Doctor Who: 10 Actors Who Almost Played Different Characters

10. Russell Tovey

Who He Almost Played: The Eleventh Doctor

Who He Actually Played: Alonso Frame

As midshipman Alonso Frame in the 2007 Christmas special Voyage Of The Damned, Russell Tovey provided David Tennant's Tenth Doctor with one of his most memorable moments, allowing the Time Lord to finally use the phrase "allons-y, Alonso!" in front of someone who is actually called Alonso.

This aside though, Tovey didn't really get many standout moments in the episode, but the character he almost played would've given him standout moments galore.

During a chat with The Independent in April 2013, Tovey spoke about how he was in the running to play the Eleventh Doctor, a role that, of course, eventually went to Matt Smith. Reportedly, Tovey got so close to bagging the part that he was even screen-tested for it, but from the sounds of it, he's glad he missed out:

“It would have terrified me. I don’t know what I would have done with all the attention.”

Voyage Of The Damned aside, Tovey also played Alonso in a quick cameo during The End Of Time, where he hooked up with Captain Jack Harkness after the Doctor set them up. Top wingman.