Doctor Who Series 8: 10 Actors Who Could Play The Master

6. Andrew Scott

Let's keep this Sherlock/Who crossover train going, shall we? Andrew Scott could essentially just play the exact same character as he does with Moriarty, change the name to "the Master", and call it a day. When I first saw him on Sherlock I couldn't help but think how much he reminded by of John Simm's Master, a villain who was primarily interested in the joy, mayhem, and insanity that comes from causing other people incredible amounts of pain and anguish, especially your arch nemesis. Of course I wouldn't want him simply to copy his performance from Sherlock, but part of me wonders if Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss intended Scott's Moriarty to be Master-like. At the time Moffat's Who stories had no intention of getting to the Doctor's rival and every story teller needs an outlet for their crazy people characters. If we were casting the Master based on wicked insanity alone, Adam Scott would take the cake. When I think, "very, very scary", this is the type of character that comes to mind. Wait a minute...maybe this has been the plan all along. Maybe this is the ultimate twist...Moriarty IS the Master. Einhorn IS Finkel. FINKEL IS EINHORN!