Doctor Who Series 1 Cast: Where Are They Now?

11. Paterson Joseph

Doctor Who I Hate Suzie Billie Piper
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When Rose finds herself in the middle of a deadly game of The Weakest Link, one of her fellow contestants is the money-hungry Rodrick, who ultimately wins the show. 

Despite being a minor role, Rodrick is still fabulously hateable, even in the same episodes as the killer space Nazis. That's because the man behind the character, Paterson Joseph, is a very fine actor.

British comedy fans will know Joseph from his time in Peep Show, where he played Mark Corrigan's slick-talking boss Alan Johnson between 2003 and 2015.

He's still highly active to this day too, having memorably portrayed the evil chocolatier Arthur Slugworth opposite Timothée Chalamet in 2023's delightful Wonka.

Paterson Joseph as Arthur Slugworth in Wonka
Warner Bros. Pictures

Interestingly, he also auditioned to play the Eleventh Doctor before Matt Smith bagged the part. Can you imagine the Doctor reflecting on why he shares a face with that random bloke from the Game Station?

 
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