10 Actors With Multiple Roles In Doctor Who

1. Karen Gillan

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First Role: Soothsayer (The Fires of Pompeii)

Second Role: Amy Pond (The Eleventh Hour - The Angels Take Manhattan)

The Fires of Pompeii really was a breeding ground for future Who talent wasn't it? This episode wasn't just Peter Capaldi's first foray into the Doctor Who universe - it was Karen Gillan's too.

The actress has a small role in this Tenth Doctor story as a "Soothsayer", with mere seconds of screen time to her name. At least she got some dialogue though: "It has come! As foretold in the prophecy! The box! The blue box!"

Then, she was cast as the Eleventh Doctor's feisty companion Amy Pond, enjoying a successful stint on the show lasting from 2010's The Eleventh Hour, to 2012's The Angels Take Manhattan (plus a brief cameo in 2013's The Time of the Doctor).

Obviously, the two characters are not connected in any way, although Amy did mention that she enjoyed learning about the Romans at school... so make of that what you will.

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