The Master
Doctor Who | Character
The Master is a recurring character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its associated spin-off works. He is a renegade alien Time Lord and the childhood friend, later archenemy of the title character, The Doctor.
Multiple actors have played The Master since the character's introduction in 1971.
Subject ID: 74479
MoreThe Master is a recurring character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its associated spin-off works. He is a renegade alien Time Lord and the childhood friend, later archenemy of the title character, The Doctor.
Multiple actors have played The Master since the character's introduction in 1971.
The Master was originally played by Roger Delgado from 1971 until his death in 1973.[1] The role was subsequently played by Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, and Anthony Ainley, with Ainley reprising the role regularly through the 1980s until the series was cancelled in 1989. Eric Roberts took on the role for the 1996 Doctor Who TV film. Since the show's revival in 2005, The Master has been portrayed by Derek Jacobi, John Simm, Michelle Gomez, and Sacha Dhawan. Gomez portrayed the first female incarnation of The Master, known as Missy. The Master returned in 2020 in the two-part episode Spyfall, portrayed by Dhawan, who is the youngest actor to play the role.
Beevers, Roberts, Jacobi, Simm, and Gomez reprised the role for the Big Finish audio dramas. At the same time, Alex Macqueen, Gina McKee, Mark Gatiss, James Dreyfus, and Milo Parker portrayed incarnations unique to Big Finish.
Subject ID: 74479
Subject ID: 74479
