# List of Doctor Who cast members

This is a list of actors who have appeared in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who.

## Contents

| Main | 1963–19731973–19811982–19962005–20112011–2017Since 2018 |
| Recurring | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ |
| Guest | Doctor: 123456789101112131415 |
* See also
* References

## Series main cast

The following tables are an overview of all the regular cast members that have appeared throughout the show since 1963.

### 1963–1973

William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell and Jacqueline Hill first appeared as the Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright respectively in the show's debut serial; An Unearthly Child. Ford departed in The Dalek Invasion of Earth in 1964 and was replaced by Maureen O'Brien playing a character called Vicki. Russell and Hill departed together the following year in The Chase and were subsequently replaced by Peter Purves as Steven Taylor. Adrienne Hill took over from O'Brien for a short period of time as Katarina. Jean Marsh subsequently played the character of Sara Kingdom also for a short period of time before being replaced by Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet in The Massacre in 1966. Purves and Lane stepped down from their roles at around the same time and were replaced by Anneke Wills and Michael Craze who played Polly and Ben Jackson.
Patrick Troughton took over from Hartnell in the fourth season as the Second Doctor and starred alongside Wills and Craze and, after they stepped down, Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury who respectively played Victoria Waterfield, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot. At the end of The War Games, Troughton was replaced by Jon Pertwee who began his run as the Third Doctor alongside Caroline John as Liz Shaw in the 1970 serial; Spearhead from Space. John departed after Inferno and Katy Manning as Jo Grant, her replacement, appeared in the following serial Terror of the Autons. Throughout Pertwee's run, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin and John Levene made regular appearances as The Brigadier, Mike Yates and Sergeant Benton respectively.
| Actor | Character | Character | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances |
| Actor | Character | Character | Season 1 (1963–64) | Season 2 (1964–65) | Season 3 (1965–66) | Season 4 (1966–67) | Season 5 (1967–68) | Season 6 (1968–69) | Season 7 (1970) | Season 8 (1971) | Season 9 (1972) | Season 10 (1972–73) |
| William Hartnell | The Doctor | First | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | | | Guest |
| Patrick Troughton | The Doctor | Second | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | Guest |
| Jon Pertwee | The Doctor | Third | | | | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Carole Ann Ford | Susan Foreman | Susan Foreman | Starring | Starring | | | | | | | | |
| William Russell | Ian Chesterton | Ian Chesterton | Starring | Starring | | | | | | | | |
| Jacqueline Hill | Barbara Wright | Barbara Wright | Starring | Starring | | | | | | | | |
| Maureen O'Brien | Vicki | Vicki | | Starring | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Peter Purves | Steven Taylor | Steven Taylor | | Starring | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Adrienne Hill | Katarina | Katarina | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Jean Marsh | Sara Kingdom | Sara Kingdom | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Jackie Lane | Dodo Chaplet | Dodo Chaplet | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Anneke Wills | Polly | Polly | | | Starring | Starring | | | | | | |
| Michael Craze | Ben Jackson | Ben Jackson | | | Starring | Starring | | | | | | |
| Frazer Hines | Jamie McCrimmon | Jamie McCrimmon | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | |
| Deborah Watling | Victoria Waterfield | Victoria Waterfield | | | | Starring | Starring | | | | | |
| Wendy Padbury | Zoe Heriot | Zoe Heriot | | | | | Starring | Starring | | | | |
| Caroline John | Liz Shaw | Liz Shaw | | | | | | | Starring | | | |
| Nicholas Courtney | The Brigadier | The Brigadier | | | | | Guest | Guest | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| John Levene | Sergeant Benton | Sergeant Benton | | | | | | Guest | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Katy Manning | Jo Grant | Jo Grant | | | | | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Roger Delgado | The Master | The Master | | | | | | | | Starring | Recurring | Guest |
| Richard Franklin | Mike Yates | Mike Yates | | | | | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring |

### 1973–1981

Katy Manning stepped down from the role of Jo Grant at the end of the tenth season in The Green Death. She was replaced by Elisabeth Sladen in The Time Warrior as Sarah Jane Smith. Jon Pertwee was subsequently replaced by Tom Baker at the end of Season 11 in Planet of the Spiders. Nicholas Courtney and John Levene reprised their roles as the Brigadier and Sergeant Benton numerous times during Baker's run. The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane were joined on their adventures by Harry Sullivan, played by Ian Marter, before he left them in Terror of the Zygons. After one more season, Sladen left the role of Sarah Jane Smith in the 1976 serial; The Hand of Fear. Louise Jameson debuted in The Face of Evil portraying a character called Leela. They were joined by K-9 in The Invisible Enemy, a robotic dog voiced by John Leeson and, on a few occasions; David Brierly.
Jameson was replaced by Mary Tamm, who played Romana, a Time Lady and one of the Doctor's own species. Tamm stayed on for just one season before her character regenerated in Destiny of the Daleks and was portrayed by Lalla Ward. Baker, Ward and Leeson were joined by Matthew Waterhouse, the actor who played Adric, in Full Circle. Romana and K-9 departed together in Warriors' Gate. The 1981 serial Logopolis was the first to introduce Sarah Sutton and Janet Fielding as Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka respectively, but the last to star Tom Baker as the Doctor.
| Actor | Character | Character | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances |
| Actor | Character | Character | Season 11 (1973–74) | Season 12 (1974–75) | Season 13 (1975–76) | Season 14 (1976–77) | Season 15 (1977–78) | Season 16 (1978–79) | Season 17 (1979–80) | Season 18 (1980–81) |
| Jon Pertwee | The Doctor | Third | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Tom Baker | The Doctor | Fourth | Guest | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Peter Davison | The Doctor | Fifth | | | | | | | | Guest |
| Nicholas Courtney | The Brigadier | The Brigadier | Starring | Guest | Guest | | | | | |
| John Levene | Sergeant Benton | Sergeant Benton | Starring | Guest | Recurring | | | | | |
| Richard Franklin | Mike Yates | Mike Yates | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Elisabeth Sladen | Sarah Jane Smith | Sarah Jane Smith | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | |
| Ian Marter | Harry Sullivan | Harry Sullivan | | Starring | Starring | | | | | |
| Peter Pratt | The Master | The Master | | | | Guest | | | | |
| Geoffrey Beevers | The Master | The Master | | | | | | | | Guest |
| Anthony Ainley | The Master | The Master | | | | | | | | Recurring |
| Louise Jameson | Leela | Leela | | | | Starring | Starring | | | |
| John Leeson | K-9 | K-9 | | | | | Starring | Starring | | Starring |
| David Brierly | K-9 | K-9 | | | | | | | Starring | |
| Mary Tamm | Romana | I | | | | | | Starring | | |
| Lalla Ward | Romana | II | | | | | | | Starring | Starring |
| Matthew Waterhouse | Adric | Adric | | | | | | | | Starring |
| Sarah Sutton | Nyssa | Nyssa | | | | | | | | Starring |
| Janet Fielding | Tegan Jovanka | Tegan Jovanka | | | | | | | | Starring |

### 1982–1996

Peter Davison starred as the Fifth Doctor starting in the nineteenth season alongside Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton and Janet Fielding, before Waterhouse departed when Adric was dramatically killed off in Earthshock. In Mawdryn Undead, a new companion called Vislor Turlough was introduced, played by Mark Strickson. Sutton stepped down from the role of Nyssa in Terminus and Kamelion, an unusual robotic character voiced by Gerald Flood, was introduced in The King's Demons.
For "The Five Doctors" – the show's 20th anniversary special – Carole Ann Ford, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, Lalla Ward, Wendy Padbury, Caroline John, Richard Franklin, John Leeson and Frazer Hines reprised their roles as, respectively, Susan Foreman, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sarah Jane Smith, Romana, Zoe Heriot, Liz Shaw, Mike Yates, K-9 and Jamie McCrimmon. The special was broadcast between the twentieth and twenty-first seasons.
Davison, Fielding and Strickson continued on until Fielding stepped down from the role in Resurrection of the Daleks. She was replaced in Planet of Fire by Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, a serial which also marked the final appearance of Strickson and Flood. Davison was replaced by Colin Baker in The Caves of Androzani and Bryant was replaced with Bonnie Langford as Mel Bush, a few years later, after her character was killed off in Mindwarp. Sylvester McCoy took over from Baker in Time and the Rani and Langford was replaced by Sophie Aldred as Ace at the end of the twenty-fourth season. The series was axed in 1989, but a TV movie was made in 1996 which saw Paul McGann taking over from McCoy and Daphne Ashbrook making her first and only appearance as Grace Holloway.
| Actor | Character | Character | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances |
| Actor | Character | Character | Season 19 (1982) | Season 20 (1983) | Special (1983) | Season 21 (1984) | Season 22 (1985) | Season 23 (1986) | Season 24 (1987) | Season 25 (1988–89) | Season 26 (1989) | Movie (1996) |
| Peter Davison | The Doctor | Fifth | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | | | |
| Richard Hurndall | The Doctor | First | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Troughton | The Doctor | Second | | | Starring | | Starring | | | | | |
| Jon Pertwee | The Doctor | Third | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Tom Baker | The Doctor | Fourth | | | Guest | | | | | | | |
| Colin Baker | The Doctor | Sixth | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | |
| Sylvester McCoy | The Doctor | Seventh | | | | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring |
| Paul McGann | The Doctor | Eighth | | | | | | | | | | Starring |
| Anthony Ainley | The Master | The Master | Recurring | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Guest | | | Guest | |
| Eric Roberts | The Master | The Master | | | | | | | | | | Starring |
| Matthew Waterhouse | Adric | Adric | Starring | | | Guest | | | | | | |
| Sarah Sutton | Nyssa | Nyssa | Starring | Starring | | Guest | | | | | | |
| Janet Fielding | Tegan Jovanka | Tegan Jovanka | Starring | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | | | |
| Mark Strickson | Vislor Turlough | Vislor Turlough | | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | | | |
| Nicholas Courtney | The Brigadier | The Brigadier | | Guest | Starring | | | | | | Guest | |
| Carole Ann Ford | Susan Foreman | Susan Foreman | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Elisabeth Sladen | Sarah Jane Smith | Sarah Jane Smith | | | Starring | | | | | | | |
| Gerald Flood | Kamelion | Kamelion | | Starring | | Starring | | | | | | |
| Nicola Bryant | Peri Brown | Peri Brown | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | | | | |
| Frazer Hines | Jamie McCrimmon | Jamie McCrimmon | | | Guest | | Starring | | | | | |
| Bonnie Langford | Mel Bush | Mel Bush | | | | | | Starring | Starring | | | |
| Sophie Aldred | Ace | Ace | | | | | | | Starring | Starring | Starring | |
| Daphne Ashbrook | Grace Holloway | Grace Holloway | | | | | | | | | | Starring |

### 2005–2011

Upon the revival of Doctor Who, Christopher Eccleston would be the first actor to portray the newest incarnation of the Doctor. Multiple actresses were considered to play the Doctor's next companion, with Billie Piper announced as the frontrunner to star as Rose Taylor. The role ultimately went to Piper, with the character’s name changed to Rose Tyler. Eccleston and Piper made their debut in "Rose." For the second half of the first series they were joined by John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. Due to disagreements with the producers and network executives, Eccleston departed after a single series and was succeeded by David Tennant portraying the Tenth Doctor beginning at the end of "The Parting of the Ways." Barrowman was also written off at the end of this series and would go on to lead his own spin-off series, Torchwood. Tennant's first full episode was "The Christmas Invasion" which led into the second series with Piper continuing her role. Elisabeth Sladen and John Leeson returned to Doctor Who in the series two episode "School Reunion" reprising their roles as Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, respectively. The two would also go on to star in their own spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. Piper left in the second series finale, "Doomsday." Catherine Tate starred as Donna Noble, the Doctor's one off companion in "The Runaway Bride", and was briefly introduced in "Doomsday." Freema Agyeman replaced Piper for the series three, and appeared as Martha Jones from "Smith and Jones" to "Last of the Time Lords." Agyeman had previously appeared in a separate role in "Doomsday" and was cast as Jones following positive reception from the producers; the two characters were later explained to be cousins. Barrowman briefly re-joined the series for its three-part finale third series. Derek Jacobi and John Simm portrayed new incarnations of the Master.
Tennant was joined by Kylie Minogue portraying Astrid Peth in the 2008 Christmas special, "Voyage of the Damned." This episode also introduced Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, later revealed to be Donna's grandfather, who would continue to recur across series four. Cribbins was not originally expected to appear outside of the special, but was asked to return in place of Howard Attfield who had portrayed Donna's dad Geoff and died unexpectedly while filming was still underway. Despite having another actress and character lined up for the fourth series, the producers ultimately decided to ask Tate to return instead. Piper returned for this series making a set of various cameo appearances. Ageyman also returned for three episodes mid-series. Alex Kingston was introduced as a mysterious time-traveler called River Song in the later portion of the series during which her character was killed-off. The series four two-part finale saw numerous cast members return including Piper, Barrowman, Agyeman, Sladen, and Leeson, while also featuring the departure of Tate. Tennant decided to leave the role following a series of specials which featured David Morrissey, Michelle Ryan, and Lindsay Duncan as one-time companions in their respective episodes. "The End of Time" saw the return of Cribbins, this time as the Doctor's companion. This episode also saw brief cameo appearances from Piper, Tate, Agyeman, Barrowman, and Sladen ahead of Tennant's regeneration.
Matt Smith was named as Tennant's replacement as the Eleventh Doctor and first appeared in "The End of Time". In the fifth series premiere, "The Eleventh Hour", Karen Gillan joined Smith and played Amy Pond. Gillan previously played a soothsayer in the series four episode "The Fires of Pompeii" Rory Williams was introduced as a recurring character portrayed by Arthur Darvill. Kingston was re-introduced in the fifth series and was revealed as another time traveler who meets with the Doctor out of order. Darvill was then promoted to the main cast beginning with "The Impossible Astronaut", the series six opening episode. Kingston continued to recur throughout the sixth series as well.
| Actor | Character | Character | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances |
| Actor | Character | Character | Series 1 (2005) | Series 2 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 4 | Specials (2008–10) | Series 5 (2010) | Series 6 | Series 6 |
| Actor | Character | Character | Series 1 (2005) | Special (2005) | Series (2006) | Special (2006) | Series (2007) | Special (2007) | Series (2008) | Specials (2008–10) | Series 5 (2010) | Special (2010) | Series (2011) |
| Christopher Eccleston | The Doctor | Ninth | Main | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Tennant | The Doctor | Tenth | Guest | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | | | |
| Matt Smith | The Doctor | Eleventh | | | | | | | | Guest | Main | Main | Main |
| Billie Piper | Rose Tyler | Rose Tyler | Main | Main | Main | | | | Main | Guest | | | |
| Catherine Tate | Donna Noble | Donna Noble | | | Guest | Main | | | Main | Guest | | | |
| Freema Agyeman | Martha Jones | Martha Jones | | | | | Main | | Main | Guest | | | |
| John Barrowman | Jack Harkness | Jack Harkness | Recurring | | | | Main | | Main | Guest | | | |
| Kylie Minogue | Astrid Peth | Astrid Peth | | | | | | Main | | | | | |
| Elisabeth Sladen | Sarah Jane Smith | Sarah Jane Smith | | | Guest | | | | Main | Guest | | | |
| John Leeson | K-9 | K-9 | | | Guest | | | | Guest | | | | |
| David Morrissey | Jackson Lake | Jackson Lake | | | | | | | | Main | | | |
| Michelle Ryan | Christina de Souza | Christina de Souza | | | | | | | | Main | | | |
| Lindsay Duncan | Adelaide Brooke | Adelaide Brooke | | | | | | | | Main | | | |
| Derek Jacobi | The Master | The Master | | | | | Guest | | | | | | |
| John Simm | The Master | The Master | | | | | Recurring | | | Main | | | |
| Bernard Cribbins | Wilfred Mott | Wilfred Mott | | | | | | Guest | Recurring | Main | | | |
| Alex Kingston | River Song | River Song | | | | | | | Guest | | Recurring | | Recurring |
| Karen Gillan | Amy Pond | Amy Pond | | | | | | | | | Main | Main | Main |
| Arthur Darvill | Rory Williams | Rory Williams | | | | | | | | | Recurring | Main | Main |

### 2011–2017

Smith continued his role throughout the entirety of the seventh series and the following specials. Claire Skinner starred as Madge Arwell in the Christmas special that preceded series seven. This special also saw Gillan and Darvill make guest appearances. The two then returned for the first part of the series before departing in "The Angels Take Manhattan". Jenna-Louise Coleman was announced as a new companion, Clara Oswald, to succeed Gillan and Darvill. Coleman made an unannounced guest appearance (as Oswin Oswald) in the series opener, "Asylum of the Daleks", before joining the main cast from "The Snowmen". Alex Kingston continued to recur in the series. Beginning with the subsequent specials Coleman dropped "Louise" from her acting name. The first special celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the series was titled "The Day of the Doctor" and saw the return of David Tennant and Billie Piper. Christopher Eccleston was initially set to return in the special as well but was later replaced by John Hurt, who played an incarnation of the Doctor not previously known. Gillan made a brief cameo appearance in the second and final special, "The Time of the Doctor". This episode also saw the departure of Smith.
Peter Capaldi took over as the Twelfth Doctor following Smith's departure and debuted his first full episode in "Deep Breath". Capaldi made a cameo appearance in "The Day of the Doctor" and a guest appearance at the end of "The Time of the Doctor" after being cast in the role. He had also previously appeared in the Doctor Who episode "The Fires of Pompeii" and in the third series of spin-off series Torchwood, roles which were later connected to the Twelfth Doctor. Smith also held a minor role in "Deep Breath" in an appearance that was filmed prior to his departure. Coleman returned once more for the eighth and ninth series before exiting in "Hell Bent". Michelle Gomez appeared throughout the eighth series as an unknown character that was later revealed to be the next incarnation of the Master, this time going by Missy. Gomez also appeared in the two-part ninth series premiere. The Christmas special that bridged the two series featured an appearance by Nick Frost as Santa Claus, a role that was introduced through a cameo in the eighth series finale.
Coleman's departure was followed by two Christmas specials ahead of the tenth series, the first of which featured a final appearance by Kingston and the second featuring the return of Matt Lucas as Nardole from the first, but this time in a starring role. Lucas continued this role through the end of the tenth series which also saw the introduction of Pearl Mackie portraying Bill Potts. Gomez recurred once more in the series and Simm reprised his role alongside Gomez in the tenth series finale. The "Twice Upon a Time" Christmas special included the departure of both Capaldi and Mackie from the series. It also saw one-off appearances by David Bradley who had been cast as the First Doctor and Mark Gatiss as The Captain. Bradley was first introduced in the final episode of the tenth series. Coleman and Lucas both made guest appearances in the special as well. The Thirteenth Doctor, portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, was introduced at the end of the episode.
| Actor | Character | Character | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances |
| Actor | Character | Character | Series 7 | Series 7 | Series 7 | Series 7 | Specials (2013) | Series 8 (2014) | Series 9 | Series 9 | Series 9 | Series 10 | Series 10 | Series 10 |
| Actor | Character | Character | Special (2011) | Part 1 (2012) | Special (2012) | Part 2 (2013) | Specials (2013) | Series 8 (2014) | Special (2014) | Series (2015) | Special (2015) | Special (2016) | Series (2017) | Special (2017) |
| Matt Smith | The Doctor | Eleventh | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Guest | | | | | | |
| David Tennant | The Doctor | Tenth | | | | | Main | | | | | | | |
| John Hurt | The Doctor | War | | | | Guest | Main | | | | | | | |
| Peter Capaldi | The Doctor | Twelfth | | | | | Guest | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| David Bradley | The Doctor | First | | | | | | | | | | | Guest | Main |
| Jodie Whittaker | The Doctor | Thirteenth | | | | | | | | | | | | Guest |
| Claire Skinner | Madge Arwell | Madge Arwell | Main | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karen Gillan | Amy Pond | Amy Pond | Guest | Main | | | Guest | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Darvill | Rory Williams | Rory Williams | Guest | Main | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jenna Coleman | Clara Oswald | Clara Oswald | | Guest | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | | | | Guest |
| Alex Kingston | River Song | River Song | | Guest | | Guest | | | | | Main | | | |
| Billie Piper | Rose Tyler | Rose Tyler | | | | | Main | | | | | | | |
| Michelle Gomez | The Master / Missy | The Master / Missy | | | | | | Recurring | | Guest | | | Recurring | |
| John Simm | The Master / Missy | The Master / Missy | | | | | | | | | | | Guest | |
| Nick Frost | Santa Claus | Santa Claus | | | | | | Guest | Main | | | | | |
| Matt Lucas | Nardole | Nardole | | | | | | | | | Guest | Main | Main | Guest |
| Pearl Mackie | Bill Potts | Bill Potts | | | | | | | | | | | Main | Main |
| Mark Gatiss | The Captain | The Captain | | | | | | | | | | | | Main |

### Since 2018

Whittaker's first series as the Thirteenth Doctor began its broadcast in late 2018. Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill replaced Mackie and Lucas as the companions for the show. The twelfth series saw the reintroduction of the Master, this time played by Sacha Dhawan who recurred across the series. Meanwhile, Barrowman briefly returned to Doctor Who as Harkness in "Fugitive of the Judoon", after a ten year absence from the series, and starred in the 2021 New Year's Day special, "Revolution of the Daleks". "Fugitive of the Judoon" also introduced a new, previously unknown, incarnation of the Doctor referred to as the Fugitive Doctor portrayed by Jo Martin, a role that carried over into the thirteenth series and subsequent specials.
Walsh and Cole left the series following "Revolution of the Daleks", and were succeeded by John Bishop for the thirteenth series. Whittaker, Gill, and Bishop continued their roles through the 2022 specials; Whittaker then departed alongside Gill, and Bishop. The final special, "The Power of the Doctor", commemorating the BBC's centenary, saw the return of David Bradley, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann as the First, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth doctors, respectively. Sophie Aldred and Janet Fielding also starred in the episode, reprising their roles as Ace and Tegan Jovanka. Walsh briefly returned in the episode as well, with William Russell, Katy Manning, and Bonnie Langford portraying former companions Ian Chesterton, Jo Grant, and Mel Bush. With his appearance, Chesterson broke the Guinness World Record for "longest gap between TV appearances as the same character" with over 57 years since his last appearance in 1965.
On 8 May 2022, Ncuti Gatwa was cast as the Fourteenth Doctor. David Tennant and Catherine Tate were also announced to be returning to the series in a similar set of specials airing in 2023 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the series. Following Tennant's re-introduction to the series at the end of "The Power of the Doctor" it was revealed that Gatwa would actually be playing the Fifteenth Doctor while Tennant would hold the role of the Fourteenth. Bernard Cribbins appeared in the 2023 specials as Wilfred Mott in a posthumous role because of Cribbins' death after completing filming. Langford also reprised her role once more in the final special, "The Giggle." Gatwa was first introduced in this episode, before his first full episode in the 2023 Christmas special, with the fourteenth series screening in 2024. This series is also set to see Langford make further guest appearances. In May 2024, it was revealed that Nicola Coughlan would star as the Doctor's one-off companion in the 2024 Christmas special. Gatwa and Gibson will both continue their roles into the fifteenth series, and are set to be joined by Varada Sethu, who first appeared in the episode "Boom" (2024) as an unrelated character.
| Actor | Character | Character | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances |
| Actor | Character | Character | Series 11 | Series 11 | Series 12 | Series 12 | Series 13 (2021) | Specials (2022) | Specials (2023) | Series 14 | Series 14 | Series 15 | Series 15 |
| Actor | Character | Character | Series (2018) | Special (2019) | Series (2020) | Special (2021) | Series 13 (2021) | Specials (2022) | Specials (2023) | Special (2023) | Series (2024) | Special (2024) | Series (2025) |
| Jodie Whittaker | The Doctor | Thirteenth | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | | | | | |
| Jo Martin | The Doctor | Fugitive | | | Guest | | Guest | Guest | | | | | |
| David Bradley | The Doctor | First | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| Peter Davison | The Doctor | Fifth | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| Colin Baker | The Doctor | Sixth | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| Sylvester McCoy | The Doctor | Seventh | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| Paul McGann | The Doctor | Eighth | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| David Tennant | The Doctor | Fourteenth | | | | | | Guest | Main | | | | |
| Ncuti Gatwa | The Doctor | Fifteenth | | | | | | | Guest | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Bradley Walsh | Graham O'Brien | Graham O'Brien | Main | Main | Main | Main | | Guest | | | | | |
| Tosin Cole | Ryan Sinclair | Ryan Sinclair | Main | Main | Main | Main | | | | | | | |
| Mandip Gill | Yasmin Khan | Yasmin Khan | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | | | | | |
| Sacha Dhawan | The Master | The Master | | | Recurring | | | Guest | | | | | |
| John Barrowman | Jack Harkness | Jack Harkness | | | Guest | Main | | | | | | | |
| John Bishop | Dan Lewis | Dan Lewis | | | | | Main | Main | | | | | |
| Nicholas Courtney | The Brigadier | The Brigadier | | | | | Voice only | | | | | | |
| Sophie Aldred | Ace | Ace | | | | | | Main | | | | | |
| Janet Fielding | Tegan Jovanka | Tegan Jovanka | | | | | | Main | | | | | |
| William Russell | Ian Chesterton | Ian Chesterton | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| Katy Manning | Jo Grant | Jo Grant | | | | | | Guest | | | | | |
| Bonnie Langford | Mel Bush | Mel Bush | | | | | | Guest | Guest | | Guest | | Guest |
| Catherine Tate | Donna Noble | Donna Noble | | | | | | | Main | | | | |
| Bernard Cribbins | Wilfred Mott | Wilfred Mott | | | | | | | Guest | | | | |
| Millie Gibson | Ruby Sunday | Ruby Sunday | | | | | | | | Main | Main | Guest | Main |
| Nicola Coughlan | Joy Almondo | Joy Almondo | | | | | | | | | | Main | |
| Varada Sethu | Belinda Chandra | Belinda Chandra | | | | | | | | | | | Main |

## Recurring appearances

Actors with roles which they have reprised over multiple episodes or stories without being part of the main cast.

### A

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Chris Addison | Seb | "The Caretaker" (2014) |
| Chris Addison | Seb | "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven" (2014) |
| Ronke Adekoluejo | Penny | "Extremis" – "The Pyramid at the End of the World" (2017) |
| Nadia Albina | Diane | "The Halloween Apocalypse" (2021) |
| Nadia Albina | Diane | "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Nadia Albina | Diane | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Nadia Albina | Diane | "Legend of the Sea Devils" (2022) |
| Jacob Anderson | Vinder | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Jacob Anderson | Vinder | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Samuel Anderson | Danny Pink | "Into the Dalek" (2014) |
| Samuel Anderson | Danny Pink | "Listen" – "Last Christmas (2014) |
| Adjoa Andoh | Francine Jones | "Smith and Jones" (2007) |
| Adjoa Andoh | Francine Jones | "The Lazarus Experiment" – "42" (2007) |
| Adjoa Andoh | Francine Jones | "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" (2007) |
| Adjoa Andoh | Francine Jones | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" (2008) |

### B

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Annette Badland | Margaret Blaine | "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" (2005) |
| Annette Badland | Margaret Blaine | "Boom Town" (2005) |
| David Banks | Cyberleader | Earthshock (1982) |
| David Banks | Cyberleader | "The Five Doctors" (1983) |
| David Banks | Cyberleader | Attack of the Cybermen (1985) |
| David Banks | Cyberleader | Silver Nemesis (1988) |
| Frances Barber | Madame Kovarian | "Day of the Moon" – "The Curse of the Black Spot" (2011) |
| Frances Barber | Madame Kovarian | "The Rebel Flesh" – "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Frances Barber | Madame Kovarian | "Closing Time" – "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Aneurin Barnard | Roger ap Gwilliam | "73 Yards" (2024) |
| Aneurin Barnard | Roger ap Gwilliam | "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Tim Bentinck | Voice of the Monks | "Extremis" – "The Pyramid at the End of the World" (2017) |
| Nigel Betts | Mr Armitage | "Into the Dalek" (2014) |
| Nigel Betts | Mr Armitage | "The Caretaker" (2014) |
| Nigel Betts | Mr Armitage | "Dark Water" (2014) |
| Caitlin Blackwood | Amelia Pond | "The Eleventh Hour" (2010) |
| Caitlin Blackwood | Amelia Pond | "The Big Bang" (2010) |
| Caitlin Blackwood | Amelia Pond | "Let's Kill Hitler" (2011) |
| Caitlin Blackwood | Amelia Pond | "The God Complex" (2011) |
| Julian Bleach | Davros | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Julian Bleach | Davros | "The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar" (2015) |
| Ken Bones | The General | "The Day of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Ken Bones | The General | "Hell Bent" (2015) |
| Hugh Bonneville | Henry Avery | "The Curse of the Black Spot" (2011) |
| Hugh Bonneville | Henry Avery | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Dalek" (2005) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Daleks in Manhattan" / "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Victory of the Daleks" (2010) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang" (2010) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Asylum of the Daleks" (2012) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Day of the Doctor" – "The Time of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Into the Dalek" (2014) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar" (2015) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Hell Bent" (2015) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Pilot" (2017) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Twice Upon a Time" (2017) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Resolution" (2019) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Revolution of the Daleks" (2021) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "Eve of the Daleks" (2022) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Daleks | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "The Next Doctor" (2008) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Closing Time" (2011) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Nightmare in Silver" (2013) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven" (2014) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "World Enough and Time" / "The Doctor Falls" (2017) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Ascension of the Cybermen" / "The Timeless Children" (2020) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Cybermen | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Judoon | "Smith and Jones" (2007) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Judoon | "The Stolen Earth" (2008) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Judoon | "Fugitive of the Judoon" (2020) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Judoon | "The Timeless Children" (2020) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Zygons | "The Day of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Zygons | "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion" (2015) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Vlinx | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Nicholas Briggs | Voice of the Vlinx | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Peter Butterworth | The Meddling Monk | The Time Meddler (1965) |
| Peter Butterworth | The Meddling Monk | The Daleks' Master Plan (1966) |

### C

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Simon Callow | Charles Dickens | "The Unquiet Dead" (2005) |
| Simon Callow | Charles Dickens | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Simon Carew | Ood | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Silas Carson | Voice of the Ood | "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit" (2006) |
| Silas Carson | Voice of the Ood | "Planet of the Ood" (2008) |
| Silas Carson | Voice of the Ood | "The End of Time" (2009–2010) |
| Silas Carson | Voice of the Ood | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Ysanne Churchman | Voice of Alpha Centauri | The Curse of Peladon (1972) |
| Ysanne Churchman | Voice of Alpha Centauri | The Monster of Peladon (1974) |
| Ysanne Churchman | Voice of Alpha Centauri | "Empress of Mars" (2017) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "Rose" (2005) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" (2005) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "Boom Town" (2005) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) – "New Earth" (2006) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "School Reunion" – "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Noel Clarke | Mickey Smith | "The End of Time" (2010) |
| Sharon D. Clarke | Grace O'Brien | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018) |
| Sharon D. Clarke | Grace O'Brien | "Arachnids in the UK" (2018) |
| Sharon D. Clarke | Grace O'Brien | "It Takes You Away" (2018) |
| Sharon D. Clarke | Grace O'Brien | "Can You Hear Me?" (2020) |
| Sharon D. Clarke | Grace O'Brien | "Revolution of the Daleks" (2021) |
| Maurice Colbourne | Lytton | Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) |
| Maurice Colbourne | Lytton | Attack of the Cybermen (1985) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Rose" – "The End of the World" (2005) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" (2005) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Father's Day" (2005) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) – "New Earth" (2006) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Love & Monsters" (2006) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Camille Coduri | Jackie Tyler | "The End of Time" (2010) |
| Karl Collins | Shaun Temple | "The End of Time" (2009–2010) |
| Karl Collins | Shaun Temple | "The Star Beast" (2023) |
| Karl Collins | Shaun Temple | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Aidan Cook | Zygon | "The Day of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Aidan Cook | Zygon | "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion" (2015) |
| James Corden | Craig Owens | "The Lodger" (2010) |
| James Corden | Craig Owens | "Closing Time" (2011) |
| Tony Curran | Vincent van Gogh | "Vincent and the Doctor" (2010) |
| Tony Curran | Vincent van Gogh | "The Pandorica Opens" (2010) |

### D

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Eve De Leon Allen | Angie Maitland | "The Bells of Saint John" (2013) |
| Eve De Leon Allen | Angie Maitland | "The Crimson Horror" – "The Name of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Alexander Devrient | Colonel Christofer Ibrahim | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Alexander Devrient | Colonel Christofer Ibrahim | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Richard Dillane | Carter | "Let's Kill Hitler" (2011) |
| Richard Dillane | Carter | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Shaun Dingwall | Pete Tyler | "Father's Day" (2005) |
| Shaun Dingwall | Pete Tyler | "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Shaun Dingwall | Pete Tyler | "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Jonny Dixon | Karl | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018) |
| Jonny Dixon | Karl | "Eve of the Daleks" (2022) |
| Anita Dobson | Mrs. Flood | "The Church on Ruby Road" (2023) |
| Anita Dobson | Mrs. Flood | "73 Yards" (2024) |
| Anita Dobson | Mrs. Flood | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Valentine Dyall | The Black Guardian | The Armageddon Factor (1979) |
| Valentine Dyall | The Black Guardian | Mawdryn Undead – Enlightenment (1983) |

### E

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Dalek" (2005) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday (2006) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Daleks in Manhattan" / "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Victory of the Daleks" (2010) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang" (2010) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar" (2015) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Revolution of the Daleks" (2021) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "Eve of the Daleks" (2022) |
| Barnaby Edwards | Dalek Operator | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Craige Els | Karvanista | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Craige Els | Karvanista | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |

### F

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Stuart Fell | Body of Alpha Centauri | The Curse of Peladon (1972) |
| Stuart Fell | Body of Alpha Centauri | The Monster of Peladon (1974) |
| Simon Fisher-Becker | Dorium Maldovar | "The Pandorica Opens" (2010) |
| Simon Fisher-Becker | Dorium Maldovar | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Simon Fisher-Becker | Dorium Maldovar | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Yasmin Finney | Rose Noble | "The Star Beast" (2023) |
| Yasmin Finney | Rose Noble | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Yasmin Finney | Rose Noble | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Barbara Flynn | Awsok/Tecteun | "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Barbara Flynn | Awsok/Tecteun | "Survivors of the Flux" (2021) |

### G

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Ravin J Ganatra | Hakim Khan | "Arachnids in the UK" (2018) |
| Ravin J Ganatra | Hakim Khan | "Demons of the Punjab" (2018) |
| Ravin J Ganatra | Hakim Khan | "Spyfall" (2020) |
| Ellis George | Courtney Woods | "Deep Breath" – "Into the Dalek" (2014) |
| Ellis George | Courtney Woods | "The Caretaker" – "Kill the Moon" (2014) |
| David Graham | Voice of the Daleks | The Daleks (1963–1964) |
| David Graham | Voice of the Daleks | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) |
| David Graham | Voice of the Daleks | The Chase (1965) |
| David Graham | Voice of the Daleks | "Mission to the Unknown" (1965) |
| David Graham | Voice of the Daleks | The Daleks' Master Plan (1965–1966) |
| Thaddea Graham | Bel | "Once, Upon Time" − "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Richard E. Grant | Doctor Simeon / The Great Intelligence | "The Snowmen" (2012) |
| Richard E. Grant | Doctor Simeon / The Great Intelligence | "The Bells of Saint John" (2013) |
| Richard E. Grant | Doctor Simeon / The Great Intelligence | "The Name of the Doctor (2013) |
| Jaye Griffiths | Jac | "The Magician's Apprentice" (2015) |
| Jaye Griffiths | Jac | "The Zygon Invasion" (2015) |
| Michelle Greenidge | Carla Sunday | "The Church on Ruby Road" (2023) |
| Michelle Greenidge | Carla Sunday | "Space Babies" (2024) |
| Michelle Greenidge | Carla Sunday | "73 Yards" (2024) |
| Michelle Greenidge | Carla Sunday | "Rogue" – "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Shobna Gulati | Najia Khan | "Arachnids in the UK" (2018) |
| Shobna Gulati | Najia Khan | "Demons of the Punjab" (2018) |
| Shobna Gulati | Najia Khan | "Spyfall" (2020) |

### H

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Daisy Haggard | Sophie | "The Lodger" (2010) |
| Daisy Haggard | Sophie | "Closing Time" (2011) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Daleks (1963) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Space Museum (1965) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Chase (1965) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | Mission to the Unknown (1965) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Daleks' Master Plan (1965–1966) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Power of the Daleks (1966) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Daleks | The Evil of the Daleks (1967) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Cybermen | The Tenth Planet (1966) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Cybermen | The Moonbase (1967) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Cybermen | The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) |
| Peter Hawkins | Voice of the Cybermen | The Wheel in Space (1968) |
| Andrew Hayden-Smith | Jake Simmonds | "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Andrew Hayden-Smith | Jake Simmonds | "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Jennifer Hennessy | Moira | "The Pilot" (2017) |
| Jennifer Hennessy | Moira | "Extremis" (2017) |
| Clare Higgins | Ohila | "The Magician's Apprentice" (2015) |
| Clare Higgins | Ohila | "Hell Bent" (2015) |
| Jamie Hill | Monks | "Extremis" – "The Lie of the Land" (2017) |
| Richard Hope | Malohkeh | "The Hungry Earth" / "Cold Blood" (2010) |
| Richard Hope | Malohkeh | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Kelly Hunter | Shadow Architect | "The Stolen Earth" (2008) |
| Kelly Hunter | Shadow Architect | "The Magician's Apprentice" (2015) |
| Stephanie Hyam | Heather | "The Pilot" (2017) |
| Stephanie Hyam | Heather | "The Doctor Falls" (2017) |

### J

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Barry Jackson | Jeff Garvey | Galaxy 4 (1965) |
| Barry Jackson | Jeff Garvey | "Mission to the Unknown" (1965) |
| Paul Jerricho | The Castellan | Arc of Infinity (1983) |
| Paul Jerricho | The Castellan | "The Five Doctors" (1983) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | The Daleks (1963–1964) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | The Chase (1965) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | "Mission to the Unknown" (1965) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | The Daleks' Master Plan (1965–1966) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | The Power of the Daleks (1966) |
| Robert Jewell | Dalek Operator | The Evil of the Daleks (1967) |
| Kassius Carey Johnson | Artie Maitland | "The Bells of Saint John" (2013) |
| Kassius Carey Johnson | Artie Maitland | "The Crimson Horror" – "The Name of the Doctor" (2013) |

### K

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Paul Kasey | Cybermen | "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Paul Kasey | Cybermen | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Paul Kasey | Cybermen | "The Next Doctor" (2008) |
| Paul Kasey | Cybermen | "Closing Time" (2011) |
| Paul Kasey | Ood | "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit" (2006) |
| Paul Kasey | Ood | "Planet of the Ood" (2008) |
| Paul Kasey | Ood | "Waters of Mars" (2009) |
| Paul Kasey | Ood | "The End of Time" (2009–2010) |
| Paul Kasey | Judoon | "Smith and Jones" (2007) |
| Paul Kasey | Judoon | "The Stolen Earth" (2008) |
| Paul Kasey | Judoon | "The Pandorica Opens" (2010) |
| Paul Kasey | Judoon | "Fugitive of the Judoon" (2020) |
| Asif Khan | Sgt. Ramesh Sunder | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018) |
| Asif Khan | Sgt. Ramesh Sunder | "Spyfall" (2020) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "The Runaway Bride" (2006) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "Partners in Crime" (2008) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "The Sontaran Stratagem" / "The Poison Sky" (2008) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "Turn Left" – "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "The End of Time" (2009–2010) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "The Star Beast" (2023) |
| Jacqueline King | Sylvia Noble | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Tommy Knight | Luke Smith | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Tommy Knight | Luke Smith | "The End of Time" (2010) |

### L

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Trevor Laird | Clive Jones | "Smith and Jones" (2007) |
| Trevor Laird | Clive Jones | "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" (2007) |
| Bruno Langley | Adam Mitchell | "Dalek" – "The Long Game" (2005) |
| Oscar Lloyd | Toby Avery | "The Curse of the Black Spot" (2011) |
| Oscar Lloyd | Toby Avery | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |

### M

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Ruth Madeley | Shirley Bingham | "The Star Beast" (2023) |
| Ruth Madeley | Shirley Bingham | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Kevin Manser | Dalek Operator | The Daleks (1963–1964) |
| Kevin Manser | Dalek Operator | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) |
| Kevin Manser | Dalek Operator | The Chase (1965) |
| Kevin Manser | Dalek Operator | "Mission to the Unknown" (1965) |
| Kevin Manser | Dalek Operator | The Daleks' Master Plan (1965–1966) |
| Kevin Manser | Dalek Operator | The Power of the Daleks (1966) |
| Fernanda Marlowe | Corporal Bell | The Mind of Evil (1971) |
| Fernanda Marlowe | Corporal Bell | The Claws of Axos (1971) |
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Tish Jones | "Smith and Jones" (2007) |
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Tish Jones | "The Lazarus Experiment" (2007) |
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Tish Jones | "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" (2007) |
| Neve McIntosh | Madame Vastra | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Neve McIntosh | Madame Vastra | "The Snowmen" (2012) |
| Neve McIntosh | Madame Vastra | "The Crimson Horror" (2013) |
| Neve McIntosh | Madame Vastra | "The Name of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Neve McIntosh | Madame Vastra | "Deep Breath" (2014) |
| Kevin McNally | Professor Jericho | "Village of the Angels" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Ian McNeice | Winston Churchill | "The Beast Below" − "Victory of the Daleks" (2010) |
| Ian McNeice | Winston Churchill | "The Pandorica Opens" (2010) |
| Ian McNeice | Winston Churchill | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Brian Miller | Dalek voices | Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) |
| Brian Miller | Dalek voices | Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) |
| Alexandra Moen | Lucy Saxon | "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" (2007) |
| Alexandra Moen | Lucy Saxon | "The End of Time" (2009) |
| Terry Molloy | Davros | Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) |
| Terry Molloy | Davros | Revelation of the Daleks (1985) |
| Terry Molloy | Davros | Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) |

### N

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Matthew Needham | Old Swarm | "The Halloween Apocalypse" (2021) |
| Matthew Needham | Old Swarm | "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Chris Noth | Jack Robertson | "Arachnids in the UK" (2018) |
| Chris Noth | Jack Robertson | "Revolution of the Daleks" (2021) |

### O

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Samuel Oatley | Tim Shaw | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018) |
| Samuel Oatley | Tim Shaw | "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" (2018) |
| Patrick O'Kane | Ashad | "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" – "The Timeless Children" (2020) |
| Patrick O'Kane | Ashad | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Sophie Okonedo | Liz 10 | "The Beast Below" (2010) |
| Sophie Okonedo | Liz 10 | "The Pandorica Opens" (2010) |
| Ingrid Oliver | Osgood | "The Day of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Ingrid Oliver | Osgood | "Death in Heaven" (2014) |
| Ingrid Oliver | Osgood | "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion" (2015) |
| Kate O'Mara | The Rani | The Mark of the Rani (1985) |
| Kate O'Mara | The Rani | Time and the Rani (1987) |
| Steve Oram | Joseph Williamson | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Steve Oram | Joseph Williamson | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |

### P

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Craig Parkinson | Grand Serpent | "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Craig Parkinson | Grand Serpent | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Bhavnisha Parmar | Sonya Khan | "Arachnids in the UK" (2018) |
| Bhavnisha Parmar | Sonya Khan | "Demons of the Punjab" (2018) |
| Bhavnisha Parmar | Sonya Khan | "Spyfall" (2020) |
| Bhavnisha Parmar | Sonya Khan | "Can You Hear Me?" (2020) |
| Bhavnisha Parmar | Sonya Khan | "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Bill Paterson | Professor Edwin Bracewell | "Victory of the Daleks" (2010) |
| Bill Paterson | Professor Edwin Bracewell | "The Pandorica Opens" (2010) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Daleks in Manhattan" / "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" (2008) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Victory of the Daleks" (2010) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Asylum of the Daleks" (2012) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "The Day of the Doctor" – "The Time of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar" (2015) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Revolution of the Daleks" (2021) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "Eve of the Daleks" (2022) |
| Nicholas Pegg | Dalek Operator | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |

### R

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Power of Three" (2012) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Day of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "Death in Heaven" (2014) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Magician's Apprentice" (2015) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion" (2015) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "73 Yards" (2024) |
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Sheila Reid | Clara's Gran | "The Time of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Sheila Reid | Clara's Gran | "Dark Water" (2014) |
| Struan Rodger | Voice of Face of Boe | "New Earth" (2006) |
| Struan Rodger | Voice of Face of Boe | "Gridlock" (2007) |
| Lenny Rush | Morris Gibbons | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |

### S

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Rochenda Sandall | Azure | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Annabel Scholey | Claire Brown | "The Halloween Apocalypse" (2021) |
| Annabel Scholey | Claire Brown | "Village of the Angels" (2021) |
| Annabel Scholey | Claire Brown | "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Tony Selby | Glitz | The Mysterious Planet (1986) |
| Tony Selby | Glitz | The Ultimate Foe (1986) |
| Tony Selby | Glitz | Dragonfire (1987) |
| Nabil Shaban | Sil | Vengeance on Varos (1985) |
| Nabil Shaban | Sil | Mindwarp (1986) |
| W. Morgan Sheppard | Old Canton Delaware | "The Impossible Astronaut" (2011) |
| W. Morgan Sheppard | Old Canton Delaware | "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Cybermen | The Tenth Planet (1966) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Cybermen | The Wheel in Space (1968) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Daleks | The Evil of the Daleks (1967) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Daleks | Genesis of the Daleks (1975) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Daleks | Planet of the Daleks (1973) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Daleks | "The Five Doctors" (1983) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Daleks | Revelation of the Daleks (1985) |
| Roy Skelton | Voice of the Daleks | Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) |
| Sam Spruell | Swarm | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "Once, Upon Time" (2021) |
| Sam Spruell | Swarm | "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Dan Starkey | Sontaran | "The Sontaran Stratagem" / "The Poison Sky" (2008) |
| Dan Starkey | Sontaran | "The End of Time" (2010) |
| Dan Starkey | Sontaran | "The Time of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Dan Starkey | Sontaran | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "War of the Sontarans" (2021) |
| Dan Starkey | Sontaran | "The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| Dan Starkey | Strax | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Dan Starkey | Strax | "The Snowmen" (2012) |
| Dan Starkey | Strax | "The Crimson Horror" (2013) |
| Dan Starkey | Strax | "The Name of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Dan Starkey | Strax | "Deep Breath" (2014) |
| Catrin Stewart | Jenny Flint | "A Good Man Goes to War" (2011) |
| Catrin Stewart | Jenny Flint | "The Snowmen" (2012) |
| Catrin Stewart | Jenny Flint | "The Crimson Horror" (2013) |
| Catrin Stewart | Jenny Flint | "The Name of the Doctor" (2013) |
| Catrin Stewart | Jenny Flint | "Deep Breath" (2014) |

### T

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Buom Tihngang | Tibo | "Spyfall" (2020) |
| Buom Tihngang | Tibo | "Can You Hear Me?" (2020) |
| Russell Tovey | Alonso Frame | "Voyage of the Damned" (2007) |
| Russell Tovey | Alonso Frame | "The End of Time" (2010) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Frontier in Space (1973) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Planet of the Daleks (1973) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Death to the Daleks (1974) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Genesis of the Daleks (1975) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Destiny of the Daleks (1979) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Revelation of the Daleks (1985) |
| Cy Town | Dalek Operator | Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) |
| Susan Twist | Mrs Merridew | "Wild Blue Yonder" (2023) |
| Susan Twist | Woman | "The Church on Ruby Road" (2023) |
| Susan Twist | Gina Scalzi | "Space Babies" (2024) |
| Susan Twist | Tea Lady | "The Devil's Chord" (2024) |
| Susan Twist | Villengard Ambulance AI | "Boom" (2024) |
| Susan Twist | Hiker | "73 Yards" (2024) |
| Susan Twist | Penny Pepper-Bean | "Dot and Bubble" (2024) |
| Susan Twist | The Portrait | "Rogue" (2024) |
| Susan Twist | Susan Triad | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |

### V

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Marnix van den Broeke | Silent | "The Impossible Astronaut" / "Day of the Moon" (2011) |
| Marnix van den Broeke | Silent | "Closing Time" – "The Wedding of River Song" (2011) |

### W

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Joivan Wade | Rigsy | "Flatline" (2014) |
| Joivan Wade | Rigsy | "Face the Raven" (2015) |
| Everal A. Walsh | Gabriel | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018) |
| Everal A. Walsh | Gabriel | "Can You Hear Me?" (2020) |
| Zoë Wanamaker | Lady Cassandra | "The End of the World" (2005) |
| Zoë Wanamaker | Lady Cassandra | "New Earth" (2006) |
| Edmund Warwick | Stand-in for William Hartnell | The Keys of Marinus (1964) |
| Edmund Warwick | Stand-in for William Hartnell | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) |
| Jack Watling | Professor Edward Travers | The Abominable Snowmen (1967) |
| Jack Watling | Professor Edward Travers | The Web of Fear (1968) |
| Jonathan Watson | Skaak/Sontaran Commander Riskaw | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "War of the Sontarans" (2021) |
| Jonathan Watson | Sontaran Commander Stenck | "Survivors of the Flux" (2021) |
| Maisie Williams | Ashildr | "The Girl Who Died" / "The Woman Who Lived" (2015) |
| Maisie Williams | Ashildr | "Face the Raven" (2015) |
| Maisie Williams | Ashildr | "Hell Bent" (2015) |
| Mark Williams | Brian Williams | "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" (2012) |
| Mark Williams | Brian Williams | "The Power of Three" (2012) |
| Penelope Wilton | Harriet Jones | "Aliens of London" / "World War Three" (2005) |
| Penelope Wilton | Harriet Jones | "The Christmas Invasion" (2005) |
| Penelope Wilton | Harriet Jones | "The Stolen Earth" (2008) |
| Michael Wisher | Dalek voices | Frontier in Space (1973) |
| Michael Wisher | Dalek voices | Planet of the Daleks (1973) |
| Michael Wisher | Dalek voices | Death to the Daleks (1974) |
| Gabriel Woolf | Sutekh | Pyramids of Mars (1975) |
| Gabriel Woolf | Sutekh | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |
| Gabriel Woolf | Voice of The Beast | "The Impossible Planet" – "The Satan Pit" (2006) |
| Angela Wynter | Cherry Sunday | "The Church on Ruby Road" (2023) |
| Angela Wynter | Cherry Sunday | "Space Babies" (2024) |
| Angela Wynter | Cherry Sunday | "73 Yards" (2024) |
| Angela Wynter | Cherry Sunday | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" (2024) |

### Y

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Reggie Yates | Leo Jones | "Smith and Jones" (2007) |
| Reggie Yates | Leo Jones | "The Lazarus Experiment" (2007) |
| Reggie Yates | Leo Jones | "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" (2007) |

## Guest appearances

This is a list of actors who have made guest appearances in Doctor Who. These actors were well-known names at the time of their appearance in the series, which frequently caused interest in the media towards the latest story. Actors who became famous after their Doctor Who appearance are not present in this list.

### First Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Robert Beatty | General Cutler | The Tenth Planet (1966) |
| George Coulouris | Arbitan | The Keys of Marinus (1964) |
| Julian Glover | Richard the Lionheart | The Crusade (1965) |
| Stephanie Bidmead | Maaga | Galaxy 4 (1965) |
| Max Adrian | King Priam | The Myth Makers (1965) |
| Barrie Ingham | Paris | The Myth Makers (1965) |
| Andre Morell | Marshal Tavannes | The Massacre (1966) |
| Michael Gough | Celestial Toymaker | The Celestial Toymaker (1966) |
| Kenneth Kendall | Himself | The War Machines (1966) |

### Second Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Varga | The Ice Warriors (1967) |
| Pauline Collins OBE | Sam Briggs | The Faceless Ones (1967) |
| Joseph Furst | Zaroff | The Underwater Menace (1967) |
| Marius Goring, CBE | Theodore Maxtible | The Evil of the Daleks (1967) |
| Emrys Jones | The Master of the Land of Fiction | The Mind Robber (1968) |
| Esmond Knight | Dom Issigri | The Space Pirates (1969) |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Radnor | The Seeds of Death (1969) |
| Victor Maddern | Robson | Fury from the Deep (1968) |
| Wolfe Morris | Padmasambhava and the Voice of the Great Intelligence | The Abominable Snowmen (1967) |

### Third Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| June Brown | Lady Eleanor | The Time Warrior (1973–1974) |
| Ingrid Pitt | Queen Galleia | The Time Monster (1972) |
| Aubrey Woods | Controller | Day of the Daleks (1972) |
| Helen Worth | Mary Ashe | Colony in Space (1971) |

### Fourth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| George Baker | Login | Full Circle (1980) |
| Eleanor Bron | Art Gallery Visitor | City of Death (1979) |
| John Cleese | Art critic | City of Death (1979) |
| Adrienne Corri | Mena | The Leisure Hive (1980) |
| Julian Glover | Count/Scaroth | City of Death (1979) |
| Emrys James | Aukon | State of Decay (1980) |
| Beatrix Lehmann | Prof. Emilia Rumford | The Stones of Blood (1978) |
| Pamela Salem | Toos | The Robots of Death (1977) |

### Fifth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Lynda Baron | Captain Wrack | Enlightenment (1983) |
| Isla Blair | Isabella | The King's Demons (1983) |
| Peter Gilmore | Brazen | Frontios (1984) |
| Leee John | Mansell | Enlightenment (1983) |
| Burt Kwouk | Lin Futu | Four to Doomsday (1982) |
| Ingrid Pitt | Dr Solow | Warriors of the Deep (1984) |
| Beryl Reid | Briggs | Earthshock (1982) |
| Richard Todd | Sanders | Kinda (1982) |
| Peter Wyngarde | Timanov | Planet of Fire (1984) |

### Sixth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Maurice Denham OBE | Azmael/Professor Edgeworth | The Twin Dilemma (1984) |
| Faith Brown | Flast | Attack of the Cybermen (1985) |
| Martin Jarvis | The Governor | Vengeance on Varos (1985) |
| Terence Alexander | Lord Ravensworth | The Mark of the Rani (1985) |
| Jacqueline Pearce | Chessenne | The Two Doctors (1985) |
| Paul Darrow | Tekker | Timelash (1985) |
| Eleanor Bron | Kara | Revelation of the Daleks |
| Alexei Sayle | D.J. | Revelation of the Daleks (1985) |
| Joan Sims | Katryca | The Mysterious Planet (1986) |
| Brian Blessed | Yrcanos | Mindwarp (1986) |
| Patrick Ryecart | Crozier | Mindwarp (1986) |
| Honor Blackman | Professor Lasky | Terror of the Vervoids (1986) |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Popplewick | The Ultimate Foe (1986) |

### Seventh Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Richard Briers | Chief Caretaker | Paradise Towers (1987) |
| Ken Dodd | Tollmaster | Delta and the Bannermen (1987) |
| Dolores Gray | Mrs. Remington | Silver Nemesis (1988) |
| Hale and Pace | Len and Harvey | Survival (1989) |
| Sheila Hancock | Helen A | The Happiness Patrol (1988) |
| Nicholas Parsons | Rev. Wainwright | The Curse of Fenric (1989) |
| Pamela Salem | Professor Jensen | Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) |
| Sylvia Syms | Mrs Pritchard | Ghost Light (1989) |

### Eighth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Eric Roberts | The Master | Doctor Who (1996) |

### Ninth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Jo Joyner | Lynda Moss | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) |
| Davina McCall | Davinadroid | "Bad Wolf" (2005) |
| Simon Pegg | The Editor | "The Long Game" (2005) |
| Anne Robinson | Anne Droid | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) |
| Richard Wilson | Doctor Constantine | "The Empty Child" / "The Doctor Dances" (2005) |

### Tenth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Derek Acorah | Himself | "Army of Ghosts" (2006) |
| Thelma Barlow | Lady Thaw | "The Lazarus Experiment" (2007) |
| Michelle Collins | Kath McDonell | "42" (2007) |
| Pauline Collins OBE | Queen Victoria | "Tooth and Claw" (2006) |
| Timothy Dalton | Rassilon | "The End of Time" (2009–2010) |
| Richard Dawkins | Himself | "The Stolen Earth" (2008) |
| Huw Edwards | Himself | "Fear Her" (2006) |
| Lee Evans | Malcolm Taylor | "Planet of the Dead" (2009) |
| Mark Gatiss | Professor Richard Lazarus | "The Lazarus Experiment" (2007) |
| Trisha Goddard | Herself | "Army of Ghosts" (2006) |
| Anthony Head | Mr Finch | "School Reunion" (2006) |
| Derek Jacobi | Professor Yana | "Utopia" (2007) |
| Peter Kay | Victor Kennedy | "Love & Monsters" (2006) |
| Felicity Kendal CBE | Lady Clemency Eddison | "The Unicorn and the Wasp" (2008) |
| Roger Lloyd-Pack | John Lumic | "Rise of the Cybermen" / "The Age of Steel" (2006) |
| Carey Mulligan | Sally Sparrow | "Blink" (2007) |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | Yvonne Hartman | "Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday" (2006) |
| Lesley Sharp | Sky Silvestry | "Midnight" (2008) |
| Marc Warren | Elton Pope | "Love & Monsters" (2006) |

### Eleventh Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Bill Bailey | Droxil | "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" (2011) |
| Lynda Baron | Val | "Closing Time" (2011) |
| David Bradley | Solomon | "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" (2012) |
| Brian Cox | Himself | "The Power of Three" (2012) |
| Sir Michael Gambon | Kazran Sardick / Elliot Sardick | "A Christmas Carol" (2010) |
| Katherine Jenkins | Abigail Pettigrew | "A Christmas Carol" (2010) |
| Sir Ian McKellen | Voice of the Great Intelligence | "The Snowmen" (2012) |
| David Mitchell | Voice of Robot 1 | "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" (2012) |
| Bill Nighy | Dr. Black | "Vincent and the Doctor" (2010) |
| David Walliams | Gibbis | "The God Complex" (2011) |
| Robert Webb | Voice of Robot 2 | "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" (2012) |

### Twelfth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Foxes | Singer | "Mummy on the Orient Express" (2014) |
| Frank Skinner | Perkins | "Mummy on the Orient Express" (2014) |
| Greg Davies | King Hydroflax | "The Husbands of River Song" (2015) |

### Thirteenth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Aisling Bea | Sarah | "Eve of the Daleks" (2022) |
| Alan Cumming | King James | "The Witchfinders" (2018) |
| Stephen Fry | C | "Spyfall" (2020) |
| Lenny Henry | Daniel Barton | "Spyfall" (2020) |
| Julie Hesmondhalgh | Judy Maddox | "Kerblam!" (2018) |
| Lee Mack | Dan Cooper | "Kerblam!" (2018) |
| Art Malik | Ilin | "The Ghost Monument" (2018) |
| Pauline McLynn | Mary | "Eve of the Daleks" (2022) |

### Fourteenth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Neil Patrick Harris | The Toymaker | "The Giggle" (2023) |
| Miriam Margolyes | Voice of The Meep | "The Star Beast" (2023) |

### Fifteenth Doctor

| Actor | Role | Stories |
| Jonathan Groff | Rogue | "Rogue" (2024) |
| Davina McCall | Herself | "The Church on Ruby Road" (2023) |
| Jinkx Monsoon | Maestro | "The Devil's Chord" (2024) |