Pearl Mackie

Pearl Mackie at Comic-Con in San Diego in July 2017

Pearl Mackie (born May 29, 1987 in Brixton , London , England ) is a British actress . She became known to a wider audience on April 23, 2016, when she was introduced as the new companion of the Doctor from the British television series Doctor Who .

Life

Pearl Mackie was born and raised in Brixton, south London. Mackie attended the University of Bristol and graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theater School in 2010 . She works as an acting tutor for children at the Troupers Drama School. Mackie speaks English, French and Spanish. In addition to her acting work, she sings and dances.

Career

Mackie is currently starring in the British Royal National Theater in the production of Supergute Tage or The Odd World of Christopher Boone . In addition, she had many other theater appearances. She has appeared as the computer genius Mia in Crystal Springs at the Park Theater and as Cece and Caits in Obama-ology at the Finborough Theater in London. She had her first engagements in the film and television industry in 2013 with the film Svengali - Life, Love and Music , in which she was seen in a supporting role alongside Martin Freeman , Johnny Owen and Vicky McClure . She made her television debut in 2014 in an episode of the BBC series Doctors . She also played in a music video for the band Years & Years - alongside Ben Whishaw and Tuppence Middleton .

On April 23, 2016 Mackie was a total of 41 companion of the doctor announced. She replaced Jenna Coleman as the companion of the 12th doctor . She had her first appearance as "Bill" in the tenth season, which will be broadcast from April 15, 2017.

“Reading the script at the audition I thought Bill was wicked. She's cool, strong, sharp, a little bit vulnerable with a bit of geekiness thrown in. "

“As I read the script at the audition, I thought Bill had gone. She's cool, strong, astute, a little bit vulnerable and has something ' geeky ' about it . "

- Pearl Mackie

She is the first black companion since Freema Agyeman .

Filmography

• 2013: Svengali - Life, Love and Music (Svengali)
• 2014: Doctors (TV series, episode 15x195)
• 2015: Date Aid (short film)
• 2017: Doctor Who (TV series, 13 episodes)

theatre

year	title	role	theatre	place	Individual evidence
2010	The Comedy Of Errors	Adriana	Circomedia	Bristol
2010	The Crucible	Tituba	Theater Royal	Bristol
2012	Only human	Nina	Theater 503	London
2012	Home	Woman 1 / Pattie Mae	The Last Refuge	London
2014	Crystal Springs	Mia	Park Theater	London
2014	Obama-ology	Cece	Finborough Theater	London
2014	Disnatured: Shakespeare in Shoreditch	Regan	RIFT Theater's Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival
2014	Hello Kind World		The Drayton Arms	London
2015	The Helen Project		The Face To Face Festival	London
2015	A Mad World, My Masters	Truly Kidman	Theater Royal	Brighton
2015-2016	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time	Punk Girl / Information Lady & No.40	National Theater West End	London

Nominations

BBC Carleton Hobbs Award

• 2010: Outstanding Duologues (in BOVTS play Noughts & Crosses , shared with Roddy Peters)

Web links

• Pearl Mackie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Pearl Mackie. In: pearlmackie.com. Pearl Mackie, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
• Pearl Mackie at SoundCloud

Individual evidence

1. ^ Doctor Who: Pearl Mackie named as a new companion. In: bbc.com. BBC News, accessed April 24, 2016 (UK English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Dr Who's new assistant has been named as Pearl Mackie. In: independent.co.uk. The Independent, accessed April 24, 2016 (UK English). 
3. ↑ Tutors. Pearl Mackie. . In: Troupers.org.uk . Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 24, 2016. 
4. ↑ Pearl Mackie. . In: Spotlight.com . Retrieved April 24, 2016.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Guardian staff, agencies: Pearl Mackie announced as new Doctor Who companion . In: The Guardian . April 23, 2016, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com ).
6. ^ Katie Reilly: Pearl Mackie Announced as New 'Doctor Who' Companion. In: time.com. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016 . 
7. ^ Crystal Springs - Park Theater, London . In: Thereviewshub.com . August 14, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
8. ^ Lyn Gardner: New cast for Curious Incident . In: Theguardian.com . December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
9. ↑ Svengali - Life, Love and Music. In: filmstarts.de. FILMSTARTS.de, accessed on April 24, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Pearl Mackie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
11. ↑ Pearl Mackie: Films, Series and Biography. In: serienjunkies.de. Series Junkies, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c} Michael Hogan: Pearl Mackie is the new Doctor Who companion: everything you need to know. In: telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Years & Years - Real on YouTube
14. ^ Years & Years - Real. In: vimeo.com. Vimeo, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
15. ^ Meet Pearl Mackie - The Doctor's new companion. In: bbc.co.uk. Doctor Who, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
16. ^ Sarah Tetteh: Pearl Mackie unveiled as the new Doctor Who companion. In: dailymail.co.uk. Daily mail, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
17. ^ Whats on Bristol - Reviews. In: whatsonbristol.co.uk. www.whatsonbristol.co.uk, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
18. ↑ John Kite: JK641827playswotiseen. In: freeuk.com. www.winterbourne.freeuk.com, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
19. ^ Strong show of extreme controversy. (No longer available online.) In: bristolpost.co.uk. Bristol Post, June 15, 2010, archived from the original on April 24, 2016 ; Retrieved April 24, 2016 (UK English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ ONLY HUMAN "Without a Paddle Theater. In: withoutapaddletheatre.co.uk. withoutapaddletheatre.co.uk, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
21. ↑ Kieran Knowles: Home - The Last Refuge. In: thegoodreview.co.uk. The Good Review, November 2, 2012, accessed April 24, 2016 (American English). 
22. ^ Paul Taylor: Crystal Springs, Park Theater, review: 'Acutely intelligent'. In: independent.co.uk. The Independent, August 11, 2012, accessed April 24, 2016 (UK English). 
23. ↑ Philip Fisher: Theater review: Obama-ology at Finborough Theater. In: britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved April 24, 2016 . 
24. ↑ Plays . In: Saveideastap.com . Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2016. 
25. ↑ Disnatured - guy meirion jones. (No longer available online.) In: cargocollective.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016 ; Retrieved April 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
26. ^ Postscript - Hello Kind World - Skylight Theater. In: skylighttheatre.co.uk. skylighttheatre.co.uk, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
27. ↑ Amy Clare Tasker: The Helen Project . In: Amyclaretasker.com . Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2016. 
28. ↑ David Guest: Review: A Mad World, My Masters . (Theater Royal, Brighton, until Saturday, March 14). In: Midsussex Times . March 12, 2015 ( midsussextimes.co.uk [accessed April 23, 2016]).
29. ↑ Christopher Hoile: Review - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Apollo Theater, London, GBR. In: stage-door.com. www.stage-door.com, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
30. ^ Winners: Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award 2010 Winners . In: Bbc.co.uk . Retrieved April 24, 2016.