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| actor name        = Thomas Arthur Darvill
| image         = Arthur Darvill.jpg
| role              = [[Rory Williams]] <br /> [[Rory Williams (Auton)]]
| aka          = Thomas Arthur Darvill
| job title         =
| birth date    = [[17 June (people)|17 June]] [[1982 (people)|1982]]
| birth date        = [[17 June]] [[1982]] <br /> [[Birmingham]], [[England]]
| role         = [[Rory Williams]]
|death date         =
| job title    = [[Actor]]
|allias              = Arthur Darvill
| story        = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| acting            = ''[[Doctor Who]]'' <br /> Little Dorrit <br /> Robin Hood
| time         = 2010-12, 2020-present
| imdb_id            = nm2965271
| non dwu      = ''Swimming with Sharks'', ''Little Dorrit'', ''Doctor Faustus'', ''The White Queen'', ''Broadchurch'', ''Frankenstein'', ''Treasure Island'', ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', ''Cbeebies Bedtime Story'', ''World on Fire'', ''The Sandman''
| official site      =
| imdb          = 2965271
| twitter            = RattyBurvil
}}
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'''Arthur Darvill''' (born '''Thomas Arthur Darvill''' on [[17 June]] [[1982]]) is an [[English]] actor who played [[Rory Williams]], [[Amy Pond]]'s fiancé and eventual husband. He also played the [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Auton duplicate]] of the same character. He had recurring appearances in [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] alongside [[Eleventh Doctor|Matt Smith's Doctor]], and was later added to the opening credits as a regular for [[series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]] starting with ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''. His character left the TARDIS in ''[[The God Complex]]'', but he still had billing in his guest appearances in ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' and ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]''. He also narrated the BBC audio adventure ''[[Ring of Steel]]''. He will be voicing the lead character Sam in the upcoming short film [http://igg.me/p/66095?a=23131 Penguin] .
'''Arthur Darvill''' (born '''Thomas Arthur Darvill''' in [[Birmingham]] on [[17 June (people)|17 June]] [[1982 (people)|1982]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=ArthurDarvill Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played [[Rory Williams]] between [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] and [[series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|7]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He also played the [[Auton]] duplicate of the same character in the ''Doctor Who'' two-parter ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''.


Arthur Darvill was educated at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire and trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first television appearance was in ITV drama ''He Kills Coppers'' and he met Matt Smith in ''Swimming With Sharks''. Just prior to joining the cast of ''Doctor Who'', he starred alongside [[Freema Agyeman]] when playing the role of Edward "Tip" Dorrit in ''[[wikipedia:Little Dorrit (TV serial)|Little Dorrit]]''. He also wrote the 2009 musical ''[[wikipedia:Been So Long|Been So Long]]''.
== Early Life and Career ==
Arthur Darvill was educated at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire and trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first television appearance was in ITV drama ''He Kills Coppers'' and he met Matt Smith in ''Swimming With Sharks''. Just prior to joining the cast of ''Doctor Who'', he starred alongside [[Freema Agyeman]] when playing the role of Edward "Tip" Dorrit in {{wi|Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit}}. He also wrote the 2009 musical {{wi|Been So Long}}.


In February 2012, Darvill will become the second companion actor of the revived series (after [[Noel Clarke]]) to appear in a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama when he guest stars in [[BFBS]]: ''[[Paradise Frost]]'', an episode of the [[Bernice Summerfield]] box set, ''[[Road Trip]]''.
In February 2012, Darvill became the second companion actor of the revived series (after [[Noel Clarke]]) to appear in a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama when he guest starred in the audio story ''[[Paradise Frost (audio story)|Paradise Frost]]'', an episode of the [[Bernice Summerfield]] box set, ''[[Road Trip (audio anthology)|Road Trip]]'' as [[Jared Jones]].
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Bennys-Road-Trip-Revealed
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Bennys-Road-Trip-Revealed|title=Benny's Road Trip Revealed|author=|coauthors=|date of source=16 November 2011|website name=Big Finish|accessdate=12 December 2011}}</ref> He also played [[Frank Layton]] in the ''[[Torchwood - Special Releases]]'' audio story ''[[Believe (audio story)|Believe]]''.
|title=Benny's Road Trip Revealed |author= |coauthors= |date of source=16 November 2011 |website name=Big Finish |accessdate=12 December 2011}}</ref>
 
On 30 March 2015, Darvill was cast as Rip Hunter in a lead role for ''Legends of Tomorrow''. Ironically, in the DC comics, Rip Hunter is a leader of a group of time-travellers. Darvill is also the fifth actor from ''Doctor Who'' to have a role within the series' universe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksitetv.com/arrowflash-spinoff/doctor-who-star-arthur-darvill-to-play-rip-hunter-on-the-arrowflash-spinoff/62143|title=Doctor Who Star Arthur Darvill To Play Rip Hunter On The Arrow/Flash Spinoff|author=|date of source=30 March 2015|website name=KSiteTV|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
He was born on the same day as his ''Broadchurch'' co-star and [[Thirteenth Doctor]] actor [[Jodie Whittaker]].<ref>http://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1003229455840632832</ref>
 
He is married to [[Inès de Clercq]] and the son of [[Ellie Darvill]].
 
== Credits ==
As [[Rory Williams]]
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
* ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]''
* ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]''
* ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'' / ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''
* ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''
* ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''
* ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' / ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''
* ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''
* ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]''
* ''[[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]]'' / ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]''
* ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''
* ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''
* ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Thoughts]]''
* ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]''
* ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]''
* ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]''
* ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''
* ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''
* ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]''
* ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''
* ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]''
* ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''
 
==== Mini-episodes ====
* ''[[Pond Life (TV story)|Pond Life]]''
* ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]''
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== Doctor Who: Lockdown ====
* ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]''
 
=== Video Games ===
==== The Adventure Games ====
* ''[[The Gunpowder Plot (video game)|The Gunpowder Plot]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Other ====
* ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)]]'' - Presenter
 
=== Audio ===
==== Time Lord Victorious ====
* ''[[Echoes of Extinction (audio story)|Echoes of Extinction]]'' - [[Cooke (Echoes of Extinction)|Cooke]]
 
==== The Lone Centurion ====
* ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume One]]''
** ''[[Gladiator (audio story)|Gladiator]]''
** ''[[The Unwilling Assassin (audio story)|The Unwilling Assassin]]''
** ''[[I, Rorius (audio story)|I, Rorius]]''
* ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume Two]]''
** ''[[The Once and Future Nurse (audio story)|The Once and Future Nurse]]''
** ''[[The Glowing Warrior (audio story)|The Glowing Warrior]]''
** ''[[The Last King of Camelot (audio story)|The Last King of Camelot]]''
 
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[Paradise Frost (audio story)|Paradise Frost]]'' - [[Jared Jones|Doctor Jared Jones]]
 
==== Torchwood Special Releases ====
* ''[[Believe (audio story)|Believe]]'' - [[Frank Layton]]
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[Night of the Humans (novel)|Night of the Humans]]''
* ''[[The Glamour Chase (novel)|The Glamour Chase]]''
 
==== BBC Audio ====
* ''[[The Ring of Steel (audio story)|The Ring of Steel]]''
* ''[[Day of the Cockroach (audio story)|Day of the Cockroach]]''
* ''[[Sleepers in the Dust (audio story)|Sleepers in the Dust]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://ashbee.net/rada/grad06/dar.html Arthur Darvill] RADA Profile
* [http://ashbee.net/rada/grad06/dar.html Arthur Darvill] RADA Profile
* [http://igg.me/p/66095?a=23131 Penguin] Funding Profile
* [http://igg.me/p/66095?a=23131 Penguin] Funding Profile
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== Footnotes ==
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Arthur Darvill (born Thomas Arthur Darvill in Birmingham on 17 June 1982[1]) played Rory Williams between series 5 and 7 of Doctor Who. He also played the Auton duplicate of the same character in the Doctor Who two-parter The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang.

Early Life and Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Arthur Darvill was educated at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire and trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His first television appearance was in ITV drama He Kills Coppers and he met Matt Smith in Swimming With Sharks. Just prior to joining the cast of Doctor Who, he starred alongside Freema Agyeman when playing the role of Edward "Tip" Dorrit in Little Dorrit. He also wrote the 2009 musical Been So Long.

In February 2012, Darvill became the second companion actor of the revived series (after Noel Clarke) to appear in a Big Finish Productions audio drama when he guest starred in the audio story Paradise Frost, an episode of the Bernice Summerfield box set, Road Trip as Jared Jones. [2] He also played Frank Layton in the Torchwood - Special Releases audio story Believe.

On 30 March 2015, Darvill was cast as Rip Hunter in a lead role for Legends of Tomorrow. Ironically, in the DC comics, Rip Hunter is a leader of a group of time-travellers. Darvill is also the fifth actor from Doctor Who to have a role within the series' universe.[3]

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was born on the same day as his Broadchurch co-star and Thirteenth Doctor actor Jodie Whittaker.[4]

He is married to Inès de Clercq and the son of Ellie Darvill.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Rory Williams

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who: Lockdown[[edit] | [edit source]]

Video Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Adventure Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time Lord Victorious[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lone Centurion[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Torchwood Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

This section needs a cleanup.

These links need proper names given, or better yet use of {{elx}}.


Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Guide
  2. ↑ Benny's Road Trip Revealed. Big Finish (16 November 2011). Retrieved on 12 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Doctor Who Star Arthur Darvill To Play Rip Hunter On The Arrow/Flash Spinoff. KSiteTV (30 March 2015). Retrieved on 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ http://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1003229455840632832
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