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Doctor Who Actors Tier List

Rank the actors who've regenerated into the Doctor.

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The crowd's ranking

S: Peter Capaldi, David Tennant

A: Patrick Troughton, Matt Smith, Tom Baker

B: Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Christopher Eccleston

C: William Hartnell, Ncuti Gatwa

D: Jodie Whittaker

Discussion

salty_mango_4740: Troughton in A, someone here has actually watched the classic stuff

luis_n17: Tennant though

luis_s159: Capaldi is the best actor to ever play the role and it's not close. Heaven Sent is basically a one man show.

throwaway21591: Whittaker in D is more about Chibnall's writing than her

grumpy_otter: Eccleston did one series and still made it count. Fantastic!

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