Peter Davison Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the winner of a BBC TV60 Award for Best Popular Drama Series "Doctor Who,"
• Graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1972
• His daughter, Georgia Moffett, is married to the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, whom she met while guest-starring in a 2008 "Doctor Who" episode titled "The Doctor's Daughter․"
• Made his screen acting debut in the children's sci-fi series "The Tomorrow People," in which he played a space cowboy in 1975
• Started out as a member of the Byfleet Players amateur dramatics society
• Quote: "(On leaving "Doctor Who"): "You make the decision to leave and you're happy with it, but when you actually get to the day in the studio when the next Doctor comes in and replaces you it is the most gutting moment․""
• Quote: "I think you can be heroic and still not save the day․ Heroic is the way you approach things, not necessarily the outcome․ I don't think that things should be easy․․․We are an endangered species, The Doctor and his Companions․"
• Best known for his role as the Fifth Doctor in "Doctor Who" and as Tristan Farnon in "All Creatures Great and Small․"
• Was approached to play the role of The Doctor by producer John Nathan-Turner, whom he had worked with as a production unit manager on "All Creatures Great and Small․"
• Was 12 years old when he watched the very first episode of "Doctor Who," which aired in November 1963
• Wrote and performed the theme song for the children's series "Button Moon" and for the sitcom "Mixed Blessings․"