Jodie Whittaker
Actor
London, UK
Biography:
Jodie Whittaker is an English actress. 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), the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011), and as grieving mother Beth Latimer in Broadchurch.
On 16 July 2017, the BBC announced that Whittaker would become the thirteenth incarnation of The Doctor in the British TV series Doctor Who. She formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special episode "Twice Upon a Time" when Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor regenerated into Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. Whittaker appeared in her first full series as The Doctor in the eleventh series, which premiered in October 2018. She continued in the role in the twelfth series in 2020. Whittaker later announced that she would reprise her role as The Doctor into its thirteenth series. It was announced on 29 July 2021 that she would step down after three special episodes in 2022.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2025
- MegaCon Orlando 2025 - February 6-9, 2025 in Orlando, FL
- Fan Expo New Orleans 2025 - January 10-12, 2025 in New Orleans, LA 2024
- New York Comic Con 2024 - October 17-20, 2024 in New York, NY
- Comic Con Northern Ireland 2024 - September 7-8, 2024 in Lisburn, UK
- Dragon Con 2024 - August 29 - September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA
- Fan Expo Dallas 2024 - June 7-9, 2024 in Dallas, TX
- Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming - Gold Coast 2024 - April 13-14, 2024 in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
- Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming - Melbourne 2024 - April 6-7, 2024 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Emerald City Comic Con 2024 - February 29 - March 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA 2023
New York Comic Con 2023 - October 12-15, 2023 in New York, NYCancelled AppearanceRose City Comic Con 2023 - September 22-24, 2023 in Portland, ORCancelled AppearanceDragon Con 2023 - August 31 - September 4, 2023 in Atlanta, GACancelled Appearance- Awesome Con 2023 - June 16-18, 2023 in Washington, DC
- Gallifrey One 2023 - February 17-19, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA 2022
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Columbus, OH
- Film & Comic Con Birmingham 2022 - September 3-4, 2022 in Birmingham, UK
13 confirmed guest appearances