10 Doctor Who Actors Who Were In A Marvel Studios Property

8. Toby Jones

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If you have watched anything ever made in England you are more than likely to have come across the actor, Toby Jones. Best known for his comedic performances in shows such as BBC Fours comedy-drama, Detectorists, alongside Pirates of the Caribbean star, Mackenzie Crook, Jones has also played characters in both Doctor Who and Captain America: The First Avenger.

First appearing in Doctor Who, Toby Jones played the character of The Dream Lord in the Matt Smith story, Amy's Choice. The Dream Lord is revealed to be a manifestation of the darkest parts of The Doctor, given life by psychic pollen stuck inside of the TARDIS' time rotor. Since this version of The Dream Lord was part of the Eleventh Doctor's mind it seems that the character would be re-cast if they were to appear again.

Following on from torturing The Doctor and his TARDIS crew, Jones popped over to the MCU where he played the role of Arnim Zola in the first Captain America movie. Before becoming the lead scientists for HYDRA in 1934, Arnim Zola was part of the scientific team working before, during and after World War II at HYDRA. The character came to an end at the end of the film for Jones to then appear as a voice cameo in the sequel after Arnim Zola's consciousness was uploaded onto a computer.

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