7) Emma Thompson
Who? 57-year-old English actress and author Emma Thompson is most well known for her great number of (usually supporting) roles in popular movies, like Love Actually, Nanny McPhee and Sense and Sensibility. She’s yet another Oscar-winning actor, too, having received both Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay amongst multiple nominations over the years.
Why She’d Be Great? Thompson doesn’t exactly have a long history of fantasy or sci-fi roles, but she is a hugely charming and likeable actress who’s made us laugh out loud and well up with tears in her roles in the past. As such, she could definitely bring a lot of wit and humour to The Doctor.
Likelihood? She hasn’t had much in the way of television work in her career, but Thompson herself has said how she would love to play the part if she was ever offered it: “I would have said yes, I’d have loved to have played Doctor Who.” Despite what Thompson says, though, she’s probably too busy to permanently play The Doctor, much like many of the others on this list.
Odds: 5/10
Published: Feb 21, 2017 11:30 am