10 Future Stars Who Appeared In Doctor Who

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[@tracyroweauthor]

what are you talking about that DW doesn't attract A listers? You don't consider John Hurt, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Dalton, Penelope Wilton, Maisie Williams, Ian McKellen, Simon Callow, Anthony Head, Alan Cummings, Bill Nighy, Simon Pegg, Kylie Minogue, Zoe Wanamaker, Michael Gambon, Helen McCrory, Michael Sheen, Stephen Fry, David Morrissey, Toby Jones, Warwick Davis, Hugh Bonneville, and of course our beloved Bernard Crimmens, et al as A listers??

[@renepieper1981]

Many of them were Stars in Hollywood or in others famous productions.

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@renepieper1981 that's basically my point.

[@oscarellis1080]

They’re mostly British and will know how popular doctor who is in the uk a lot of international actors might not understand the appeal of doctor who cause they won’t have grown up with it

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@oscarellis1080 Doctor Who has been available in the US since the 1970s and a lot of us grew up watching it on PBS. Also, those actors are still A listers and are known outside the UK

[@crandleberrysadie]

Thank you for this response. 🙏

[@markzutkoff1800]

I was a bit surprised Thomas Brodie-Sangster wasn't included, especially when we could see him in the "Human Nature / Family of Blood" clips. Yes, he did have a couple of significant movie appearances ("Tristan + Isolde"; "Love Actually") prior to his Who role, but he was a young boy in those, whereas in Who he was a teen / young man, especially in the resolution of the two-parter. I was initially surprised that Carey Mulligan was "only" #3, but the two other choices at the top made sense. Good list!

[@NichtcrawlerX]

Exactly, even saw a lot of his later stuff myself. Cannot say I have seen anything else of Harry Lloyd.

[@markzutkoff1800]

@@NichtcrawlerX Harry Lloyd was still a worthy actor to be on the list. I remember the thrill of recognition when I saw him on numerous episodes of the late, lamented SF spy series "Counterpart".

[@calvinfujii5921]

I only knew him as the voice of Ferb.

[@BeeWhistler]

@@calvinfujii5921 Same, but y’know, that’s a biggie to me. He crushed it in few words. And his “dad” was the hunchback in Rocky Horror Picture Show. Interesting family, lol.

[@silversonic1]

He was also the original voice of Ferb on Phineas and Ferb. The role was sadly recast due to him being unavailable to reprise the role for the crossover in Milo Murphy's Law's second season. But I would say his big break was in Nanny McPhee as Simon Brown, two years before either of his roles on Doctor Who or Phineas and Ferb.

[@faziocarmelina548]

I'd like to mention two actresses who were already famous before their appearance in New Who: Sophie Okonedo, who later on acted in The Wheel of Time, and Zoe Wanamaker, the British American actress who played Madame Hooch, the flying instructor in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

[@ryanthorn1095]

Thomas Brodie-Sangster should definitely be on the list, from human nature and family of blood as well - he’s been in GOT as Jojen Reed, the Maze runner trilogy, nanny mcphee, Queen’s Gambit and Love actually plus more Also, Joe Dempsie was in ‘the doctor’s daughter’ and has been in GOT as Gendry, Skins as Chris and a lot more

[@alyzu4755]

Thomas Brodie-Sangster was already a well known child actor. He was in "Love, Actually" and "Nanny McPhee", among others, when he was very young.

[@lukedaley17]

Still can’t believe this is where I first saw Andrew Garfield aka the future Spider-Man.

[@chrisbhag]

Don’t forget Gugu Mbatha-Raw played Martha Jones’ younger sister and went on to other things as well

[@Lupin788]

Most notably Judge Ravonna Renslayer on the MCU series Loki.

[@chrisbhag]

@@Lupin788 she was also in Black Mirror like a couple other ppl on this list 😊

[@Lupin788]

@@chrisbhag Her episode of Black Mirror probably helped raise her profile in sci-fi and adventure (along with the tv series Undercovers and Touch) but her character ins Loki is her biggest role to-date.

[@chrisbhag]

@@Lupin788 agreed! It definitely was her highest profile role to date. Looking forward to more from her!

[@tracyroweauthor]

oh wait...wasn't she Plumette in Beauty and the Beast? I just now realized that! She was in Lost in Austen too

[@leepshin]

You forgot to mention that Olivia shared screen time with Michelle Gomez on one of "the" funniest sitcoms back in the 90's in the Green Wing. If you haven't seen it then make a point of it. Channel 4 produced it and Michelle was every bit as nutz in that as her portrayal of Missie. In fact you see straight away where Michelle's inspiration comes from for Missie is her character in the Green Wing.

[@nancykraus5127]

Have you seen Michelle Gomez in the series Sabrina the teenage Witch? It is worth watching just to see her amazing story arc and acting.

[@ozdocwho5177]

What about Beautiful People also. I personally think that Olivia makes that series. She is so funny in it

[@byronkennedy7203]

An incredible amount of talent has crossed paths with the doctor.

[@geraldstiling3735]

Having Dr Who on your CV can do a lot for the career of an up and coming actor!

[@hollymatton474]

Great video and really interesting! Joe Dempsie was in the series 4 episode The Doctor's Daughter playing a soldier called Cline. He went on to star in Game of Thrones and Skins. 😊 Anna Maxwell Martin who appeared in the series 1 episode The Long Game back in 2005 may not have gone on to become Hollywood famous but she is a familiar face on TV and has gone on to star in dramas such as Line of Duty and popular comedies such as Motherland. She also appeared in the popular series Good Omens. 😊

[@tonilove8245]

skins was before his doctor who appearance

[@hollymatton474]

@@tonilove8245 My mistake, sorry 😊

[@magnu75]

There's many actors who appeared during the classic series who went on to become very familiar faces on TV. 3 that spring to my mind right now include Martin Jarvis, whose first role was in 1965's Web Planet. Hywell Bennett was in The Chase (which was not long after). There's also Ann Reid, who was in Curse Of Fenric.

[@ozdocwho5177]

What about David Prowse from Jon Pertwee's The Time Monster. While he didn't have a voice role, he was in the suit of Darth Vader in all 3 original Star Wars movies

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

The ones I remember the most is the boy from Family of Blood - the one that grows up in the end - I remember him from several movies including the Maze Runner and Jojen Reed from Game of Thrones.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, very good actor

[@TARDIS9]

To be honest, I’m surprised that Peter Sallis isn’t on here. He didn’t seem to really come up on anyone’s radar prior to his role as Penley in ‘The Ice Warriors’, but eventually came to be famous as not only Norman Clegg in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’, but also as Wallace in ‘Wallace and Gromit.’

[@Trekapedia]

Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, John Barrowman are some of my favorites. Also, Bernard Cribbins who was in the old school movie. Definitely stole the show and is awesome. R.I.P. Legend. I’d love to see a video about guest stars we loved from Doctor Who on other shows like Anthony Stewart Head.

[@sarahchattaway95]

Yes everyone was like I knew him as spider man but for me when I first sour him I was like 'oh, hi Frank'.😂

[@danthemeegs8751]

Frank is definitely his most iconic role let’s be honest

[@davincent98]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that Felicity Jones was in Murder on the Orient Express. EDIT: or that she was in Amazing Spider-Man 2 EDIT: I just remembered that she wasn't in Murder on the Orient Express, that was Daisy Ridley.

[@BilgeDikenelli]

and Dan Brown's Inferno with Tom Hanks

[@fionamorton3490]

She and Daisy Ridley always mix themselves up in my head

[@davincent98]

@@fionamorton3490 they're both English brunettes who appeared in Star Wars in the 2010's

[@ozdocwho5177]

Wasn't Olivia Coleman in Murder on the Orient Express, though?

[@darkoraclegirl4570]

It's always amazing to look back at some of your old favorites and suddenly spot a familiar face among the cast. My mother watches a lot of British shows theses days and it's always a treat when she called me down and goes "recognize them?" Mind you I'm not as sharp at recognizing them these days but it's still so cool seeing what they did in the past or even currently.

[@disco5567]

Carey Mulligan was also in the final instalment of the Cornetto trilogy: Worlds End

[@Jen-xh4ef]

Christina Chong played Lorna Bucket in A Good Man Goes to War and now plays a major role in Strange New Worlds as La'an Noonian-Singh. Not bad for a Gamma girl.

[@RedX101]

Most of the actors I’ve heard of but I didn’t even realise Tom Ellis or Martin Clunes was in Doctor Who.

[@thomasarden3335]

I do think evolution of the daleks is one of the greatest dalek story out there

[@Noah73827]

Me too. It’s extremely underrated

[@lockwoodsorangejuice908]

I don't know for certain how well known Mark Sheppard was before Who, but I do know that he had gotten more famous recently for his role in Supernatural as Crowley

[@paddynemo5411]

He was well known for loads of things including Supernatural which was before WHO.

[@MHBW81]

You forgot about John Bell! He played Creet in Utopia and went on to The Hobbit, Outlander, played Billy the Kid, he was in T2 Trainspotting and going forward. He was 10 years old when he was Creet.

[@tonilove8245]

Harry Lloyd was a house hold name before Doctor Who playing Will Scarlet in the BBC Robin Hood series. Tom Ellis was in Eastenders before he was in Doctor Who. Olivia Colman was in loads of comedy stuff before doctor who. How bout Colin Morgan, Karen Gillan, Robert Glenister to name but a few that were relatively unknown before doctor who

[@lotemylife3006]

I'm not sure which one he was in first, but due to the fame of Merlin, I'd guess DW was first: Colin Morgan I don't know his name, but the Doctor from the empty child was also Gaius in Merlin Thomas Brodie-Sangster

[@varisrevolver4061]

Richard Wilson played Gaius. It's incredible how many actors are in both shows

[@diddymuck]

Internationally recognized actor Geoffrey Palmer was in three separate Who stories; Singer comedian and dramatist Beryl Reid, actor and fun guy Simon Pegg, actor and other fun guy Nick Frost; multi media superstar Michael Gambon, Timothy frickin' Dalton; the hotsy totsy celebrity Eleanor Bron.

[@nancykraus5127]

I think they skipped some of those because they were all ready well known when they came onto Dr. Who.

[@scotta.5681]

Geoffrey Palmer starred back with Jon Pertwee - good catch!

[@griffinmccue6189]

6:15 In 2023, Kaluuya also joined list-buddy Andrew Garfield in the Spider-Man portrayals list, voicing Hobie Brown in Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers' animated movie _Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,_ a role that saw Kaluuya keep his London accent. Garfield always affected an American accent for his portrayal. Kaluuya, however, turned his British accent up to eleven, using Cockney rhyming slang. I myself have a personal connection to his role as Posh Kenneth on _Skins:_ I actually support his sport jumper's club, and in 2021, their total victory drove me three stops short of Dagenham.

[@potato-ez5ee]

Not as well known as some of the others on the list but worth a mention, Joivan Wade who played Rigsy went on to play Cyborg in Doom Patrol. Whereas if you include Torchwood, Katy Wix who played Ianto's sister is now starring in Ted Lasso.

[@fionamorton3490]

And Ghosts - if it’s the same Katy Wix

[@ewarrior9776]

The episode with Letica Wright the clip you used also includes Jovian Wade who plays Cyborg on Doom Patrol.

[@AndrewJamesGordon]

How about Christina Chong? Played Lorna Bucket in series 6 episode 7 “A Good Man Goes to War”, her first tv role. She is now well known as Chief of Security La’an Noonien-Singh in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

[@fionamorton3490]

Thank you!!! i have been staring at her in Strange New Worlds wondering why I recognised her and that’s probably why.

[@VarachoXIX]

There’s also Clive Standen who appeared in the Sontaran Strategem of Season 4. He played as one of the Unit soldiers who got brainwashed and killed off screen. He would later on play the role of Rollo in Vikings

[@fluffyross2297]

Cool video , I can't believe how many furture stars have been in Doctor who. You did miss out Derrick Jackerby as the master , and Richard E Grant as the great intelligence. But other then that you did well finding all these stars . Well done , and keep making cool who videos . Allons-y!!!!

[@fionamorton3490]

Derek Jacobi was not a *future* star he was a massive TV and film star with a huge theatrical reputation - they usually call that a guest star. Richard E Grant, similar

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Derrick Jackerby? WTF?

[@aviva285]

Colin Morgan, played Jethro in 'Midnight', went on to be Merlin.

[@BeeWhistler]

I was wracking my brain over Martin Clunes. His face is vaguely familiar, but his name is REALLY familiar, yet I can’t remember seeing him in anything. I figure he’s famous in Britain but I’m not British so what could it be? I had to lookit up. HE WAS KIPPER!!! I freaking loved Kipper, man! My daughter would watch it on PBS, we had books, we taped episodes… it’s such a cute lil show.

[@danthemeegs8751]

Brit here. What on Earth is Kipper?

[@silverbaker2194]

​@@danthemeegs8751 Also a Brit, Kipper was a cartoon based off the children's books of the same name. For me Martin Clunes will always be linked to Men Behaving Badly.

[@ccpumpkin5426]

Tobias Menzies was in the episode Cold war ! He then went on to play the second Prince phillip on the crown opposite Olivia colemans queen Elizabeth and was nominated for an emmy! He was in Game of thrones and played 2 character simultaniously on outlander!

[@KaiCrafted]

Johnny Lee Miller- best known (to me) as Zero Cool/Crash Override from Hackers 😊 love him, hope to see more of him

[@lukedaley17]

Don’t forget Sickboy from Trainspotting.

[@Lupin788]

One of Jonny-Lee Miller's best roles prior to Elementary was in the title role of Eli Stone which should have had more than 2 seasons. He was also married to Angelina Jolie (his co-star in Hackers) for 4 years.

[@Lupin788]

@@lukedaley17 And the sequel T2 Trainspotting 21 years later.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

He's such an underrated actor. Does a lot of stage stuff but honestly I hope he gets more good screen roles

[@tarabraswell3493]

Colin Morgan appeared in "Midnight" in season three right before starring in Merlin for several years as the titular character!

[@EricaGamet]

I love how DT gushes over that fact in the DVD commentary!

[@Just_a_Guy94]

Always a joy when Who Culture uploads! It makes my day! Thank you!

[@Just_a_Guy94]

Thank you Ellie and everyone at Who Culture!

[@geradkavanagh8240]

Amazing how many actors get a start from Doctor Who. especially after the Reboot with Christopher Ecclestone as the Doctor.

[@tracyroweauthor]

Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time, Manifest) was one of the talking heads in The Library in Forest of the Dead.

[@prva9347]

Enjoyed, thanks. Scope for this topic in 'Doctor Who'-related series e.g. 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' e.g. Tommy Knight (Luke) who later became a regular cast member in 'Victoria', which of course starred Jena Coleman (Clara) from 'Doctor Who'.

[@yensid4294]

In the US, we have always gotten Briish shows via PBS (that's how most of us who were teens/tweens in he 70s were inroduced to Monty Python & oher Briish comedy series as well as Doctor Who which aired very briefly)PBS also has a long running Mystery series which is exclusively British detective/murder mystery content.Because I've been a long time fan of BBC productions & PBS supporter I've come to recognize many faces from these shows although I'm terrible with names. It's been so fun to see actors from the UK & Ireland cross the pond & land starring roles in big Hollywood productions or get steady work as character actors over the years 👍

[@ShadowWingTronix]

Briefly? Maybe in your area. At the time I picked up two different PBS stations, one here in Connecticut and the other in Massachusetts. CT carried Doctor Who from somewhere in the Fourth Doctor's reign, and did eventually go back to some of the first three, all the way to Dragonfire, Ace's introduction with the Seventh. The CT station showed one episode a day on weekdays, while Mass edited the serials together into TV movies. We also got the one out of New York but I don't remember if they showed it or when.

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@ShadowWingTronix Yeah I grew up watching that series on CPTV (CT Public Television) from the late 70s (I think) onward. I am a HUGE DW fan thanks to them. Still even have my DW fanclub card I got when making a donation. New York public television ran DW too. I remember visiting my brother in Manhattan in the 80s and watching the Pertwee series there.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

@@tracyroweauthor I didn't even hear about the show until late in Tom Baker's run and the first Doctor I got to watch regularly was Peter Davidson's until the Mass station started airing the movie edits. They stopped after Sylvester McCoy's first season.

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@ShadowWingTronix I started on Tom Baker's run and got to watch Pertwee on the NY station until CPTV started running Pertwee. I watched through Peter Davison and Colin Baker but I missed most of Sylvester McCoy

[@ShadowWingTronix]

@@tracyroweauthor Funny, I don't remember watching Doctor Who on channel 13, just 24 from Connecticut and I think 57 from Mass?

[@DpacOP]

Loved watching this and seeing where they are now 🩵

[@Highlander-JoeB]

Even though he had already had a good career, David Morrissey in The Next Doctor which is a personal favorite episode for me, went on to be one of the stars in The Walking Dead as the hated Governor.

[@alexchettur]

Brett Goldstein before Roy Kent

[@shannoncory4308]

Simon Pegg in Doctor Who in 2005 before his role in the JJ Abrams Star Trek films. Adrian Glover played in a Doctor Who story in the William Hartnell era before he was General Veers in Star Wars. Glover also played the main antagonist in 4th Doctor's 'City of Death' (which was written by Douglas Adams).

[@shannoncory4308]

Actually it's Julian Glover, and he was playing small roles when he appeared on Doctor Who in 1965. He was better known by the time he appeared on the show in 1979

[@Genxzys]

Simon Pegg was already a s Well known actor when he appeared in Doctor who. Spaced. Shaun of the dead, Black Books

[@nanaasante5943]

I can't believe I've never realised it was Olivia Colman in the elventh hour I've watched it so many times too

[@DaniRose2311]

I love Tom Hopper in Merlin 😁🥰 and everything 😅

[@kenziet4072]

So glad you kept mentioning merlin. Definitely big fandom overlap.

[@robertcringle4865]

WOW, GREAT LIST. THANKS.

[@robotshaveiteasy9459]

I knew I recognised Andrew Garfield from somewhere when I first saw him in a film. That's driven me mad for years.

[@frankharr9466]

I hadn't known. Thanks!

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Harry Lloyd had a major TV role priod to appearing in Doctor Who as he played Will Scarlet in the BBC's Robin Hood between 2006 and 2007 for 26 episodes. This would have had a greater impact than appearing in 2 episodes of Doctor Who.

[@KezyBugg1998]

Gemma Chan?

[@WhoCulture]

Good one - especially with her recent roles in the MCU!

[@chrisbellon3739]

They could do same kind of list for classic dr who

[@ShovelingJedi]

Aaaah so good to see #WhoCulture and Ellie Littlechild ☺️

[@flareinc7413]

I have to mention Michelle Gomez bc she is beyond amazing in Doom Patrol. I know it's not as big as most of the mentioned movies etc but it should be more talked about. The.Best.Series.Ever!

[@fadikhoory5350]

From what I remember, Emma Thompson was considered for a role in Ghostlight but her mum appeared in some Big Finish and guest starred in the Sarah Jane Adventures.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Her father Eric Thompson (rewriter and narrator of The Magic Roundabout) appeared in the 1966 story The Massacre. Emma Thompson was one of the inspirations for Bernice Summerfield.

[@Zach90888]

Miranda hadn’t even started when last of the time lords came out.

[@spikefertar7733]

Love an Ellie who video

[@Just_a_Guy94]

Same 😀

[@Clownboy15]

I remember watching the Fires of Pompeii episode and seeing Karen Gillan for the first time. Even under all that makeup there was something about her that shone through and I figured she’d hit it big one day. And I was right!

[@gsandau]

Carey Mulligan was also in 2005 Pride and Prejudice as Kitty.

[@antney7745]

I'm not sure Olivia Colman counts, because she was in everything even before Matt Smith's first episode.

[@Bunny1sAw3somesauce]

"A little me time.." lol funny

[@TheKroonkorken]

Harry Lloyd ist mein absoluter one time villian Favorit und überhaupt einer meiner liebsten Gastdarstaller...dieses spötische Grinsen daß er in der Rolle als Son of mine trägt....einfach grandios

[@ozdocwho5177]

There was also Pauline Collins who played Samantha Briggs in Patrick Troughtons The Faceless Ones. She later played Shirley Valentine which from memory was a hit internationally.

[@jakegirdlestone2964]

And she returned in Tooth and claw!

[@ozdocwho5177]

@@jakegirdlestone2964 Yes. I forgot to mention that. Thank you.

[@shvat26]

Yes, but Dr Who (approx 2007) was not the first rodeo or her introduction to acting m for Ms Collins. She’s been doing wonderful work since 1974 Upstairs Downstairs (original tv series).

[@kevinstull8552]

I really liked Tom Hopper's character in Black Sails. A very underrated show in my opinion.

[@zoeherriot]

How does Karen Gillan not make this list? Am I missing something here? Plays Amy Pond - goes onto play Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy.

[@Dinky-doo]

Did you not listen at the end?

[@zoeherriot]

@@Dinky-doo I did in fact.

[@Dinky-doo]

@@zoeherriot she says that she isnt including companions and doctors

[@RobboRobbo]

Danial kuluya also played agent tucker in Johnny English reborn alongside mr bean himself Roman Atkinson!

[@kanton4108]

I was introduced to him in Skins as Posh Kenneth. He knocked that role out of the park and was just hilarious in every scene he was in.

[@stefaniafranzolini1580]

I actually knew a few of them from before their time in Doctor Who.. Felicity Jones and Carey Mulligan from Northanger Abbey (2007), Tom Ellis from Shakespeare Retold version of "Much Ado About Nothing" (2005), which also starred Damian Lewis (who also became famous later, but not Who-related), Billie Piper and Olivia Colman. I'm not British, but I was watching a lot of British shows at that time

[@griffinmccue6189]

12:01 In the first season finale of _The Crown,_ in fact, we even see Matt Smith's Prince Philip open the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, the first-ever time in which the Olympics were held in the Southern Hemisphere, where they would not return until 2000 in Sydney.

[@Th8rgoddess]

Colin Morgan in series 4 episode 10 "Midnight." He plays the winey, panicky, but ultimately helpful, bored teenager.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

Remind me: what is Colin Morgan famous for these days?

[@Th8rgoddess]

@@AhsimNreiziev for that I would have to Google it. And since I don't care that much you can do that yourself. The title says "future stars" not "current stars," so if you're trying to invalidate my point by saying he's not a star anymore you failed.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

@@Th8rgoddess No, I was not trying to invalidate your point. But, seeing as you mentioned him, I thought you would have at least *some* idea of the things he starred in after _Doctor Who_ . Seeing as I don't know who he is (outside of "Midnight", that is), I thought you would be the best person to ask. But apparently not. And while it might not entirely invalidate your point, the fact you named a "future star" without apparently having any idea what the *future* projects were in which he *starred* , is in fact supremely disappointing, and also not at all in line with the question/challenge set by WhoCulture in this video. To that effect: notice that in this video, WhoCulture did in fact go through the modicum of effort of looking up the recent projects the people on this list are famous for, as opposed to just naming the _Who_ episode(s) they were in and expecting us to just know where their "future stardom" originated from. Unlike you, obviously. So while your point might not be invalid, per se, your skill at making comments on public fora that are fit for public consumption -- you know...... kind of the whole point of a *public* forum? -- is woefully inadequate.

[@Th8rgoddess]

@@AhsimNreiziev do you realize how entitled and stuck up you sound? First of all, you ordered me to tell you something you could have Googled. "Remind me..." is an order. If you want to start a conversation, ask a question. "What else have you seen him in?" or "Do you recommend anything he's been in?" would have gotten a far less antagonistic response from me. The video uses the time they were on the show as the reference for "future." There are several stars on this list who did things after being on the show but not recently. So, yes, Colin Morgan has done a major show and won awards that would fit into that criteria whether or not he is doing anything now or in the future from now. Yes, WhoCulture gave a very detailed report about their subjects. Because it's their job. It's a fair number of people's job to put these together. There's the presenter, the editors, the reachers, and other people on the team who work together to get these videos out so they can get paid for it. Demanding a fan do any of that labor for you, when Google exists, is completely unreasonable and rude. My comment was fine. You're expectations about what you would get out of your demand and unwillingness to use a search engine are the problem.

[@helynanderson3265]

​@@AhsimNreiziev Morgan was Merlin - leaf in the same show referenced in relation to Tom Hopper. Not s Hollywood star type actor but has worked consistently in Ireland ae UK and frequently on stage. Merlin still has s strong and active fandom fifteen plus years after finishing, largely due to Morgan.

[@connorthompson2191]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention andrews role in tick tick boom

[@Lupin788]

Agreed that should have been mentioned. Andrew Garfield won a Golden Globe Award and got a 2nd Academy Award nomination for Tick Tick... Boom. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Under the Banner of Heaven and won a Tony Award for his lead role in Angels in America on Broadway.

[@joannetyrrell364]

I'm notorious for interrupting movies or TV series by jumping up and yelling " he/she was in Dr Who!!"

[@user-uz7iw6ff4w]

How about Jason Connery ? he went on to star in Robin of Sherwood , and Brian Blessed went on to play king Richard the lion heart in the same show ❤

[@buddah1221]

pretty sure Colman has an uncredited appearance on a much earlier episode as like a chamber maid of something during either the 9th or 10th doctors runs she only had about 30 or 40 seconds of screen time but I'm 90% positive it was her

[@scotta.5681]

What about Brian Blessed from the Colin Baker series. He marries Peri as King Yrcarnos in the episode MindWarp. I know he may not be the type of actor to have tons of films but he's played a number of notable roles and his mountain climbing skills are quite interesting. Oh, there's good old Alexie Sayles too.

[@ozdocwho5177]

He was famous before guest starring in Who

[@Yetaxa]

@@ozdocwho5177 indeed, he was one of the top choices to play the second Doctor, back in 1966

[@Vim-Wolf]

As soon as I saw Daniel Kaluuya in 'The Fades' I thought he would have made an incredible Doctor even at his young age then. Brilliant actor.

[@Rae-Annechu]

josh dallas was in doctor who in silence in the libaray his face was on one of the statue and joe dempise who was in doctors daughter episode as cline

[@lordofthereels6790]

I'd love it if Johnny Lee Miller got a big role on Who

[@occheermommy]

One I noticed was absent was the actress that played Martha Jones’s sister. She went on to play Ravona Renslayer in Loki season one and two. Since it is one of the best and biggest Marvel TV shows I consider that big. (I personally think Loki is the best Marvel show but it is ranked as one or two by almost all Marvel fans and critics

[@TomCee53]

Unless I missed one, these are all from modern era Who. I'd like to see a similar list from Classic Who.

[@nightbreed16]

Your number 1 pick is also gonna be on Secret Invasion which should be a hit for Disney+

[@madunwagbo4769]

In fairness Andrew Garfield had already made significant inroads into Hollywood having starred in Robert Redford’s Lions for Lambs around the same time

[@Thumbnailsquid5767]

Don’t forget - Daniel K was also an actor (Kenny on the show) and a writer for Skins

[@Thumbnailsquid5767]

First ever role I saw him in!!

[@Genxzys]

Was about to post that. Posh Kenneth was hilarious

[@justabrowser4744]

You mentioned Merlin so much but yet didn't mention Merlin himself, Colin Morgan. Who played Jethro in Midnight. But I guess you could argue that both were filmed around the same time, Midnight coming out a month after Merlin's first episode.

[@mintyscott23]

How did I not know that Tom Hopper was in three of my favourite shows?

[@willmfrank]

Martin Clunes was also one of two actors who played Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps in "Jeeves and Wooster," with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

[@brandonlogan3463]

Hello There!!!

[@fanofmemes9244]

General Kenobi

[@VoltyYT]

​@@fanofmemes9244 Ah, The Negotiator.

[@WhoCulture]

This is where the fun begins!

[@robertcartier5088]

Was exposed to Tom Ellis' work a year before "Lucifer"... He starred in the single season of "Rush", about an American surgeon in Hollywood, who caters only to the very rich and the very famous. No questions asked. He nailed it! I had no idea after 10 episodes of Rush that the guy was British! lol

[@johna5635]

How about "Ten Future Stars who originally appeared as presenters on Who Culture?!"... I guess at some point in the future we'll all look back at these days when we used to get KZbin uploads from Ellie on a weekly basis and realise just how lucky we were!

[@Rekuzan]

It's kind of a rule one doesn't watch British TV without seeing someone who's been on Doctor Who, and now that seems to be true for like half of Hollywood these days...

[@elldarr_9135]

How did I not realise Lucifer was running around with Martha in s3?! I rewatched that episode not long ago…

[@debm3041]

Should Olivia Coleman have been number 1? The year before this episode she was one of the main characters in an episode of midsomer murders and had been a regular in other series, and had been in films and TV for about 10 years!

[@smithy2]

I expected to see Maisie Williams, I only knew Coleman from Hot Fuzz, she was hilarious

[@HariSeldon913]

Julian Glover played Count Scarlioni in the 1979 episode "City of Death" before landing a role in The Empire Strikes Back the very next year then the Bond film, "For Your Eyes Only" and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (he chose unwisely).

[@PenneySounds]

Very weird to call Olivia Colman's appearance "Pre-fame". I watched that episode when it aired and I was like "Oh look, it's Olivia Colman!"

[@blebhan8213]

In America, no one ever heard of James Corden, aka Craig Owens, until he became a late night talk show host.

[@paytonbostwick2899]

Surprised you never mentioned how peter capaldi was on doctor who in not just a main series episode, but also a key role in the torchwood serial children of earth before he got the starring role as 12.

[@JeffreyChadwell]

He was also in the Pompeii episode (as was Karen Gillan).

[@CemKalyoncu]

Capaldi had an Oscar before those roles.

[@tracyroweauthor]

When I first found out Capaldi was going to be 12, I was pissed as hell based solely on his performance as Frobisher in COE. He played that role so well that I could only see him that way. Imagine my surprise! Capaldi is now my favorite Doctor.

[@CemKalyoncu]

@@tracyroweauthor I loved all of his performances. When he was first cast, for a moment I thought we would get PG rated sweary doctor. In a manner of speaking we got some of that too. He is also my favourite. Just above the first.

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@CemKalyoncu I feel like Capaldi was born to play the role. While I did like the other NuWho Doctors (Matt Smith comes a close second) I just feel like no one is better than Capaldi. He poured his heart and soul into that role and you can definitely see it.

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

Wasn't Colin Morgan on the show once, too??