Barack Obama

Barack Obama was the President of the United States in the early part of the 21st century.

Biography
Barack was making a publicised speech from the White House on the recession when, like everyone else on Earth, he was transformed into a copy of. After the substitution had taken place, the Master made the remark that the solution to the world economic crisis Obama had been about to present was "deleted". (TV: The End of Time)

Behind the scenes

 * Barack Obama was played in The End of Time by an uncredited stand-in whose face was obscured from camera view. The actor's back was to the camera and a sound clip of the real Obama's voice was heard as the character began his speech. Brief footage of the real Obama is also shown.
 * In the Doctor Who Confidential episode Lords and Masters, the actor's face was briefly seen during a break.
 * Barack Obama was the first sitting real-life American president to be depicted in a televised Doctor Who serial. It is left ambiguous as to whether in the Whoniverse Obama was elected in a normal election, as he was in the real world, or assumed office after President Arthur Winters was killed by the Master.