The House of the Dragon and Cucumber star Freddie Fox will be the Doctor’s latest evil foe
He’s appeared in fantasy epics on TV and Shakespearean tragedies on stage. Now Freddie Fox will be jumping aboard the TARDIS with the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu.) It’s all part of an adventure in time and space in the upcoming second season of Doctor Who.
Since his on-screen debut in 2009, Freddie has appeared in many TV hits. These include The Gentlemen (Max), The Crown (Mark Thatcher), The Great (King Hugo), Slow Horses (Spider), and most recently as Ser Gwayne Hightower in House of the Dragon. Fox was also Freddie Baxter, object of protagonist Vincent’s infatuation, in Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 dramas Cucumber and Banana. Other notable roles have included playing a mummy controlling necromancer in Mark Gatiss’ Ghost Story for Christmas adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lot 249. He’ll soon be returning to screens as Norse trickster god Loki in the second season of Netflix’s The Sandman.
In addition to his TV roles, Freddie has also made a big impact on stage. He earned a Laurence Oliver nomination for his role as Tristan Tzara in the revival of Travesties at the Apollo Theatre.
Freddie is now heading to the Whoniverse, to play a fearsome villain from another planet in an upcoming episode. There are no further details about the nature of his role yet. However, the henchman in the official publicity reveal does give us a clue. It suggests this is the same episode with the Doctor in a bowler hat and suit. An episode where people seem to treat giant monster skeletons in the sky as perfectly normal.
“I hope audiences enjoy watching it half as much as I did making it”
Russell T Davies, Showrunner said: “It’s been 10 years since I worked with Freddie on Cucumber, and this is a great way to celebrate the anniversary. He’s the most spectacular actor, and he comes to Doctor Who with fury, venom, cunning and a beautiful set of horns. Doctor beware!”
Freddie Fox, said: “I had the most amazing time making this show and feel honoured to have been asked to be a part of Russell’s crazy, bonkers, beautiful vision. Added to which, sharing space with the iconic Doctor that is Ncuti Gatwa was special beyond imagining. If audiences enjoy watching it half as much as I did making it, televisions are on course to explode right across the world!”
