David Bradley

David Bradley (born 17 April 1942Doctor Who Guide in Yorkshire, England) has several credits in and related to the DWU. Most notably, he portrayed William Hartnell, who played the First Doctor and originated the part of the Doctor, in the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time. He would later portray the First Doctor himself in a surprise appearance in the Doctor Who episode The Doctor Falls, and later Twice Upon a Time. He also reprised the role in Big Finish Productions' The First Doctor Adventures and in the Doctor Who: Lockdown! webcast Doctors Assemble!. He portrayed the First Doctor version of the Guardians of the Edge in The Power of the Doctor.
He was originally intended to play Geb, Sutekh's father, in The True History of Faction Paradox. The part ultimately went to Edward de Souza instead. (REF: Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who)
Prior to this, he provided the voice of the Shansheeth in The Sarah Jane Adventures story Death of the Doctor, and played Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship during series 7 of Doctor Who. Like Colin Baker and Peter Capaldi before him, he has played the Doctor in the TV series proper after having previously held another role on the show.
== Career ==
Outside of the Doctor Who franchise, Bradley is known for, among other things, , written by Chris Chibnall, and for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter movies, Abraham Setrakian in FX's The Strain, and Walder Frey in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
== In the DWU ==
In Resurrection of the Author, it was mentioned in a brief note at the end of the story that David Bradley played Auteur in the 200th Anniversary Special of a BBC series, F[REDACTED] P[REDACTED]. It was also hinted that he had been resurrected to play the role.
== Credits ==
As the First Doctor
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* The Doctor Falls
* Twice Upon a Time
=== Webcasts ===
==== Doctor Who: Lockdown! ====
* Doctors Assemble!
=== Audio ===
==== Special Releases ====
* The Legacy of Time
** Collision Course
==== The First Doctor Adventures ====
* Volume One
** The Destination Wars
** The Great White Hurricane
* Volume Two
** The Invention of Death
** The Barbarians and the Samurai
* Volume Three
** The Phoenicians
** Tick-Tock World
* Volume Four
** Return to Skaro
** Last of the Romanovs
* Volume Five
** For the Glory of Urth
** The Hollow Crown
==== The Diary of River Song ====
* An Unearthly Woman
==== Susan's War ====
* The Shoreditch Intervention (re-used footage)
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* Dinosaurs on a Spaceship - Solomon
* The Power of the Doctor - Guardian of the Edge
==== The Sarah Jane Adventures ====
* Death of the Doctor - Voice of Shansheeth Blue
==== Other ====
* An Adventure in Space and Time - William Hartnell
== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
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