20 Doctor Who Actors Who Have Been In Star Wars (& 2 Who Will Be)

3. David Tennant

The Tenth Doctor himself, David Tennant, also has a Star Wars connection! He voiced the robot, Professor Huyang, in three episodes of the animated series The Clone Wars. Huyang was a teacher who helped countless generations of Jedi initiates build their lightsabers. As for Tennant's role in Doctor Who, the actor successfully helmed the programme for four years and proved an even more popular lead than his predecessor, Christopher Eccleston. For those who missed it, here's a clip of David Tennant in Star Wars! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfbVejZgIeE Now, let's take a look at two more Doctor Who actors who are about to be in Star Wars! As the Tenth Doctor would undoubtedly say, "Allons-y!"
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Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year. You can find him on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/culttvmike