Actors Playing Doctor Who Companions: Where are They Now?

LAST UPDATED September 12, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only roles 2014 and later still being tracked.

Actor name, then character name. Numbers listed are which Doctors they are associated with. Note that some companions met other Doctors they didn’t accompany. Disputed means it’s disputed whether they were a companion to that particular Doctor.  For purposes of this list, the so-called War Doctor, who had no companions, is not included in the numbering.

Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman – 1): last known acting role in 2013, as Self in 2013.

Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright – 1): died in 1993.

William Russell (Ian Chesterton – 1): last known acting role in 2013 but The Visit (2016) completed; as Self in 2013.

Maureen O’Brien (Vicki – 1): last known acting role in 2003, as Self: Who's Round (1 episode 2014).

Peter Purves (Steven Taylor – 1): last known acting role in 2001, as Self: From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TV (2015), 70s: The Best of Bad TV (2015), It Was Alright in the 70s (2 episodes 2015), Pointless Celebrities (1 episode 2014).

Adrienne Hill (Katarina – 1): died in 1997.

Jean Marsh (Sarah Kingdom – 1/disputed): in Grantchester (1 episode 2014), Outlier (2014); as Self: Monarch Restoring a King (2014).

Jackie Lane (Dodo Chaplet – 1): no known subsequent acting roles; as Self in 2013.

Anneke Wills (Polly – 1-2): last known acting role in 2013 but Doctor Who: Devious (unknown episodes nd) in post-production; as Self: Lunar Landing: Making the Moonbase (2014).

Michael Craze (Ben Jackson – 1-2): died in 1998.

Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon – 2): in Outlander (1 episode 2015), Impurity (2015), The Smoke (2014), GODfather (unknown episodes 2014); G.O.D.Tech (2017) filming; The Mild Bunch (nd) announced; as Self: Lorraine (1 episode 2015), Who's Round (1 episode 2014), Most Shocking TV Moments (2014), Lunar Landing: Making the Moonbase (2014).

Hamish Wilson (Jamie McCrimmon/stand-in – 2): last known acting role in 2013.

Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield – 2): last known acting role in 2013, then 1995; as Self in 2013.

Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot – 2): last known acting role in 1999, as Self in 2013.

Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart – 2, 3/disputed): died in 2011.

Caroline John (Liz Shaw – 3): died in 2012.

Katy Manning (Jo Grant – 3): in Casualty (1 episode 2015), Evil Never Dies (2014).

Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith – 3-4, 10): died in 2011.

John Levene (Sergeant Benton – 3/disputed): last known acting role in 2010, as Self in 2013.

Richard Franklin (Mike Yates – 3/disputed): last known acting role in 2013 but Taketh (2015) completed; as Self: in 2013.

Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan – 4): died in 1986.

Louise Jameson (Leela – 4): in Doctors (1 episode 2015), Guin and the Dragon (2015), Toast of London (1 episode 2014), A Quiet Courage (2014); Crossing Over (2016), Modern Love (2017) in post-production; as Self: Doctor Who: Celebrating 50 Years of Fandom (2014), Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014), Who's Changing: An Adventure in Time with Fans (2014); as Self, filming: WHO: Fan Film (2017).

John Leeson (K-9 Mark I/II – 4): in Lego Dimensions (2015 video game), Stargazing Live: Back to Earth (2 episodes 2014); as Self: 70s: The Best of Bad TV (2015), Who’s Round (1 episode 2014).

David Brierley (K-9 Mark II – 4): died in 2008.

Mary Tamm (Romana – 4): died in 2012.

Lalla Ward (Romana – 4): in last known acting role in 2013; as Self: Ladies of Science, the extraordinary story of Mary Rosse and Mary Ward (2015).

Matthew Waterhouse (Adric – 4-5): only known subsequent acting role in 2013; as Self: Who’s Round (1 episode 2014).

Sarah Sutton (Nyssa – 4-5): last known acting role in 2013, then 2000; as Self: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014).

Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanska – 4-5): last known acting role in 2013, then 1991; as Self: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014).

Mark Strickson (Vislor Turlough – 5): last known acting role in 2003, as Producer in 2009; as Director, pre-production: Modern Dinosaurs (unknown episodes 2017); as Self in 2013.

Gerald Flood (Kamelion – 5): died in 1989.

Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown – 5-6): last known acting role in 2010; as Self: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014).

Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush – 6-7): in EastEnders (110 episodes 2015-2016), EastEnders Does Top Hat: Children in Need 2015 (2015); as Self: Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals (2016), The British Soap Awards 2016 (2016), EastEnders: Last Orders (2016), National Television Awards (2016), Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (3 episodes 2014-2015), 20 Moments That Rocked the 80's (2015), 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows (2015), Strictly Come Dancing (1 episode 2014), Daily Brunch with Ocado (1 episode 2014), Pointless Celebrities (1 episode 2014), The Wright Stuff (1 episode 2014), Dancing on Ice (11 episodes 2014), This Morning (1 episode 2014).

Sophie Aldred (Ace – 7): in The Sitter (2015), Doctor Who Online Adventures (3 episodes 2014-2015), Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014 video game),Tree Fu Tom (2 episodes 2014), Secludio (2014); Cops and Monsters (1 episode 2015) in pre-production; as Self: Who's Changing: An Adventure in Time with Fans (2014).

Daphne Ashbrook (Grace Holloway – 8): in Once More, with Feeling (2015; also Writer/Producer); A Wild Endeavour (nd) in production.

Billie Piper (Rose Tyler – 9-10): in City of Tiny Lights (2016), Penny Dreadful (27 episodes 2014-2016), Playhouse Presents (1 episode 2014); as Self: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode 2014).

Bruno Langley (Adam Mitchell – 9): in Coronation Street (380 episodes 2000-2016); as Self: Loose Women (2 episodes 2014-2016), Keep It in the Family (1 episode 2014).

John Barrowman (Jack Harkness – 9-10): in Legends of Tomorrow (13 episodes 2016-2017), Reign (2 episodes 2016), Arrow (47 episodes 2014-2016), The Flash (1 episode 2015), Lego Dimensions (2015 video game), Superhero Fight Club (2015); as Self: Loose Women (4 episodes 2014-2016), The One Show (2 episodes 2014-2016), The National Lottery Stars 2015 (2015), The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (1 episode 2015), The Paul O'Grady Show (1 episode 2015), IMDb: What to Watch (1 episode 2015), Small Animal Hospital (11 episodes 2014), Talking Dead (1 episode 2014), DC Comics Night at Comic-Con 2014 Presenting Gotham, the Flash, Constantine and Arrow (2014), Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014), The Wil Wheaton Project (1 episode 2014), Commonwealth Games (1 episode 2014), Sing Your Face Off (6 episodes 2014); as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016), 50 Years of Star Trek (2016); as Self, filming: Broadway: The Next Generation (2018).

Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith – 10): in The Level (1 episode 2016), The Throwaways (2015), Chasing Shadows (4 episodes 2014), The Assets (2 episodes 2014), The Anomaly (2014; also Additional Material/Producer/Director), I Am Soldier (2014); The Habit of Beauty (2016), Brotherhood (2016; also Writer/Producer/Director) completed; Dead Run (nd) in pre-production; as Executive Producer: Billy the Kid (2015); as Producer: Scottish Mussel (2015), Legacy (2015), We Are Monster (2014); as Self: The EE British Academy Film Awards (2016), WWE Main Event (1 episode 2015), Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014), EE British Academy Film Awards: The Red Carpet Show (2014).

Catherine Tate (Donna Noble – 10): in Drunk History: UK (2 episodes 2016), Do Not Disturb (2016), Billionaire Boy (2016), Catherine Tate's Nan (2 episodes 2015; also Writer), SuperBob (2015), Not Sophie's Choice (2015), The Vote (2015), Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014), Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), Big School (6 episodes 2014), Catherine Tate's Nan (2014; also Writer); as Self: Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (1 episode 2016), Very British Problems (4 episodes 2015), Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016), The One Show (1 episode 2016), Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong (2016), Crackanory (1 episode 2015), Unity (2015), The Paul O'Grady Show (1 episode 2015), The Graham Norton Show (1 episode 2014), 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy (2014).

Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones – 10): in North v South (2015), Sense8 (12 episodes 2015), Old Jack's Boat (1 episode 2015), The Carrie Diaries (5 episodes 2014); Eat Local (2016) in post-production.

Kylie Minogue (Astrid Peth – 10): in Galavant (2 episodes 2015), San Andreas (2015), Young & Hungry (2 episodes 2015), Asdfmovie8 (2014); Flammable Children (nd) in pre-production; as Producer/Self: A Kylie Christmas: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2015), Kylie Minogue: Crystallize (2014; also Writer); as Singer: Absolutely Anything (2015), as Self: Molly: The Real Thing (2016), John Bishop's Christmas Show (2015), The Graham Norton Show (3 episodes 2014-2015), Strictly Come Dancing (1 episode 2015), The Royal Variety Performance 2015 (2015), Bercy fête ses 30 ans - Le concert anniversaire (2015), Le petit journal (1 episode 2015), The X Factor (1 episode 2015), All I Want for Christmas Is Kylie! (2015), A Christmas Star (2015), San Andreas: Dwayne Johnson to the Rescue (2015), The Jonathan Ross Show (1 episode 2015), Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite (2015), Sunrise (1 episode 2015), El hormiguero (1 episode 2014), The Hot Desk (1 episode 2014), 60 Minutes (1 episode 2014), The Voice (6 episodes 2014), E! News (1 episode 2014), Le grand journal de Canal+ (2 episodes 2014), Radio 2: In Concert (1 episode 2014), The One Show (1 episode 2014), The Voice (3 episodes 2014), The 56th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (2014), The Voice UK (15 episodes 2014), The Voice: Louder on Two (4 episodes 2014), Our Gay Wedding: The Musical (2014), Skavlan (1 episode 2014), C à vous (1 episode 2-14), Entertainment Tonight (1 episode 2014), Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (1 episode 2014), The BRIT Awards 2014 (2014), Mr. X (2014), 20,000 Days on Earth (2014), The Voice Louder (unknown episodes 2014).

David Morrissey (Jackson Lake – 10): in The Missing (8 episodes 2016), The Ones Below (2015), Extant (11 episodes 2015), The Walking Dead (2 episodes 2014-2015), The Driver (3 episodes 2014; also Executive Producer), The 7.39 (2014), Copacabana Palace (2014), Line of Sight (2014); Britannia (unknown episodes 2017) filming; as Self: The Secret History of My Family (4 episodes 2016), The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On (2016), Captain Kyle's Cosplay Spotlight (1 episode 2015), Ronaldo (2015), 5 News (1 episode 2015), Rock 'n' Roll America (1 episode 2015), SAG Foundation Conversations (1 episode 2014).

Velile Tshabalala (Rosita Farisi – 10): in Class Dismissed (4 episodes 2016), Doctors (1 episode 2015), Utopia (1 episode 2014), The Journey (2014); Again (2017) in pre-production.

Michelle Ryan (Lady Christina de Souza – 10): in Andròn: The Black Labyrinth (2015), Death in Paradise (1 episode 2014); The Last Photograph (2016) in post-production.

Lindsay Duncan (Adelaide Brooke – 10): in Sherlock (2 episodes 2014-2017), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Churchill's Secret (2016), Close to the Enemy (6 episodes 2016), Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), The Honourable Woman (6 episodes 2014), Playhouse Presents (1 episode 2014); Gifted (2017) completed; as Self: Toast of London (1 episode 2015).

Bernard Cribbins (Wilfrid Mott – 10): in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016), Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales (15 episodes 2015), New Tricks (2 episodes 2015), Old Jack's Boat (1 episode 2015), Salty's Waggy Tales (5 episodes 2014), Midsomer Murders (1 episode 2014); as Self: From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TV (2015), VE Day 70: A Party to Remember (2015), Carry on Forever (2 episodes 2015), Lorraine (1 episode 2015), Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 episode 2014), Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began (2014).

Karen Gillan (Amy Pond – 11): in Emo Dad (4 episodes 2016), In a Valley of Violence (2016), Robot Chicken (1 episode 2015), The Big Short (2015), Conventional [2015; also Director/Writer; likely same as Fun Size Horror: Volume Two (2015)], Warning Labels (2015), 7 Days in Hell (2015), The Devil You Know (1 episode 2015), Selfie (13 episodes 2014), TV on the Radio: Happy Idiot (2014), Bound for Greatness (2014), A Touch of Cloth (2 episodes 2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); The List (2015), completed; The Circle (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in post-production; Jumanji (2017) filming; All Creatures Here Below (nd) in pre-production; as Director/Writer/Producer: Coward (2015), as Self: Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 episode 2015), TableTop (1 episode 2015), The Insider (1 episode 2014), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode 2014), The View (1 episode 2014), Good Morning America (1 episode 2014), Entertainment Tonight (1 episode 2014), The Real History of Science Fiction (2 episodes 2014), Calgary Expo 2014 (2014), Made in Hollywood (1 episode 2014), Reel Junkie (1 episode 2014).

Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams – 11): in Legends of Tomorrow (29 episodes 2016-2017), Broadchurch (11 episodes 2015-2017), Minutes Past Midnight (2016), Danny and the Human Zoo (2015), National Theatre Live: Treasure Island (2015), Penguin (2014); as Self: Who’s Round (1 episode 2014).

Alex Kingston (River Song – 11): in Transformers: Rescue Bots (3 episodes 3016), Arrow (4 episodes 2014-2016), Happily Ever After (2016), Blue Bloods (1 episode 2016), Doctor Who (1 episode 2015), American Odyssey (2 episodes 2015), Chasing Shadows (4 episodes 2014) Shoot the Messenger (8 episodes 2016) in post-production; Crushed (2016) in pre-production.

James Corden (Craig Owens – 11): in Lady Dynamite (1 episode 2016), Norm of the North (2016), The Lady in the Van (2015), Kill Your Friends (2015), Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2014), The Wrong Mans (4 episodes 2014; also Writer), Into the Woods (2014), The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night (2014); Trolls (2016) completed; Peter Rabbit (2018) in pre-production;  as Writer: The Late Late Show with James Corden (6 episodes 2015, 5 as Producer; 232 2015-2016 as Self); as Executive Producer: American Express Unstaged: Disclosure (2015), Us & Them (6 episodes 2014); as Self: Extra (7 episodes 2016), Entertainment Tonight (10 episodes 2014-2016), Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Tony Awards (2016), The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016), Late Night with Seth Meyers (2 episodes 2014-2016), CBS This Morning (3 episodes 2015-2016), The Insider (4 episodes 2015-2016), Live! With Kelly and Michael (2 episodes 2015-2016), Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals (2016), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2 episodes 2015-2016), Very British Problems (7 episodes 2015-2016), Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016), The Fashion Fund (1 episode 2016), The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke (2016), The Talk (2 episodes 2015-2016), Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2 episodes 2014-2016), The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016), 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2016), The Making of the Lady in the Van (2016), One Direction the London Sessions (2015), The British Academy Britannia Awards (2015), 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards (2015), Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 episode 2015), The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015), E! Live from the Red Carpet (1 episode 2016), The Soup (1 episode 2015), CBS News Sunday Morning (1 episode 2015), Why? With Hannibal Buress (1 episode 2015), Charlie Rose (1 episode 2015), The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards (2015), A League of Their Own (9 episodes 2014-2015), The Grace Helbig Show (1 episode 2015), Conan (1 episode 2015), Inside Edition (1 episode 2015), CollegeHumor Originals (1 episode 2015), The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (2015), 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2015), The One Show (1 episode 2015), Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular (2014), Variety Studio (1 episode 2014), Good Morning America (1 episode 2014), The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode 2014), This Morning (1 episodes 2014), The Broadway.com Show (2 episodes 2014), The Colbert Report (1 episode 2014), Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode 2014), Celebrity Squares (1 episode 2014), 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy (2014), Arqiva British Academy Television Awards (2014), Tom Daley Goes Global (6 episodes 2014), When Corden Met Barlow (2014), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2 episodes 2014), The BRITs Backstage (2014), The BRIT Awards 2014 (2014), The Kumars (1 episode 2014); as Self, production: The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016).

Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald – 11-12): in Doctor Who (24 episodes 2013-2015), Lego Dimensions (2015 video game), Imaginary Forces (2015), Mystery! (1 episode 2014); Me Before You (2016), Victoria (8 episodes 2016) completed; as Self: Doctor Who Extra (17 episodes 2014-2015), Conan (1 episode 2015), Doctor Who: The Fan Show (1 episode 2015), The Story of Britain (unknown episodes 2014), Blue Peter (1 episode 2014), Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour (2014), Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014), National Television Awards (2014).