Cast in Other Roles: Parallel and Alternative Universe Sightings

[supposebly]

I was talked into creating this thread! ;-)

 

Still, I just realized that Karen Gillan was in Guardians of the Galaxy as Nebula. I did not recognize her!

[elle]

Well chosen title thread!  You did good! :-)

 

Billie Piper and Matt Smith were in a TV movie "The Ruby in the Smoke".  Did anyone see it?  I think it was a Masterpiece:Mystery episode.

[supposebly]

Oh, I can't take credit for that. That honor goes to BizBuzz..

 

Still, my first thread creation with some nudging.

 

Topic: I miss Matt Smith but he makes choices for films and roles that I'm not terribly enamored by.

 

Terminator: Genisys. Really? They couldn't spell it like a normal person? That alone keeps me from watching this. And I don't want to watch Schwarzenegger "act" anymore.

Edited November 20, 2014 by supposebly

[ketose]

Wasn't Matt Smith also one of the Johns in Billie Piper's prostitute show?

[Llywela]

Wasn't Matt Smith also one of the Johns in Billie Piper's prostitute show?

Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Yes, he was.

 

I think my favourite Matt Smith role so far in his career is Party Animals, a one-off series about a pair of brothers working in the political scene in London - Smith was the younger brother, Danny, alongside Andrew Buchan's Scott,and the show was excellent.

[SnideAsides]

In fairness, one of the Doctor Who spinoff books spelled it "Genesys", so that's hardly a unique problem.

[proserpina65]

Well chosen title thread!  You did good! :-)

 

Billie Piper and Matt Smith were in a TV movie "The Ruby in the Smoke".  Did anyone see it?  I think it was a Masterpiece:Mystery episode.

I did.  It was moderately okay for something with Billie Piper in it.  (Not a big fan of her acting.)  The follow-up movie stank to high heaven, though.

Wasn't Matt Smith also one of the Johns in Billie Piper's prostitute show?

Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Yes, he was.

 

Really?  I can't picture that somehow.  And it obviously wasn't the second episode of the first season - the one about the sex party in London; I've seen that many, many times due to someone I like very much being in it, and I think I would've noticed Matt Smith at least once.

[tarotx]

[tv-talk]

The submarine captain Cold War is Davos The Onion Knight in Game of Thrones, which is an awesome character for those not familiar. Of course there are actually a million sighting like this of minor characters so not sure if it qualifies for this thread!

[Llywela]

If you've got a sighting worth mentioning, go for it!

 

I don't know if anyone else has seen any of the classic actors in other roles? I had a fit of nostalgia earlier in the year and rented the 1970s Famous Five series (starring Gary Russell, who has gone on to write many Doctor Who novels and Big Finish audio adventures) - and was surprised to see the 2nd Doctor himself, Patrick Troughton, pop up as a baddie in an episode. I had no idea he'd done that. I was expecting him in Box of Delights, however.

 

Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) has a role in an early episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which I also re-watched earlier this year.

 

Colin Baker (6th Doctor) and Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) are in the first two episodes of Jonathan Creek, as I was reminded when I got my DVDs out the other day.

 

Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan) was in the 1975 version of North and South - also starring Patrick Stewart, with hair. That came out on DVD earlier this year, to my delight as I'd long wanted to get my hands on it. He also had a recurring role in the series Crown Court, which is far more engaging than it has any right to be - I've got about three seasons of it on DVD now.

Edited November 22, 2014 by Llywela

[tv-talk]

Tom Baker was Rasputin! Couple years before his role as Doctor he was in a movie about last Russian czars.

 

Also Sherlock Holmes in Hound of Baskervilles

 

Edited November 22, 2014 by tv-talk

[elle]

Also Sherlock Holmes in Hound of Baskervilles

Intriguing!  Is that available somewhere on-line?

 

also starring Patrick Stewart, with hair

Always a bit of a shock, isn't it?  :0)

 

My go to for "before they were (fill in iconic role)" roles is I, Claudius; where one can spot a young Patrick, with hair, but also see The War Doctor, John Hurt, in all his madness as Caligula.  (not to mention practically every working British actor at the time)

[HauntedBathroom]

Intriguing!  Is that available somewhere on-line?

I wouldn't bother looking for it. Not only is it painfully cheap and badly directed, Tom admits he was very bad it in.

[Llywela]

I think my favourite Matt Smith role so far in his career is Party Animals, a one-off series about a pair of brothers working in the political scene in London - Smith was the younger brother, Danny, alongside Andrew Buchan's Scott,and the show was excellent.

Quoting myself because I was reminded of Party Animals today, in particular one of my favourite lines, in which Danny's boss describes him as 'attractive in a flopsy-bunny sort of way', which is possibly the most perfect description of Matt Smith ever. :D

[elle]

I wouldn't bother looking for it. Not only is it painfully cheap and badly directed, Tom admits he was very bad it in.

Sorry to hear that!  He does look good in that deerstalker.

 

Quoting myself because I was reminded of Party Animals today, in particular one of my favourite lines, in which Danny's boss describes him as 'attractive in a flopsy-bunny sort of way', which is possibly the most perfect description of Matt Smith ever. :D

Yes, it is.  :0)

****Disclaimer**** I in no way wish to endorse this movie or the book upon it was based.  THE ORIGINAL text on the other hand, I hope everyone gets a chance to read.   *********

 

That said.

I read that Matt Smith has been cast as Mr. Collins in a movie version of (see above disclaimer).  I found this amusing because Matt Smith is not my idea of Mr. Collins.

 

Mr. Collins character as described in the book: He was a tall, heavy looking young man of five and twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.  I recently read an essay that points out that According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “heavy-looking,” a now-obsolete term, indicates that Collins is “ponderous and slow in intellectual processes.  Most movie adaptation tend to keep to the more modern definition of "heavy-looking", something Matt Smith is most definitely not.

 

I am sure Matt Smith is up to playing the less than attractive marriage prospect for heroine Elizabeth,   I have a more romantic view of Matt.  ;0)

[MadMouse]

The submarine captain Cold War is Davos The Onion Knight in Game of Thrones, which is an awesome character for those not familiar. Of course there are actually a million sighting like this of minor characters so not sure if it qualifies for this thread!

 

And don't forget Floppy Fish Edmure Tully was his second in command.

[Raingirlkm]

'attractive in a flopsy-bunny sort of way'

That is a great description. Up until now my favorite description of Matt as the Doctor was "adolescent giraffe."

 

Do audio books count as other roles? Cause I'm listening to the audio books of the "How to Train Your Dragon" series, recorded by DT, again. I'm always amazed by how distinct and different all the voices are. I will admit to having eight of the 10 available books, despite having no children. I had loved the movie when it came out and was delighted when I found out that David did the audio books. The books are even more charming and clever than the movie, and while they obviously are aimed at 9-13 year old boys, the story and characterizations are so well developed I think they have appeal to all ages.

 

I get a kick out of all the accents David does. While the main character and his tribe have David's own Scottish accent the Meatheads are Irish, the Romans are Italian (what else?) and I'm pretty sure the Bog Burglars are Welsh (being from the States I have a harder time pinpointing where in the UK someone is from) and so forth.

[Llywela]

I haven't heard that series - I'm not much one for audios, although I've listened to a few Big Finish audios. So here's another Tennant audio - he pops up in Big Finish's UNIT series, which was made before he was cast as the Doctor.

[Meredith Quill]

I really enjoyed DT's BFA stories. He does multiple voices well.

[elle]

Just finished watching a Christmas movie Nativity! with Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman), only to have it followed by Nativity 2!, starring none other than Ten,  playing twins, sporting a lovely proper Scottish accent!  (In case you were wondering the third movie stars "Doc Martin" with Catherine Tate as his fiancee)

Edited November 30, 2014 by elle

[Llywela]

(In case you were wondering the third movie stars "Doc Martin" with Catherine Tate as his fiancee)

Also of Doctor Who pedigree, incidentally - Martin Clunes appeared in the 4-part serial Snakedance back in the '80s with the 5th Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa. One of his earliest TV roles!

[elle]

Also of Doctor Who pedigree, incidentally - Martin Clunes appeared in the 4-part serial Snakedance back in the '80s with the 5th Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa. One of his earliest TV roles!

I'm sure if one searched the cast lists there would be more connections.  For me it was one of those odd moments that happen when  you are channel surfing.  It is funny to me that these silly movies all have as their leads actors who are now associated with an iconic character.*  Almost as if someone knew that it would happen and made them as a set.  (I will admit I only really watched the first one, which I think was the best.  I started watch the second but I couldn't stand the Mr. Poppy character and it was late.)

* Oh I am so dense!  Each one of these actors play a Doctor!

Edited December 1, 2014 by elle

[staveDarsky]

Been catching up on a bunch of David Tennant's back catalogue. Last week I found the episode of the Mrs Bradley Mysteries he did (January 2000 broadcast), which happened to feature Peter Davison (5th doctor and his future  father in law) as the police inspector.

 

Of course, the great one involving him is his one scene in the movie Jude from 1996 where he, as a drunk undergraduate, challenges the ninth doctor to recite the Creed in Latin. And Christopher Eccleston promptly stands up and does just that!

Tom Baker was Rasputin! Couple years before his role as Doctor he was in a movie about last Russian czars.

 

Also Sherlock Holmes in Hound of Baskervilles

 

Omg! He looks like Monty Python's Graham Chapman in the photo. Great!

[Hannalee]

My first vision of Colin Baker was as a psychotic baddie in Blake's 7 

[eXiled]

I streamed Luther to see Idris Elba but spent most of my viewing trying to identify his ex-wife's new fiance. Turns out the fiance was played by Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor.

[elle]

Has anyone else noticed the resemblance between Chef Gordon Ramsey and Matt Smith?  I think I really noticed in the AT&T cell service commercial, especially the part about "waving hands around".

[benteen]

David Tennant has been cast as villain in Netflix's next Marvel show "AKA Jessica Jones."  He'll be playing Kilgrave, aka The Purple Man.  Anyone familiar with the character knows that Kilgrave is a really nasty piece of work.  Great rebound for DT after Gracepoint.

 

http://marvel.com/news/tv/23978/david_tennant_joins_marvels_aka_jessica_jones_for_Netflix

[jah1986]

I just saw Jenna Coleman in Death Comes to Pemberley. She was Lydia Wickham. I hate the character no matter who's playing her but it was nice to see Jenna in something else.

[Meredith Quill]

David Tennant gets a Special Recognition Award at the NTA's.

[elle]

Rambling to get to a point... I love watching the Turner Classics Movie (TCM) Channel to see actors who I had watched growing up, as in Disney movies, in their early days in movies.  Today, I caught the end of Carry On Spying.  I never really paid attention to the "Carry On" series, so it should not have surprised me to see a familiar face listed in the credits, that of Bernard Cribbens.  I tried to find a photo of him from the movie, and in my search found out that he is the voice behind the song "Right, Said Fred"!

[HauntedBathroom]

Of course, it's important not to confuse Right Said Fred the song with Right Said Fred the band. That way lies unfortunate mental images.

Edited March 10, 2015 by HauntedBathroom

[Kalliste]

I'm too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts!

 

According to wikipedia they named themselves from the song.

[ketose]

I'm too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts!

 

According to wikipedia they named themselves from the song.

I remember hearing that when the duo was big. Sadly, I still have "I'm too sexy" stuck in my head now.

[AzureOwl]

At least he's not a villain in the MCU. I was worried about that for a while.

 

Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvill Joins The Flash/Arrow Spinoff Series
 

Arthur Darvill, best known for playing former “Doctor Who” companion Rory Williams, appears to have some more time traveling in his future. On the heels of word that Broadway actress Ciara Renée had joined the series as Hawkgirl, The Hollywood Reporter now brings word that Darvill will also be joining the cast of The CW’s upcoming “Arrow” and “The Flash” spinoff as Rip Hunter!

 

It was previously revealed that Hunter would be one of the show’s featured characters, although he is being officially referred to as “The Traveler”. Described as a “Han Solo-esque rogue who gets by with his charm, this hero hails from the future, and has journeyed back in time on a secret mission. His razor-sharp wit hides the pain of a man who has lived through serious conflict. He also harbors many secrets, always leaving both his teammates and the audience unsure of his true allegiances.”

[theschnauzers]

Arthur becomes the third Companion of New Who to join the Arrow/Flash/DC television universe. (Just in case, John Barrowman and Alex Kingston.)

[benteen]

Arthur becomes the third Companion of New Who to join the Arrow/Flash/DC television universe. (Just in case, John Barrowman and Alex Kingston.)

 

Yeah, it's loaded with former Doctor Who companions.  I love that we're seeing so many of the actors and actresses who have played companions and even previous Doctors appearing on American TV.

[supposebly]

I just watched the first two episodes of a show called Chasing Shadows on CBC. It has Alex Kingston and Noel Clarke. Who ended up in bed together.

 

So weird.

 

Mickey Smith and River Song. It seems all kinds of wrong.

[Eozostrodon]

Arthur becomes the third Companion of New Who to join the Arrow/Flash/DC television universe. (Just in case, John Barrowman and Alex Kingston.)

And a bunch of them are in the Marvel universe, too.

[looksee]

Freema Agyeman is in Netflix's Sense8. 

 

Parental guidance and warning - she's naked in the first episode with another girl...so it's definitely not a family show like Doctor Who!

[darkestboy]

Freema is fantastic in Sense8.

 

Keeping with Netflix, Matt Smith is going to be in The Crown, playing Prince Philip while Karen Gillan filmed a HBO pilot called The Devil You Know (from the creator of OITNB) and Jenna Coleman has a minor role in Me Before You, which also has Charles Dance and Emilia Clarke.

[EricaShadows]

Random here but I didn't see it mentioned elsewhere in this thread (though it might be in other threads somewhere): Sylvester McCoy, the Seventh Doctor, was also Radagast the Brown in the Hobbit movies.

[AuntieL]

So I'm flipping through channels tonight and come upon the local PBS station and who do I see but the 12th doctor, Peter Capaldi. Apparently it's true, every actor in Great Britain has been on Midsomer Murders.

[Joe]

They had to do something after The Bill ended.

[elle]

I came across a black comedy "The Assassination Bureau" starring Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg.  The rest of the cast, both credited and uncredited, reads as a who's who of Doctor Who characters: Roger Delgado, Vernon Dobtcheff, Maurice Browning, Beryl Reid just to name a few.

[kassygreene]

I loved that movie!  Absurd stuff, but a good romp.  I'll have to look for it.

[jaytee1812]

I'm just watching Invictus. Adjoa Andoh (Martha's Mom Francine) plays Brenda Mazibuko who worked for Mandela.

[Kromm]

Karen Gillan wrote and directed (as well as appeared in, of course) her own Horror short film. It's been getting a lot of lauds.

 

Article about it: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/19/karen-gillan-conventional-film

 

The actual film: 

 

[AnnieBananie]

Michelle "Missy" Gomez is joining the cast of "Gotham."

[Commando Cody]

I saw that. I hope this means we get The Master back. 

Edited November 15, 2015 by Commando Cody

[tarotx]

Arthur Darvill's (Rory) new show DC Legends of Tomorrow has a true first look now :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7LlmaFg0lw