Jodie Whittaker

Jodie Whittaker
Jodie Whittaker at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2022
Born
Jodie Auckland Whittaker

(1982-06-17) 17 June 1982 (age 42)
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Notable credit(s)Doctor Who (2017–22)
Broadchurch (2013–2017)
Black Mirror (2011)
Spouse
Christian Contreras
(m. 2008)
Children2
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Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress, best known for her roles in television as the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2017–2022) and Beth Latimer in Broadchurch (2013–2017).

She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut Venus, for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film Attack the Block (2011) and the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011).

In 2017, the BBC announced that Whittaker would be the thirteenth lead actor to play the Doctor[2] in Doctor Who. She formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in "Twice Upon a Time". Whittaker appeared in her first full series in the eleventh series, which premiered in 2018. She continued in the role in the twelfth series in 2020 and thirteenth series in 2021.[3] She stepped down after three special episodes in 2022, alongside showrunner Chris Chibnall.[4]

  1. ^ "Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who, Quentin Blake, Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore". Front Row. 5 October 2018. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Collis, Clark (22 January 2020). "Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will play time traveler for at least one more season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave in 2022". BBC News. 29 July 2021.

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