Seventh Doctor Acknowledges Rare Doctor Who Feat Only Accomplished By Two Actors (Including David Tennant)

Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy recently acknowledged David Tenant as the only other actor to achieve a rare accomplishment in Doctor Who. The classic British sci-fi show, which originally premiered in 1963, follows the many adventures of a powerful being known as the Time Lord. Over the years, the Doctor Who role has been portrayed by thirteen different talented actors, including Christopher Eccleston, Jodie Whittaker, and Peter Capaldi, among others. During the classic era, Colin Baker was dismissed as the Sixth Doctor, so McCoy filmed the regeneration scene first wearing the Sixth’s original suit in season 24’s “Time and the Rani.” As a result, McCoy is one of only two actors to portray different Doctors in history.