Will appear on screen in 2014 following eleventh Doctor Matt Smith's departure in this year's Christmas special
BAFTA-winning actor will join existing Doctor's Assistant Jenna Coleman
At 55, he is the oldest actor to play the Time Lord since the First Doctor William Hartnell in 1963
Previously guest-starred in a 2008 episode of Doctor Who
Peter, a lifelong Doctor Who fan who won an Oscar for Live Action Short Film in 1995, admitted he found it difficult to keep his new job a secret from his 16-year-old daughter Cecily.
He said: 'It's so wonderful not to keep this secret any longer.
dailymail
I will always see him as Vera from Prime Suspect who was waiting for a sex change op. the wig and make up suited him but the legs weren't so good!
ReplyDelete