Doctor Who: Neil Patrick Harris will play the villain, first look

Neil Patrick Harris is set to play the villain in the final season of the long-running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. Although not much is known about this character, the actor revealed that he “will try [his] the hardest thing to do [his] worse.” Harris shared his first Doctor Who look, in which he is seen sporting pliers and an old apron. His unsettling gaze and cold body language are hard to miss. on how long we will see this character on screen.Showrunner Russell T Davies described Harris’ character as “the greatest enemy the Doctor has ever faced”.He hinted that the new era of Doctor Who will be “out of scale”.

Davies said in a prepared statement, “It is a huge honor for me to open the doors of our studio to the mighty Neil Patrick Harris…but who, why, what is he playing? You will just have to wait. But I promise you the stuff we’re shooting now is off the scale. Doctor, beware.

The Doctor Who cast is headlined by Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education), the first black actor to play the iconic character on our screens, and Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney. David Tennant and Catherine Tate play the Tenth Doctor and his companion and “best friend” Donna Noble, respectively, in the new season, which coincides with the show’s 60th anniversary. It’s unclear, however, if they’ll be sharing screen space with Harris.

Doctor Who comes at a time when Harris is going through a busy phase on the labor front. The actor, best known for starring in the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother, stars in the comedy series Uncoupled, which premieres July 29 on Netflix. Harris was recently seen in the Nicholas Cage-directed action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, where he played Cage’s character agent. Harris was also part of sci-fi actor The Matrix Resurrections, as a “therapist” for Keanu Reeves’ Neo.

You can watch Harris lock horns with Gatwa when Doctor Who airs in 2023 on the BBC in the UK. Doctor Who is currently not available to stream in India.