paragraph_text: Whether Time Lords could change gender in regeneration was never addressed onscreen during the classic series and not explicitly focused on for much of the revival. In the second part of The End of Time (2010), the Eleventh Doctor briefly checks for an Adam's apple upon regeneration to confirm if he is still a man. In ``The Doctor's Wife ''(2011), he reminisces about an old friend and fellow Time Lord, the Corsair, who had been both a man and a woman several times. In`` The Night of the Doctor'' (2013), the Sisterhood of Karn specify the Doctor could choose to change sex using one of their elixirs which influence the outcome of regeneration. ``Dark Water / Death in Heaven ''(2014) shows that the Doctor's longtime nemesis the Master has become a woman, taking the name Missy. In`` Hell Bent'' (2015), the Time Lord General regenerates into a younger woman, and states that her previous incarnation was her only male form. In ``World Enough and Time ''(2017), the Doctor tells his companion Bill Potts, in reference to Missy, that Time Lords are mostly beyond gender norms and stereotypes; however, Bill points out that the males and females of the species collectively refer to themselves by a male title. From`` Twice Upon a Time'' onward, Jodie Whittaker will portray the Thirteenth Doctor, the Doctor's first female incarnation.

paragraph_text: Dark Night of the Soul (Spanish: La noche oscura del alma) is the title given to a poem of the 16th - century, Spanish poet and Roman Catholic, Discalced Carmelite mystic, priest, and Doctor of the Church St. John of the Cross, OCD. The author did not entitle his poem, on which he wrote two book - length commentaries: The Ascent of Mount Carmel (Subida del Monte Carmelo) and The Dark Night (Noche Oscura).

paragraph_text: Doctor Siyabonga Sangweni (born 29 September 1981 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal), known as Siyabonga Sangweni, is a retired South African soccer defender who use to play for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

paragraph_text: The Great Helmsman is a 2007 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. It deals with two women who are debating who will be chosen for a night with Chairman Mao Zedong. The play premiered as part of the production "Ten", a night of short plays. It premiered April 30, 2007 at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. It was directed by Lloyd Suh.

paragraph_text: Transit is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice and the first appearance of Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Aaronovitch, appeared in "Doctor Who Magazine" #195.

paragraph_text: Corpse Marker is a BBC Books original novel written by Chris Boucher and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It features the Fourth Doctor and Leela. The concepts and characters are derived from the 1977 television serial "The Robots of Death" and reused in the spinoff audio series "Kaldor City". It is notable for acting as a crossover story, albeit a slight one, to "Blake's 7", which Boucher script-edited, as the Psychostrategist Carnell (who appeared in the series two episode "Weapon" in 1979) plays a prominent role.

paragraph_text: Cold Fusion is an original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It features the Fifth Doctor, with Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan, immediately after "Castrovalva". Also appearing is the Seventh Doctor, with Chris and Roz, from between the Virgin New Adventures novels "Return of the Living Dad" and "The Death of Art". It was the only one of the Virgin "Doctor Who" novels to feature more than one Doctor.

paragraph_text: Paulina Salas is a former political prisoner in an unnamed Latin American country who had been raped by her captors, led by a sadistic doctor whose face she never saw. The rapist doctor played Schubert's composition Death and the Maiden during the act of rape; hence the play's title.

paragraph_text: The Starry Night is an oil on canvas by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it describes the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an ideal village. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Regarded as among Van Gogh's finest works, "The Starry Night" is one of the most recognized paintings in the history of Western culture.

paragraph_text: Night Monster is a 1942 American black-and-white horror film featuring Bela Lugosi and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Company. The movie uses an original story and screenplay by Clarence Upson Young and was produced and directed by Ford Beebe. For box office value, star billing was given to Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill, but the lead roles were played by Ralph Morgan, Irene Hervey and Don Porter, with Atwill in a character role as a pompous doctor who becomes a victim to the title character, and Lugosi in a small part as a butler.

paragraph_text: 276 -- ``Twice Upon a Time ''Doctor Who episode Promotional image for the episode Cast Doctors Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor) David Bradley (First Doctor) Jodie Whittaker (Thirteenth Doctor) Companion Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) Others Mark Gatiss -- The Captain Jenna Coleman -- Clara Matt Lucas -- Nardole Nikki Amuka - Bird -- Helen Clay Toby Whithouse -- German Soldier Lily Travers -- Polly Jared Garfield -- Ben Jackson Nicholas Briggs -- Voice of the Daleks Production Directed by Rachel Talalay Written by Steven Moffat Produced by Peter Bennett Executive producer (s) Steven Moffat Brian Minchin Incidental music composer Murray Gold Length 60 minutes Originally broadcast 25 December 2017 Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by →`` The Doctor Falls'' -- Doctor Who episodes (1963 -- 1989) Doctor Who episodes (2005 -- present)

paragraph_text: In 1973, Doctor Who actress Katy Manning, who was playing the Third Doctor's assistant Jo Grant opposite Jon Pertwee, was leaving the series; Z-Cars producer Ron Craddock gave Sladen an enthusiastic recommendation to Doctor Who producer Barry Letts. Sladen arrived at the audition not knowing it was for the new companion role, and was amazed at Letts's thoroughness. She was introduced to Pertwee, whom she found intimidating at the time. As she chatted with Letts and Pertwee, each time she turned to look at one of them the other would signal a thumbs-up. The role of Sarah Jane Smith was originally given to comic actress April Walker, but allegedly during rehearsals for debut story The Time Warrior, doubts over the pairing of Walker and Pertwee surfaced and the part was re-cast to Sladen.She stayed on Doctor Who for three-and-a-half seasons, alongside Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Tom Baker as the Fourth. She returned to the character of Sarah Jane Smith on several later occasions. In 1981, new Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner asked her to return to the series to ease the transition between Tom Baker and new Doctor Peter Davison. She declined but accepted his second offer of doing a pilot for a spin-off series called K-9 and Company, co-starring K-9, the robot dog from Doctor Who. However, the pilot was not picked up for a series. Two years later Sladen appeared in the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors.She reprised the role in the 1993 Children in Need special Dimensions in Time, and in the 1995 independently produced video Downtime alongside former co-star Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield. This was her last on-screen appearance as Sarah Jane Smith for some time.

paragraph_text: Karen Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress, director, and screenwriter. She played the role of Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC One science fiction series Doctor Who (2010 -- 2013). In film, she portrayed Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and its untitled sequel (2019), and also played Ruby Roundhouse in the box - office hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).

paragraph_text: Starry Night Over the Rhône (September 1888) is one of Vincent van Gogh's paintings of Arles at nighttime. It was painted at a spot on the bank of the Rhône that was only a one or two - minute walk from the Yellow House on the Place Lamartine which Van Gogh was renting at the time. The night sky and the effects of light at night provided the subject for some of his more famous paintings, including Cafe Terrace at Night (painted earlier the same month) and the later canvas from Saint - Rémy, The Starry Night.

paragraph_text: Intrigued by an ominous figure in one of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) go back in time to meet Van Gogh (Tony Curran) and discover that Provence has been plagued by an invisible monster, known as the Krafayis, which only Van Gogh can see. The Doctor and Amy work with Van Gogh to defeat the Krafayis, but in their attempt to have Van Gogh realise his legacy through bringing him to the future they ultimately realise that not all of time can be rewritten and there are some evils which are out of the Doctor's reach.

paragraph_text: The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who, who is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who spin - offs. In the programme's narrative, the Doctor is a centuries - old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change, and a new actor assumes the role. Tennant's portrayal of the Doctor is of an outwardly charismatic and charming adventurer whose likable and easygoing attitude can quickly turn to righteous fury when provoked.

paragraph_text: John Ziegler aka "JohnZguitar" is an American guitarist based in Los Angeles, California who plays in the groups VOLTO!, Bubbatron, Pigmy Love Circus, and is host of the long-running "Monday Night Jamz" residency at The Baked Potato night club in Studio City, Los Angeles.

paragraph_text: She attended the British drama school East 15 in 2005, and left after winning a high - profile role in the BBC drama Waterloo Road, playing the bully Leigh - Ann Galloway. Since that role, Matthews has continued to act in BBC's Doctors, playing Connie Whitfield; in ITV's The Bill playing drug addict Josie Clarke; and she was back in the BBC soap Doctors in 2009, playing Tansy Flack.

paragraph_text: Doctors & Dealers is a one-woman band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The principal member is Sparrow Lindgren who frequently works with collaborator Anders Lager on recordings and several additional band members when playing live shows.

paragraph_text: Matthew Liptak (born 30 April 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is also a doctor, receiving his medical degree from Flinders University in Adelaide.

Question: Which actor portrays the painter of The Starry Night in Doctor Who?
Answer: Tony Curran