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'''Bethany Black''' (born [[24 December (people)|24 December]] [[1978 (people)|1978]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=BethanyBlack Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) | '''Bethany Black''' (born [[24 December (people)|24 December]] [[1978 (people)|1978]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=BethanyBlack Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) | ||
played [[474 (Sleep No More)|474]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''. | played [[474 (Sleep No More)|474]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''. | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
She was a comedian and had previously appeared in [[Russell T Davies]]' series ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}'' and ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Banana}}'', the former of which also starred [[Cyril Nri]]. | She was a comedian and had previously appeared in [[Russell T Davies]]' series ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}'' and ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Banana}}'', the former of which also starred [[Cyril Nri]]. | ||
== Personal life == | |||
She was notable for being the first openly [[transgender]] actor to appear in ''Doctor Who.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html|title=Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black|author=Wyatt, Daisy|date of source=6 August 2015|website name=The Independent|accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> Outside of the [[DWU]], Black was also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in ''Banana''. | She was notable for being the first openly [[transgender]] actor to appear in ''Doctor Who.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html|title=Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black|author=Wyatt, Daisy|date of source=6 August 2015|website name=The Independent|accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> Outside of the [[DWU]], Black was also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in ''Banana''. | ||
She is also autistic. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 27 March 2024
- You may be looking for Bethany Blake.
Bethany Black (born 24 December 1978[1]) played 474 in the Doctor Who television story Sleep No More.
She shared her memories of the story on the 250th and 251st editions of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
She was a comedian and had previously appeared in Russell T Davies' series Cucumber and Banana, the former of which also starred Cyril Nri.
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
She was notable for being the first openly transgender actor to appear in Doctor Who.[2] Outside of the DWU, Black was also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in Banana.
She is also autistic. (DCOM: Toby Hadoke's Who's Round)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (6 August 2015). Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black. The Independent. Retrieved on 10 October 2018.
