Doctor Who has confirmed that Emily in Paris star Paul Forman will play a new villain in the upcoming season.
The actor is best known for playing Nicholas de Léon in the third season of the popular Netflix series, but Entertainment Weekly has revealed that he will play a very different role in the BBC sci-fi show.
It has been confirmed that Forman will appear in the sixth episode of the new Doctor Who season, which is titled ‘Rogue’ and will be set in the Regency era.
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He will play mysterious character Lord Barton, "who has a surface-level charm but carries sinister secrets underneath his smooth words".
"Any new chapter is exciting to be a part of," Forman said in a statement, "especially when it’s of a beloved and remarkable universe such as Doctor Who.
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"To join such an established project and to combine it with this feeling of new and unbounded possibilities was thrilling. It made this role a special experience that I will never forget."
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Russell T Davies teased what fans have in store with Forman’s character.
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"Someone like Paul isn’t just a name; he’s a talent," he said. "He comes along in episode 6, and it’s a whale of a time. We’ve all seen Emily in Paris, and we’ve seen him being one sort of person. I don’t think anyone’s quite expecting him to become this sort of person."
Forman’s Lord Barton will face off against Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor in the Sex Education star’s first full season in the iconic role – alongside Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday.
This week Davies has spoken about the upcoming episodes of the show, which will premiere next month, and revealed that the season’s conclusion is not to be missed.
"Every episode stands on its own," he said. "There will be a running theme and running story that’s going to build and build and build to ‘The Most Devastating Finale’. Literally, the biggest finale ever."
Doctor Who will return for its 14th series on May 11 at midnight, airing on BBC One in the UK and Disney+ elsewhere. Classic episodes of Doctor Who are available on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
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