Who should be the next Who?

I’ll admit that I am not the biggest fan of the current incarnation of Doctor Who (that being Matt Smith). He’s just not very convincing to me. In my humble opinion the Doctor should always be played by someone older; someone who can portray wisdom, intelligence and charisma (none of which Matt Smith does). With that said, here a few candiates who I believe should replace Smith whenever he (or the BBC) decide it’s time to hand the keys to the TARDIS over to the next incarnation of everyone’s favorite Time Lord:

1.) JAMES NESBITT

Without question my number one choice for the role would have to be James Nesbitt. He’s an outstanding actor, with a great presence and boatloads of charisma. Being an ideal candidate for the part and having previous working history with current Who creative director Steven Moffat, Nesbitt’s name was thrown around as one of the top replacements for David Tennant after his departure from the role back in 2009. Unfortunetly, Nesbitt declared that he wasn’t interested in the role as he feared replacing Tennant’s magnificent run would be “career suicide”. I can only hope that after seeing Smith’s lackluster portrayal that he’ll reconsider and step into the shoes of the Doctor’s 12th incarnation.

2.) ROBERT CARLYLE

One of Britain’s greatest all-time actors, Robery Carlyle could place this role with his eyes closed. Like Christopher Eccleston before him, Carlyle would bring a grittier, tougher approach to the part which would be a perfect fit with the series recent dark turn.

3.) PATERSON JOSEPH

If the BBC ever wanted to cast their first ever non-white Doctor Who then I can’t think of anyone better then Patterson Joseph. He’s another talented actor who is very capable of playing a variety of different characters. Joseph, 46, is quite youthful looking for a man of his age and so should continue to attract viewers who feel the Doctor shouldn’t be played by someone too old while retaining the audience who feel that the Doctor shouldn’t be too young either (ala Matt Smith). The only drawback to Jospeh is that he’s already appeared in the series before (albeit in a small role). That however has never stopped the ‘Who’ producers before when casting major roles as was evident with Freema Agymen and Eve Myles (cast as Martha Jones and Gwen Cooper respectively after already appearing as other, one off characters in earlier episodes).

4.) AIDAN GILLEN

Last on my list of candidates is Aidan Gillen, a terrific up and coming British actor who has done a wide range of television programs for the BBC but has never had the chance to star in anything particuarly major. Looking the part of a Time Lord and with the acting chops to boot, Gillen would make another ideal replacement for the current Doctor.


Untill next time! Keep on TARDISing!!