Doctor Who's showrunner has confirmed that the role of the Eleventh Doctor - eventually won by Matt Smith - was originally offered to an unnamed black actor, but they turned it down.
Steven Moffat told Doctor Who magazine: “We’ve tried. The part has been offered to a black actor, but for various reasons it didn’t work out. Should the Doctor be black? Should the Doctor be a woman? So long as the Doctor is still the Doctor, anything is possible.”
The latest actor to play a Doctor Who companion, Pearl Mackie, is mixed-race, with Moffat saying she was chosen at least partially because the show "needed to do better" with diversity.
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Steven Moffat told Doctor Who magazine: “We’ve tried. The part has been offered to a black actor, but for various reasons it didn’t work out. Should the Doctor be black? Should the Doctor be a woman? So long as the Doctor is still the Doctor, anything is possible.”
The latest actor to play a Doctor Who companion, Pearl Mackie, is mixed-race, with Moffat saying she was chosen at least partially because the show "needed to do better" with diversity.
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