Jo Martin (born 29 April[1])[nb 1] played the Fugitive Doctor in the Doctor Who television stories Fugitive of the Judoon, The Timeless Children, Once, Upon Time the power of the doctor and The Story and the Engine. She returned to the role in Big Finish's audio adventures.
She had also portrayed Ruth Clayton, a disguised version of the Fugitive Doctor, in Fugitive of the Judoon.
She was the second non-white actor to be cast in the role of the Doctor in the DWU and the first to be explicitly portrayed as the Doctor; Steven Moffat stated in a 2008 email exchange with Russell T Davies that Doctor Moon, played by Anglo-Jamaican actor Colin Salmon, was intended to be a future incarnation of the Doctor, but this goes unstated in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. (REF: Showrunner Showdown)
In an interview with DWM 549, Martin mentioned that she had watched the show as a child, and had always wanted a part in it.
She was interviewed on the Closer Look episode Fugitive of the Judoon, the documentary The Return of the Fugitive Doctor and the Doctor Who: Unleashed episode The Story and the Engine.
Career[]
At the time of her Doctor Who appearance, Martin was perhaps better known as Max McGerry in the hospital drama series Holby City (1999–2022).
Credits[]
Television[]
Doctor Who[]
- Fugitive of the Judoon
- The Timeless Children
- Once, Upon Time
- The Power of the Doctor
- The Story and the Engine
