Everyone has their favorite Companion and Doctor from the series. Long-time fans debate the virtues of Tom Baker vs. Peter Davidson, whereas newbies talk about David Tennant and Matt Smith. Doctor Who guest star Mark Sheppard now weighs in.
Mark Sheppard played FBI agent Canton Delaware Everett III on the last series of Doctor Who. Sheppard is a talented character actor who has garnered no shortage of roles on either side of the Atlantic, making notable appearances in Supernatural and Firefly, just to name two series.
He sat down with SFX at last weekend’s Doctor Who convention to talk about his time on the series and his Whovian history.
Alex: What’s it like working with Matt Smith?
Mark Sheppard: I tell you, Matt Smith is exactly like his character appears to be – he’s really kind and really nice. He’s just a lovely bloke, a really nice bloke to be with. You know when you see him on interviews, he’s exactly like that in real life. He’s my favourite Doctor. Who was your first Doctor?
Alex: It was David Tennant.Mark: Interesting thing for me is I started out with Jon Pertwee and then Tom Baker came along and I thought he was a brilliant Doctor Who. And then through all the other incarnations no one really excited me as much as Tom Baker. I liked David [Tennant], I thought Christopher Eccleston was good, but Matt was something really spicy, something we haven’t seen in a Doctor, and he’s been getting better and better. Are you starting to like him more and more?
The rest of the interview on SFX is a great read (Smith even pops in and interrupts). Don’t miss it!
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