10 Actors Who Appeared In Star Wars And Doctor Who
4. Tosin Cole
It must be a dream come true to appear in a Star Wars movie - even if your role is the very definition of "blink-and-you'll-miss-it".
That's how Tosin Cole's part in 2015's The Force Awakens is best described, with the young actor getting mere seconds of screen time as Lieutenant Bastian, a Resistance pilot who flies alongside Poe Dameron in the assault on Starkiller Base.
Despite having very little to do in the movie, Cole still had to adhere to the same strict secrecy rules as the rest of the cast, telling Radio Times that "the audition process was crazy... they take the secrecy crazy seriously."
Less than two years after The Force Awakens' record-setting theatrical run, it was announced that Cole would be joining Doctor Who as one of the Thirteenth Doctor's main companions, Ryan Sinclair.
He debuted in the 2018 episode The Woman Who Fell to Earth, spending two full seasons on the show before departing in the 2021 New Year's Day special.