Eleventh Doctor

The Doctor

The Eleventh Doctor
Doctor Who character
Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor
First regular appearance	"The Eleventh Hour" (2010)
Last regular appearance	"The Time of the Doctor" (2013)
Introduced by	Steven Moffat
Portrayed by	Matt Smith
Preceded by	David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)
Succeeded by	Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor)
Information
Tenure	3 April 2010 – 25 December 2013
No of series	3
Appearances	39 stories (44 episodes)
Companions	Amy Pond Rory Williams River Song[1] Craig Owens[2] Clara Oswald
Chronology	Series 5 (2010) Series 6 (2011) Series 7 (2012–2013) Specials (2013) Series 8 (2014)

The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is played by Matt Smith in three series as well as five specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who spin-offs.

Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Smith's incarnation is a quick-tempered but compassionate character whose youthful appearance is at odds with his more discerning and world-weary temperament. Preceded in regeneration by the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), he is followed by the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi).

This incarnation's main companions included Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), her husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) and the mysterious Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman). He also frequently appeared alongside River Song (Alex Kingston), a fellow time traveller with whom he shared a romantic storyline, and he was the last Doctor to appear alongside the long-serving companion Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) prior to the actress' death, featuring in two episodes of the spin-off programme The Sarah Jane Adventures.