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| role = [[Ruth Clayton]]/[[Fugitive Doctor]] | | role = [[Ruth Clayton]]/[[Fugitive Doctor]] | ||
| story = ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'', ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'', ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Final Act (Audio story)|The Final Act]]'' | | story = ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'', ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'', ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Final Act (OaF Audio story)|The Final Act]]'' | ||
| time =2020-present | | time =2020-present | ||
| non dwu = ''The Crouches'', ''Holby City'', ''Back to Life'' | | non dwu = ''The Crouches'', ''Holby City'', ''Back to Life'' | ||
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'''Jo Martin''' (born [[29 April (people)|29 April]]<ref>https://x.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1519994981385179137</ref>) played the [[Fugitive Doctor]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' and ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]''. alongside [[Jodie Whittaker]]'s [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. She had also portrayed [[Ruth Clayton]], a disguised version of the Fugitive Doctor, in ''Fugitive of the Judoon''. She has now debuted on audio as the Fugitive Doctor in [[Big Finish Productions|''Big Finish'']]'s ''[[Once and Future]]: [[The Final Act (audio story)|The Final Act]]'', and will be getting a series of audios focussing on [[The Fugitive Doctor (audio series)|''the Fugitive Doctor'']] starting in January<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-fugitive-doctor-most-wanted-2668</ref>. | '''Jo Martin''' (born [[29 April (people)|29 April]]<ref>https://x.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1519994981385179137</ref>) played the [[Fugitive Doctor]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' and ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]''. alongside [[Jodie Whittaker]]'s [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. She had also portrayed [[Ruth Clayton]], a disguised version of the Fugitive Doctor, in ''Fugitive of the Judoon''. She has now debuted on audio as the Fugitive Doctor in [[Big Finish Productions|''Big Finish'']]'s ''[[Once and Future]]: [[The Final Act (OaF audio story)|The Final Act]]'', and will be getting a series of audios focussing on [[The Fugitive Doctor (audio series)|''the Fugitive Doctor'']] starting in January<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-fugitive-doctor-most-wanted-2668</ref>. | ||
She was the second [[person of colour|non-white actor]] to be cast in the role of [[the Doctor]] in the DWU and the first to be explicitly portrayed as the Doctor; [[Steven Moffat]] stated in a [[2008]] email exchange with [[Russell T Davies]] that [[Doctor Moon]], played by Anglo-Jamaican actor [[Colin Salmon]], was similarly intended to be a future incarnation of the Doctor, but this goes unstated in ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''. ([[REF]]: ''[[Showrunner Showdown]]'') | She was the second [[person of colour|non-white actor]] to be cast in the role of [[the Doctor]] in the DWU and the first to be explicitly portrayed as the Doctor; [[Steven Moffat]] stated in a [[2008]] email exchange with [[Russell T Davies]] that [[Doctor Moon]], played by Anglo-Jamaican actor [[Colin Salmon]], was similarly intended to be a future incarnation of the Doctor, but this goes unstated in ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''. ([[REF]]: ''[[Showrunner Showdown]]'') | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 22 November 2024
Jo Martin (born 29 April[1]) played the Fugitive Doctor in the Doctor Who television stories Fugitive of the Judoon, The Timeless Children and Once, Upon Time. alongside Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. She had also portrayed Ruth Clayton, a disguised version of the Fugitive Doctor, in Fugitive of the Judoon. She has now debuted on audio as the Fugitive Doctor in Big Finish's Once and Future: The Final Act, and will be getting a series of audios focussing on the Fugitive Doctor starting in January[2].
She was the second non-white actor to be cast in the role of the Doctor in the DWU and the first to be explicitly portrayed as the Doctor; Steven Moffat stated in a 2008 email exchange with Russell T Davies that Doctor Moon, played by Anglo-Jamaican actor Colin Salmon, was similarly intended to be a future incarnation of the Doctor, but this goes unstated in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. (REF: Showrunner Showdown)
In an interview with DWM 549, Martin mentioned that she had watched the show as a child, and had always wanted a part in it.
Career
At the time of her Doctor Who appearance, Martin was perhaps better known as Max McGerry in the hospital drama series Holby City (1999–2022).
