Jo Martin (born 29 April) is a British actress. She played Natalie Crouch in the

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'' The Crouches'', which aired between 2003 and 2005. She joined the cast of ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...

'' in 2019 as neurosurgeon

Max McGerry ''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the ...

. Martin portrayed an incarnation of the Doctor known as the

Fugitive Doctor The Fugitive Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. She is portrayed by the English actress Jo Martin, the first non-white person to play the role. Within the ...

in ''

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''.

Early life

Martin was born in Newham, London to a Jamaican mother, who died in 2015. She attended Portway Primary School and Plashet All Girls Secondary School.

''Doctor Who''

Martin first appeared in the

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episode "

Fugitive of the Judoon "Fugitive of the Judoon" is the fifth episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 26 January 2020. It was written by Vinay Patel and current showrunner Chris C ...

", playing Ruth Clayton, a tourist guide who is later revealed to be an incarnation of the Doctor known as the

. She reprised her role in the series finale, "

The Timeless Children "The Timeless Children" is the tenth and final episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on BBC One on 1 March 2020. It was written by Chris Chibnall, and directed by Jami ...

", in the third chapter of Doctor Who: Flux, "

Once, Upon Time "Once, Upon Time", prefixed frequently with either "Chapter Three" or "''Flux''", is the third episode of the thirteenth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', and of the six-episode serial known collectively ...

", and in the 2022 special "

The Power of the Doctor "The Power of the Doctor" is the third and final of the 2022 specials of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', and was broadcast on BBC One on 23 October 2022. The episode was ordered for the occasion of the 100th anni ...

". Martin is currently set to star in ''The Fugitive Doctor Adventures'', an audio drama series focused on her character to be produced by Big Finish.

''Tales from the Front Line''

In November 2020,

Talawa Theatre Company Talawa Theatre Company is a Black British theatre company founded in 1986.

released ''Tales from the Front Line''. The first film presented a verbatim narrative from a teacher, played by Martin, talking about trying to keep themselves and their pupils safe during the pandemic, the emotional and psychological impact of the global

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movement, and the challenges of supporting students' education during an era of great uncertainty. Reviews described Martin's performance as "performed so subtly" as to seem real, while being "conversational and natural".

Filmography

Film

Television

Video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Jo Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from London Black British actresses English film actresses English people of Jamaican descent English television actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses