Doctor Who: 10 Actors That Should Guest Star In Series 9
8. Idris Elba
Speaking of actors who could bring a lot of additional viewers and would be a real box office name for a TV show Elba may be a bit of a long shot, to be fair (hes currently busy with more Luther), but even if he wasnt, he tends to be busy filming huge Hollywood movies anyway. Recently, hes been in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Heimdall, with a further appearance mooted for Age of Ultron, and in Guillermo Del Toros hit Pacific Rim. There was even Oscar buzz for his role as Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom, even if he didnt get the nomination. Furthermore, his name is routinely linked with Doctor Who every time the lead role becomes vacant (but then again, whose name isn't?). However, that hes still willing to return as Luther suggests that hes still willing to work with the BBC, which suggests that he might - just might - be up for a role in Doctor Who. Which would just be amazing, wouldn't it? After all, Elba is a phenomenal actor. He can put his hand to almost anything and would be electrifying bouncing off Capaldi and Coleman (not literally, of course, though stranger things have happened...). Hed be a great villain, a great hero or a great at anything in between. His role as Heimdall shows he can do alien and he can also reveal the inmost depths of the human spirit. Whatever he played, itd be fantastic TV, the type of casting that would really get the pulses racing.
