List of recast actors at Big Finish

The following actors have been cast in Big Finish Productions audio stories in roles from the TV series, where the characters were played by different actors.
== The Doctor ==
Character 	TV actor 	TV years 	BF actor 	BF years 	Notes
First Doctor 	William Hartnell 	1963-1966	William Russell 	2010-2016 	Mainly in The Early Adventures and The Lost Stories but also in many of The Companion Chronicles, where they voiced the Doctor but in most cases weren't credited as playing them.
First Doctor 	William Hartnell 	1963-1966	Peter Purves 	2014-2021 	Mainly in The Early Adventures and The Lost Stories but also in many of The Companion Chronicles, where they voiced the Doctor but in most cases weren't credited as playing them.
First Doctor 	William Hartnell 	1963-1966	David Bradley 	2017-2021 	Mainly in The First Doctor Adventures in Volumes One to Five. Originally played William Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time and the First Doctor in The Doctor Falls, Twice Upon a Time. Later played the First Doctor again The Power of the Doctor
First Doctor 	William Hartnell 	1963-1966	Stephen Noonan 	2022-present	Mainly in The First Doctor Adventures beginning with The Outlaws.
Second Doctor 	Patrick Troughton 	1966-1969	Frazer Hines 	2010-2022 	Mainly in The Early Adventures and The Lost Stories but also in many of The Companion Chronicles, where he voiced the Doctor but in most cases weren't credited as playing him.
Second Doctor 	Patrick Troughton 	1966-1969	Michael Troughton	2022 	In The Annhiliators and The Second Doctor Adventures.
Third Doctor 	Jon Pertwee 	1970-1974	Tim Treloar 	2013-present	Mainly in The Third Doctor Adventures.
Third Doctor 	Jon Pertwee 	1970-1974	Jon Culshaw 	2022 	In The Threshold.
Fourth Doctor 	Tom Baker 	1974-1981	Jon Culshaw 	2006 	Voiced the Doctor in pre-recorded scenes played back by the Fifth Doctor in The Kingmaker. Tom Baker eventually returned to the role from 2012 onwards.
Ninth Doctor 	Christopher Eccleston	2005 	Nicholas Briggs 	2013-2019 	Mostly in stories with narrated elements. David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston returned to the role in the full cast stories from 2016 and 2020 onwards.
Ninth Doctor 	Christopher Eccleston	2005 	Jacob Dudman 	2020-present	Mostly in stories with narrated elements. David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston returned to the role in the full cast stories from 2016 and 2020 onwards.
Tenth Doctor 	David Tennant 	2005-2010	Kieran Hodgson 	2018 	Mostly in stories with narrated elements. David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston returned to the role in the full cast stories from 2016 and 2020 onwards.
Tenth Doctor 	David Tennant 	2005-2010	Jacob Dudman 	2018-present	Mostly in stories with narrated elements. David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston returned to the role in the full cast stories from 2016 and 2020 onwards.
Eleventh Doctor	Matt Smith 	2010-2013	Jacob Dudman 	2018-present	Mostly in stories with narrated elements. David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston returned to the role in the full cast stories from 2016 and 2020 onwards.
Twelfth Doctor 	Peter Capaldi 	2013-2017	Jacob Dudman 	2019-present	Mostly in stories with narrated elements. David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston returned to the role in the full cast stories from 2016 and 2020 onwards.
== Other characters ==
Character 	TV actor 	TV years 	BF actor 	BF years 	Notes
Barbara Wright 	Jacqueline Hill 	1963-1965 	Jemma Powell 	2016-present	In The Early Adventures, The First Doctor Adventures and An Unearthly Woman. Originally played Jacqueline Hill in An Adventure in Space and Time.
Ian Chesterton 	William Russell 	1963-1965 	Jamie Glover 	2017-present	In The First Doctor Adventures and An Unearthly Woman. Originally played Carole Ann Ford and William Russell in An Adventure in Space and Time. Russell and Ford returned as Ian and Susan in Susan's War (2020) as The First Doctor Adventures was ongoing.
Susan Foreman 	Carole Ann Ford 	1963-1964 	Claudia Grant 	2017-present	In The First Doctor Adventures and An Unearthly Woman. Originally played Carole Ann Ford and William Russell in An Adventure in Space and Time. Russell and Ford returned as Ian and Susan in Susan's War (2020) as The First Doctor Adventures was ongoing.
David Campbell 	Peter Fraser 	1964 	Sean Biggerstaff 	2021 	In After the Daleks.
Jenny Chaplin 	Ann Davies 	1964 	Lucy Briers 	2021 	In After the Daleks.
Katarina 	Adrienne Hill 	1965 	Ajjaz Awad 	2019 	In Companion Piece and Daughter of the Gods.
Dodo Chaplet 	Jackie Lane 	1966 	Lauren Cornelius 	2021-present	In The Secrets of Det-Sen and The Outlaws.
The Toymaker 	Michael Gough 	1966 	David Bailie 	2009-2010 	In The Nightmare Fair and Solitaire.
Ben Jackson 	Michael Craze 	1966-1967 	Elliot Chapman 	2015-2019 	In The Early Adventures and The Companion Chronicles.
Professor Parry 	Aubrey Richards 	1967 	Christopher Timothy 	2022 	In Secrets of Telos.
Captain Hopper 	George Roubicek 	1967 	Ronan Summers 	2022 	In Secrets of Telos.
Padmasambhava 	Wolfe Morris 	1967 	Paul Courtenay Hyu 	2021 	In The Secrets of Det-Sen.
Edward Travers 	Jack Watling 	1967-1968 	Tim Bentinck 	2017 	In Time of the Intelligence.
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart	Nicholas Courtney 	1968-2009 	Jon Culshaw 	2019-present	In The Third Doctor Adventures, The Grey Man of the Mountain, New Recruit, Old Friends and The Final Beginning.
First Time Lord 	Bernard Horsfall 	1969 	Nicholas Briggs 	2022 	In The Final Beginning.
Liz Shaw 	Caroline John 	1970-2012 	Daisy Ashford 	2019-present	In The Third Doctor Adventures and New Recruit.
 	Roger Delgado 	1971-1973 	Jon Culshaw 	2020-present	In Master Thief, New Recruit and The Threshold.
Alpha Centauri 	Ysanne Churchman 	1972-1974; 2017	Jane Goddard 	2008; 2022 	In The Bride of Peladon and Peladon.
BOSS 	John Dearth 	1973 	Stewart Bevan 	2019 	In The Green Life.
Sarah Jane Smith 	Elisabeth Sladen 	1973-2011 	Sadie Miller 	2021-present	In Return of the Cybermen and The Third Doctor Adventures.
Bellal 	Arnold Yarrow 	1974 	Nicholas Briggs 	2021 	In The Dalek Protocol.
Thalira 	Nina Thomas 	1974 	Deborah Findlay 	2022 	In The Poison of Peladon.
Harry Sullivan 	Ian Marter 	1974-1975 	Christopher Naylor 	2021-present	In Return of the Cybermen and Nemesis.
Valyes 	John Franklyn-Robbins	1975 	Steven Wickham 	2005-2013 	In Gallifrey. Character's identity as the Time Lord from Genesis of the Daleks was revealed in Ascension.
Cyber-Leader 	Christopher Robbie 	1975 	Nicholas Briggs 	2021 	In Return of the Cybermen.
Warner 	Alec Wallis 	1975 	Nicholas Briggs 	2021 	In Return of the Cybermen.
Kellman 	Jeremy Wilkin 	1975 	Nickolas Grace 	2021 	In Return of the Cybermen.
Stevenson 	Ronald Leigh-Hunt 	1975 	Nicholas Asbury 	2021 	In Return of the Cybermen.
Lester 	William Marlowe 	1975 	Robert Whitelock 	2021 	In Return of the Cybermen.
Kiy Uvanov 	Russell Hunter 	1977 	Jon Culshaw 	2020-present	In The Robots.
Magnus Greel 	Michael Spice 	1977 	Angus Wright 	2012; 2019 	In The Butcher of Brisbane and The Talents of Greel.
Mr Sin 	Deep Roy 	1977 	Alex Mallinson 	2012 	In The Butcher of Brisbane.
Mr Sin 	Deep Roy 	1977 	Nicholas Goh 	2019 	In The Talents of Greel.
Patsy 	Patsy Smart 	1977 	Flaminia Cinque 	2014 	In Jago & Litefoot.
Casey 	Chris Gannon 	1977 	John Paul Connolly 	2019 	In The Talents of Greel.
Li H'sen Chang 	John Bennett 	1977 	Nicholas Goh 	2019 	In The Talents of Greel.
Emma Buller 	uncredited 	1977 	uncredited 	2019 	In The Talents of Greel.
White Guardian 	Cyril Luckham 	1978; 1983 	Jason Watkins 	2009 	In The Destroyer of Delights / The Chaos Pool.
White Guardian 	Cyril Luckham 	1978; 1983 	Jez Fielder 	2016 	In The Pursuit of History / Casualties of Time.
Garron 	Iain Cuthbertson 	1978 	David Rintoul 	2022 	In The Ribos Inheritance.
Black Guardian 	Valentine Dyall 	1979; 1983 	David Troughton 	2009-2016 	In The Judgement of Isskar, The Destroyer of Delights, et al.
Adric 	Matthew Waterhouse 	1980-present 	Andrew Sachs 	2008 	In The Boy That Time Forgot. Matthew Waterhouse returned to the role from 2014 onwards.
Biroc 	David Weston 	1981 	John Dorney 	2021 	In Lion Hearts.
 	Anthony Ainley 	1981-1989 	Jon Culshaw 	2020-present	In Lesser Evils and Masterful.
Kamelion 	Gerald Flood 	1983-1984 	Sunny Ormonde 	2007 	In Winter.
Kamelion 	Gerald Flood 	1983-1984 	Jon Culshaw 	2019-present	In Devil in the Mist, Black Thursday, et al.
Kandyman 	David John Pope 	1988 	Nicholas Rowe 	2018 	In World of Damnation / Sweet Salvation.
Morgana 	Deborah Manship 	1988-1989 	Sioned Jones 	2020 	In The Psychic Circus.
Bus conductor 	Dean Hollingsworth 	1988-1989 	Andrew James Spooner 	2020 	In The Psychic Circus.
Gods of Ragnarok 	uncredited 	1988-1989 	Andrew Spooner, Anna Brophy	2020 	In The Psychic Circus.
Queen Victoria 	Pauline Collins 	2006 	Lizzie Roper 	2014 	In The Wax Princess.
Queen Victoria 	Pauline Collins 	2006 	Rowena Cooper 	2016-present	Mainly in Torchwood - Monthly Range.
Little girl 	Skye Bennett 	2008 	Kerry Gooderson 	2016 	In The Torchwood Archive.
Charlotte Lux 	Eve Newton 	2008 	Merryn Dowley 	2022 	In Firewall.
Anita 	Jessika Williams 	2008 	Victoria Ekanoye 	2022 	In Firewall.
Ohila 	Clare Higgins 	2013-2015 	Veronica Roberts 	2021 	In Light the Flame.
Tanya Adeola 	Vivian Oparah 	2016 	Joanna McGibbon 	2020 	In Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume Three and Volume Four
Andrea Quill 	Katherine Kelly 	2016 	Dervla Kirwan 	2020 	In Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume Three and Volume Four
== New incarnations of known Time Lords ==
Character 	Actor 	Notes
Matrix Rassilon	Don Warrington 	Main Range (2001-2004)
The Doctor 	Geoffrey Bayldon 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003; 2005)
Unbound Doctor 	David Warner 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003; 2008), The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (2016-2022)
Unbound Master 	Sam Kisgart 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003; 2008), The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (2016-2017), The War Master (2019), Masterful (2021)
The Doctor 	David Collings 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003)
The Doctor 	Ian Brooker 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003)
Doctor Who 	Derek Jacobi 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003)
The Doctor 	Arabella Weir 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003)
The Doctor 	Nicholas Briggs 	Doctor Who Unbound (2003)
Andred 	Andy Coleman 	Gallifrey (2004-2013)
The Doctor 	Trevor Martin 	Seven Keys to Doomsday (2008)
 	Graeme Garden 	Eighth Doctor Adventures (2009-2011), The Secret History (2015)
Borusa 	Katy Manning 	Annihilation (2011)
 	Alex Macqueen 	UNIT: Dominion (2012), Dark Eyes (2014-2015), Main Range (2016), Masterful (2021)
Romana III 	Juliet Landau 	Gallifrey (2013-2015), Luna Romana (2014)
Second Rani 	Siobhan Redmond 	The Rani Elite (2014), Planet of the Rani (2015)
The Monk 	Rufus Hound 	The Black Hole (2015), Short Trips (2016-2017), Doom Coalition 4 (2017), The Rise of the New Humans (2018), Missy (2019-2021), Subterfuge (2020)
Third Drax 	Ray Brooks 	The Trouble with Drax (2016)
Fifth Drax 	John Challis 	The Trouble with Drax (2016)
Eighth Drax 	Miranda Raison 	The Trouble with Drax (2016)
Ninth Drax 	John Leeson 	The Trouble with Drax (2016)
Twelfth Drax 	Hugh Fraser 	The Trouble with Drax (2016)
 	James Dreyfus 	The Destination Wars (2017), The Home Guard (2019), The Psychic Circus (2020)
Rassilon 	Terrence Hardiman	Time War: Volume Two (2019)
The Master 	Milo Parker 	Masterful (2021)
Rassilon 	Richard Armitage 	Time War: Volume Four (2021)
The Nun 	Gemma Whelan 	Dalek Universe 1 (2021), Missy (2021)
== Young versions of known characters ==
Character 	Young actor 	Notes
First Doctor 	Joe Bassett 	Master (2003, cameo)
Davros 	Rory Jennings 	Innocence (2006)
Davros 	Ben Crystal 	From the Flames (2019)
Henry Gordon Jago	Alex Lowe 	The Year of the Bat (2015)
George Litefoot 	Blake Ritson 	The Year of the Bat (2015)
Winston Churchill	Iain Batchelor 	Young Winston (2018)
War Doctor 	Jonathon Carley	The War Doctor Begins (2021-present)
== Other information ==
* Nicholas Briggs voiced many Doctor Who aliens (Daleks, Cybermen, Ice Warriors, et al.) in Big Finish audio stories, and later in the TV series. This has included recurring individuals of those races, such as the Black Dalek Leader and Dalek Prime.
* Tom Baker and Matthew Waterhouse are the only actors to reprise their roles at Big Finish, after they were briefly recast for one story in the past.
* David Bradley who played William Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) and was cast as the First Doctor in The Doctor Falls and Twice Upon a Time (2017), voiced the Doctor in The First Doctor Adventures from 2017 to 2021. He did so simultaneously with Peter Purves, who continued to voice the First Doctor in The Early Adventures. When Stephen Noonan became the First Doctor in later First Doctor Adventures audios beginning in 2022, Bradley reprised a version of the First Doctor in the Thirteenth Doctor's mind in that year's TV story The Power of the Doctor.
* Nicholas Courtney, Caroline John and Elisabeth Sladen are the only actors to reprise their roles at Big Finish, before they were recast in 2019, 2019, and 2021, following their deaths in 2011, 2012, and 2011, respectively. Daisy Ashford, Caroline's daughter, took over the role of Liz Shaw, while Sadie Miller, Elizabeth's daughter, took over the role of Sarah Jane Smith. The Big Finish crew have stated that, had Ashford and Miller declined to take on these roles, the characters would not have been brought back. (BFX: Primord, Return of the Cybermen)
* William Russell and Carole Ann Ford are the only actors to reprise their on-screen roles and be recast while still active at Big Finish. Although the cast of An Adventure in Space and Time took over for The First Doctor Adventures, Ford and Russell returned to voice their characters in Susan's War (2020). Ford and her successor, Claudia Grant, both appeared as Susan Foreman in Tick-Tock World (2019). Ford also returned to voice Susan herself in After the Daleks (2021). After Susan's War, Russell appeared on television as Ian in 2022's The Power of the Doctor.
* Jon Culshaw was cast as three major Doctor Who characters: briefly as the Fourth Doctor in 2006, and also as Kamelion and as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in 2019.
* Culshaw was also cast as Kiy Uvanov for his appearances in The Robots; while the character's original actor, Russell Hunter, never voiced Uvanov for Big Finish, he did reprised the role in the Kaldor City audio series produced by Magic Bullet Productions, before his death in 2004.
* Mark Seven was played by Alan Cox in The Destroyers (2010), and later Joe Sims took over the role in the Dalek Universe series, starting from 2021.
* Alien members of the Galactic Council from Mission to the Unknown (1965) were recast for their next appearance in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-1966), and then recast again for Big Finish - with Christopher Naylor as Malpha and Sentreal, Timothy Speyer as Beaus and Francesca Hunt as Celation in The Perfect Prisoners (2019).
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