role was in Come Fly with Me (2007), followed by Life on Mars (2007), Merlin (2008), New Worlds (2014), The Crimson Field (2014), Poldark (2015), Downton Abbey (2015), The Bastard Executioner (2015) and Sherlock (2012/17).
Steve Toussaint (Feekat) Born Mar 22 1965
Career highlights
Debuted in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), then Judge Dredd (1995), Dangerfield (1998), Jack of Hearts (1999), Circus (2000), Dog Eat Dog (2001), Waking the Dead (2002), Family Affairs (2004), My Dad's the Prime Minister (2004), Broken News (2005), CSI: Miami (2007-08), Mutant Chronicles (2008), Skins (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Spooks (2010), Asylum (2014), Banana (2015), Tut (2015), Lewis (2015), Grantchester (2016), Fortitude (2017), Upstart Crow (2017), Our Girl (2018), Pine Gap (2018), Deep Water (2019), In the Long Run (2020), Small Axe (2020), It's a Sin (2021) and House of the Dragon (2022). He regularly played Barry Christie in The Knock (1994-2000), D.I Mike Trent in Doctors (2002), and Nick Austin in The Bill (2005).
Career highlights
Mickey's other work (often uncredited) includes Merlin (2012), Being Human (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), The Man from UNCLE (2015), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Dumbo (2019), The War of the Worlds (2019) and The Batman (2022).
Facts
As well as being an actor, Mickey - who used to work as an actor at the York Dungeon, but was sacked for being too scary! - is also an author, having written two Doctor Who books (as Mick Lewis): Rags (2001) and Combat Rock (2002). His non-Who novel is called The Bloody Man (1998), about 17th century cannibal Sawney Bean. Mickey once spent time with cannibal tribes in New Guinea.
Andrew Macklin (Michael) Born Dec 26 1981
Career highlights
Irishman Andrew's credits include Last Wash (2012), Mr Selfridge (2015), Jubilee Nurse (2015), Fair City (2017), Bruised Sky (2020), Doctors (2022) and The Holiday (2022).
Jo Martin (The Doctor) Born Apr 29 1980
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Doctor in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020, also "Ruth Clayton"), The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021), Centenary special (2022)
Career highlights
Jo made her debut in For Queen & Country in 1988, followed by roles in Birds of a Feather (1990), The Brittas Empire (1991), Dodgem (1991), Desmond's (1994), The Real McCoy (1996, which she also wrote for), Chef! (1996), The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999), My Family (2003), The Crouches (2003-05), Batman Begins (2005), Deadmeat (2007), Top Boy (2013), Wizards vs Aliens (2013), Dragonfly (2015), Still Open All Hours (2016), Jonathan Creek (2016), Maxxx (2017), Been So Long (2018), The Long Song (2018), Fleabag (2019), Blue Story (2019), Liar (2020), Small Axe (2020), Back to Life (2019-21), Top Boy (2013/22) and 97 Minutes (2023). She is best recognised for playing Max McGerry in 95 episodes of Holby City (2019-22).
Evan McCabe (Brendan)
Career highlights
Other work includes Dead Leaf Moth (2017), Striking Out (2018), Berlin Station (2018) and Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2022).
Ian McElhinney (Ko Sharmus) Born Aug 19 1948
Career highlights
Belfast-born Ian made his screen debut in Cowboys (1981), after which he secured roles in Angel (1982), The Price (1985), The End of the World Man (1986), Dead Entry (1987), Wipe Out (1988), The Lilac Bus (1990), Children of the North (1991), Spender (1993), A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993), Hearts and Minds (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Hamlet (1996), Wokenwell (1997), The Boxer (1997), Queer as Folk (1999-2000), No Tears (2002), Cold Feet (2003), The Clinic (2003), Rough Diamond (2007), The Tudors (2007), Clay (2008), City of Ember (2008), Little Dorrit (2008), New Tricks (2010), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Moonfleet (2013), The Fall (2013-14), A Patch of Fog (2015), Rebellion (2016), Ripper Street (2013-16), The Journey (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Redwater (2017), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2017), Silent Witness (2019), The Deceived (2020), Bloodlands (2021), The Split (2020-22) and The Outlaws (2021-22). Regular roles include Jack Freeman in Maisie Raine (1998-99), Captain Hammond in Horatio Hornblower (1998-2003), Barristan Selmy in Game of Thrones (2011-15), Granda Joe in Derry Girls (2018-22) and Val-El in Krypton (2018-19).
Facts
Ian's wife is actor and playwright Marie Jones.
Patrick O'Kane (Ashad) Born 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ashad in The Haunting of Villa Diodati (2020), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Career highlights
Belfast-born Patrick debuted in A Safe House in 1990, followed by Rides (1993), Pie in the Sky (1994), In the Red (1998), Sunset Heights (1999), Liverpool 1 (1999), When the Sky Falls (2000), In Deep (2002), Any Time Now (2002), Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2004), Waking the Dead (2004), Exorcist: the Beginning (2004), Five Days (2007), Wire in the Blood (2007), Good Vibrations (2012), The Borgias (2012-13), The Fall (2013), Jamaica Inn (2014), The Secret (2016), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Come Home (2018), Female Human Animal (2018) and Limbo (2019).
Orla O'Rourke (Meg)
Career highlights
Zambian-born Orla made her acting debut on screen in 2004's short film Tilly and the Teeth, followed by parts in Fair City (2005), The Front Line (2006), Casualty (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Case Histories (2011), Strike Back (2011), Redcon-1 (2018) and The Postcard Killings (2020). She regularly played Sinead Kelly in The Clinic (2004-06).
Jack Osborn (Fuskle)
This is Jack's only acting credit to date.
Richard Price (Cyberman) Born May 26 1981
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guest in The Runaway Bride (2006, uncredited), The Lazarus Experiment (2007, uncredited)
Played: Passerby in Partners in Crime (2008, uncredited), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mark of the Berserker (2008, uncredited)
Played: Takran soldier in The Doctor's Daughter (2008, uncredited)
Played: Shadow Kin in Class: The Lost (2016, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021, uncredited), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Played: Kerblam postman in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Teammate in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Sniperbot in The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (2018, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guest in The Runaway Bride (2006, uncredited), The Lazarus Experiment (2007, uncredited)
Played: Passerby in Partners in Crime (2008, uncredited), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mark of the Berserker (2008, uncredited)
Played: Takran soldier in The Doctor's Daughter (2008, uncredited)
Played: Shadow Kin in Class: The Lost (2016, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021, uncredited), The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Played: Kerblam postman in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Teammate in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Sniperbot in The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (2018, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Played: Dalek operator in Revolution of the Daleks (2021, uncredited)
Played: Tourist in Flux (2021, uncredited)
Played: Sea Devil in Legend of the Sea Devils (2022)
Career highlights
Richard is a hugely prolific supporting actor, making his uncredited debut in In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000), followed by small parts in productions such as 24 Hour Party People (2002), Shameless (2004), Mayo (2006), Being Human (2009), Hustle (2012), Our Girl (2014), Cucumber (2015), Galavant (2016), Raised by Wolves (2016), Houdini and Doyle (2016), The Crown (2016), No Offence (2015-17), Wonder Woman (2017), Ackley Bridge (2017), Phantom Thread (2017), The City and the City (2018), Humans (2018), Christopher Robin (2018), Peterloo (2018), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Cold Feet (2019), Dumbo (2019), Dolittle (2020), Ted Lasso (2020), Last Night in Soho (2021), The Batman (2022), Morbius (2022) and Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022).
Career highlights
Richard is a hugely prolific supporting actor, making his uncredited debut in In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000), followed by small parts in productions such as 24 Hour Party People (2002), Shameless (2004), Mayo (2006), Being Human (2009), Hustle (2012), Our Girl (2014), Cucumber (2015), Galavant (2016), Raised by Wolves (2016), Houdini and Doyle (2016), The Crown (2016), No Offence (2015-17), Wonder Woman (2017), Ackley Bridge (2017), Phantom Thread (2017), The City and the City (2018), Humans (2018), Christopher Robin (2018), Peterloo (2018), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Cold Feet (2019), Dumbo (2019), Dolittle (2020), Ted Lasso (2020), Last Night in Soho (2021), The Batman (2022), Morbius (2022) and Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022).
Matthew Rohman (Cyberman) Born 1986
Doctor Who credits
Played: Reporter in Partners in Crime (2008, uncredited)
Played: Saved in Forest of the Dead (2008, uncredited)
Played: Sand person in Torchwood: Adam (2008, uncredited)
Played: Policeman in Deep Breath (2014, uncredited)
Played: Axe fight crowd member in The Magician's Apprentice (2015, uncredited)
Played: Murdered student in Class: For Tonight We Must Die (2016, uncredited)
Played: Shadowkin soldier in Class: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (2016, uncredited), Brave-ish Heart (2016, uncredited)
Played: Gunrunner in Smile (2017, uncredited)
Played: Monk in The Pyramid at the End of the World (2017, uncredited), The Lie of the Land (2017, uncredited)
Played: Soldier in Empress of Mars (2017, uncredited), Twice Upon a Time (2017, uncredited)
Played: Patient in World Enough and Time (2017, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in The Doctor Falls (2017, uncredited), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), Flux (2021, uncredited)
Played: Sniperbot in The Ghost Monument (2018, uncredited), The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (2018, uncredited)
Played: Kerblam Man Postman in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Teammate in Kerblam! (2018, uncredited)
Played: Light Monster in Spyfall (2020, uncredited)
Played: Judoon in Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Career highlights
Matthew's first role was in Come Fly with Me (2007), followed by Life on Mars (2007), Merlin (2008), New Worlds (2014), The Crimson Field (2014), Poldark (2015), Downton Abbey (2015), The Bastard Executioner (2015) and Sherlock (2012/17).
Steve Toussaint (Feekat) Born Mar 22 1965
Career highlights
Debuted in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), then Judge Dredd (1995), Dangerfield (1998), Jack of Hearts (1999), Circus (2000), Dog Eat Dog (2001), Waking the Dead (2002), Family Affairs (2004), My Dad's the Prime Minister (2004), Broken News (2005), CSI: Miami (2007-08), Mutant Chronicles (2008), Skins (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Spooks (2010), Asylum (2014), Banana (2015), Tut (2015), Lewis (2015), Grantchester (2016), Fortitude (2017), Upstart Crow (2017), Our Girl (2018), Pine Gap (2018), Deep Water (2019), In the Long Run (2020), Small Axe (2020), It's a Sin (2021) and House of the Dragon (2022). He regularly played Barry Christie in The Knock (1994-2000), D.I Mike Trent in Doctors (2002), and Nick Austin in The Bill (2005).
Facts
In 2022, Steve defended his casting as Lord Corlys Velaryon in Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon after critics claimed a black man should not play the character.
Jamie Magnus Stone (director) Born Dec 15 1985
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Clara and the TARDIS (2013, uncredited), Spyfall Part One (2020), Praxeus (2020), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), Flux Chapters 1, 2 & 4 (2021), Centenary special (2022)
Career highlights
Jamie's credited career began in 2006 as writer, producer and director of the short film Fritz, after which he worked in similar capacities on other shorts such as Two Dreams (2007), Astronaut (2009), Skyborn (2012) and the BAFTA-nominated Orbit Ever After (2013). He also worked as editor on documentaries such as Scotland's Brand New Bank (2009) and Old MacDonald's Farm (2012). His directing work includes The World According To (2008), The Village (2014), Tripped (2015), X Company (2015-16), The Last Dragonslayer (2016) and Queens of Mystery (2019).
Awards
2008: BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Animation (The World According To) - shared with Anders Jedenfors
Facts
Jamie is the son of broadcaster Sally Magnusson (best known for Songs of Praise) and director/ producer Norman Stone, the grandson of Magnus Magnusson, quizmaster on Mastermind between 1972-97, and the nephew of Jon Magnusson, a TV producer who works often with Graham Norton.
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Clara and the TARDIS (2013, uncredited), Spyfall Part One (2020), Praxeus (2020), Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children (2020), Flux Chapters 1, 2 & 4 (2021), Centenary special (2022)
Career highlights
Jamie's credited career began in 2006 as writer, producer and director of the short film Fritz, after which he worked in similar capacities on other shorts such as Two Dreams (2007), Astronaut (2009), Skyborn (2012) and the BAFTA-nominated Orbit Ever After (2013). He also worked as editor on documentaries such as Scotland's Brand New Bank (2009) and Old MacDonald's Farm (2012). His directing work includes The World According To (2008), The Village (2014), Tripped (2015), X Company (2015-16), The Last Dragonslayer (2016) and Queens of Mystery (2019).
Awards
2008: BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Animation (The World According To) - shared with Anders Jedenfors
Facts
Jamie is the son of broadcaster Sally Magnusson (best known for Songs of Praise) and director/ producer Norman Stone, the grandson of Magnus Magnusson, quizmaster on Mastermind between 1972-97, and the nephew of Jon Magnusson, a TV producer who works often with Graham Norton.
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