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| birth date    = [[30 November (people)|30 November]] [[1966 (people)|1966]]
| birth date    = [[30 November (people)|30 November]] [[1966 (people)|1966]]
| role          = [[Dan Lewis]]
| role          = [[Dan Lewis]]
| story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| time          = 2021-present
| imdb          = 1831311
| imdb          = 1831311
| official site  = www.johnbishoponline.com/
| official site  = www.johnbishoponline.com/
| twitter        = JohnBishop100
| twitter        = JohnBishop100
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|job title = [[Actor]]
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'''John Joseph Bishop''' (born [[30 November (people)|30 November]] [[1966 (people)|1966]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/john-bishop.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played [[Dan Lewis]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''John Marcus Bishop''' (born [[30 November (people)|30 November]] [[1966 (people)|1966]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/john-bishop.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Dan Lewis]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', from ''[[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Flux]]'' to ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''.


He is an English stand-up comedian and actor. He worked as a salesman before entering the comedy industry in the early 2000s. He rose to fame relatively quickly, achieving national stardom and has fronted various television series of his own, as well as performing multiple arena tours across Britain.
He also appeared as [[John Bishop (in-universe)|himself]], alongside ''Doctor Who'' elements, in the [[Consider Yourself One Of Us... (2011 BBC Christmas ident)|2011 BBC Christmas ident]].
 
== Career ==
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', he is known as a stand-up comedian.


==Biography==
===Early Life==
Bishop was born in Liverpool on 30 November 1966, the son of homemaker Kathleen (née Hackett) and labourer Edward Bishop from nearby Huyton. He has an older brother, Eddie, and two older sisters, Kathy and Carol. Eddie would later become a professional footballer. Bishop grew up mostly in the Cheshire towns of Winsford and Runcorn, and attended Murdishaw West Primary School and Brookvale Academy in the latter. He briefly studied English at Newcastle Polytechnic, and gained a BA in Social Science from Manchester Polytechnic. He later worked as a medical representative for the pharmaceutical company Syntex, leaving in 2006 to pursue a career in comedy.
==Career==
== Credits ==
== Credits ==
=== Television ===
=== Television ===
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As [[Dan Lewis]]
As [[Dan Lewis]]
* ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]''
* ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]''
 
* ''[[The Flux is Coming... (TV story)|The Flux is Coming...]]''
===== Series 13 =====
===== Series 13 =====
* ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]''
* ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]''
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* ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''
* ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''
* ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]''
* ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]''
==== Specials ====
* ''[[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]''
* ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''


==== BBC Christmas indents ====
==== BBC Christmas indents ====
As himself
As [[John Bishop (in-universe)|himself]]
* ''[[Consider Yourself One Of Us... (2011 BBC Christmas ident)|Consider Yourself One Of Us...]]''
* ''[[Consider Yourself One Of Us... (2011 BBC Christmas ident)|Consider Yourself One Of Us...]]''


=== Webcasts ===
=== Webcasts ===
As Dan Lewis
As Dan Lewis
==== Series 13 ====
* ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]''
==== ''#FindTheDoctor'' ====
==== ''#FindTheDoctor'' ====
* ''[[A Message (webcast)|A Message]]''
* ''[[A Message (webcast)|A Message]]''


== External Links ==
== External links ==
{{Imdb name|id=1831311}}
{{Imdb name|id=1831311}}
{{Twitter|JohnBishop100}}
{{Twitter|JohnBishop100}}

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John Marcus Bishop (born 30 November 1966[1]) played the Thirteenth Doctor's companion Dan Lewis in Doctor Who, from Flux to The Power of the Doctor.

He also appeared as himself, alongside Doctor Who elements, in the 2011 BBC Christmas ident.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside of Doctor Who, he is known as a stand-up comedian.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Dan Lewis

Series 13[[edit] | [edit source]]

Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Christmas indents[[edit] | [edit source]]

As himself

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Dan Lewis

#FindTheDoctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Famous Birthdays
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