who plays harold saxon in doctor who?
Roger Delgado
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 Both Sophie Okonedo and Terence Hardiman , who played Liz 10 and government head Hawthorne respectively , have had experience in Doctor Who related roles . Okonedo previously portrayed Alison Cheney , a companion of the alternate Ninth Doctor known as the Shalka Doctor in the online flash @-@ animated serial Scream of the Shalka . Hardiman later voiced King Sitric in the Big Finish audio play The Book of Kells . 

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 Among the supporting cast , George Sewell stars as Mark Neuman , a German Operations Chief in EUROSEC who uncovers Dr Hassler 's dealing with Communist China and whose parallel self directs the interrogation of Ross after the Dove crash . His surname in the draft script is Hallam . Finally , Ed Bishop stars as David Poulson , a NASA official . Bishop replaced English actor Peter Dyneley , who had voiced characters for Thunderbirds ( 1965 – 66 ) , after the producers decided that Dyneley bore too much of a resemblance to Wymark and that scenes featuring both the characters of Poulson and Webb would confuse audiences . 

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 Originally , there were several aspects of the character that were cut before appearing on screen : in early drafts , he was the son of Henry van Statten . In the DVD commentary for " The Long Game " director Brian Grant and actor Bruno Langley discuss Adam 's scripted motive of bringing future medical knowledge back home to cure his father , who was suffering from ill health , though this motive did not remain in the final episode . To promote the character during the week " The Long Game " was first broadcast , the in @-@ universe tie @-@ in website " Who is Doctor Who ? " announced that " 14 year @-@ old Adam Mitchell from Nottingham " had won a competition arranged by van Statten the previous week . Adam 's winning essay on " Why I Want To Meet An Alien " mentions a desire to acquire advanced knowledge from them with the explanation " I don 't think it 's cheating , really . It 's just a shortcut " . 

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 Aside his theatrical career , Barrowman has appeared in various films including the musical biopic De @-@ Lovely ( 2004 ) and musical comedy The Producers ( 2005 ) . Before venturing into British television , he featured in the American television dramas Titans and Central Park West but he is better known for his acting and presenting work for the BBC that includes his work for CBBC in its earlier years , his self @-@ produced entertainment programme Tonight 's the Night , and his BAFTA Cymru @-@ nominated role of Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction series Doctor Who and Torchwood . Barrowman has also had a number of guest roles in television programmes both in the US and the UK . He appeared as a contestant on the first series of celebrity ice skating show Dancing on Ice while his theatrical background allowed him to become a judge on Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical talent shows How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria ? , Any Dream Will Do and I 'd Do Anything . In 2006 , he was voted Stonewall 's Entertainer of the Year . Starting in 2013 , he hosts the BBC One quiz show Pressure Pad . Barrowman now stars in the CW 's Arrow as Malcolm Merlyn , the show 's version of the DC villain Merlyn and one of the series ' main antagonists . 

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 Smith was revealed as the Eleventh Doctor in the British science @-@ fiction television series Doctor Who in January 2009 to replace David Tennant , who announced his departure in October 2008 . Smith was a relatively unknown actor compared to the actors then speculated about possibly taking on the role , who included Paterson Joseph , David Morrissey , Sean Pertwee , James Nesbitt , Russell Tovey , Catherine Zeta @-@ Jones , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Robert Carlyle , and Billie Piper . Smith was first named as a possible successor less than a day before he was announced as the Eleventh Doctor , on edition of 3 January 2009 of BBC Breakfast , among the names speculated about . His obscurity prompted the news headline " Doctor Who ? " , a riff on the show 's title . 
