Eleventh Doctor
Russell Tovey auditioned and screen-tested for the part of the Eleventh Doctor, having been recommended to Steven Moffat's new production team by outgoing showrunner Russell T Davies. Moffat briefly considered casting Peter Capaldi. Paterson Joseph was considered the most probable candidate for the Eleventh Doctor before the announcement of the role would go to Smith. The role of the Eleventh Doctor went to Matt Smith.