Colin Baker
Acting
Born June 8, 1943 · Waterloo, London, England, UK
Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.
Known for
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
Filmography
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 · The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas at the Holly Day Inn
2023 · Ben
You Might Get Lost
2021 · Conrad
The Ghosts of Borley Rectory
2021 · Charles Sutton
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 · The Doctor (6) (picture) (uncredited)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Self
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 · The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008 · The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999 · Chauvel
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · The 6th Doctor
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981 · William Lind