WENN Could Tim Roth (right) seriously replace Peter Capaldi (left)?

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The Reservoir Dogs actor was taking part in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit when a fan asked him if he’d consider playing the Time Lord when Capaldi’s interpretation regenerates. They said: ”Mr Roth. Would you please, please, please be the next Doctor?"

"Ok. If this is the casting director, I'm all for it,” he gamely replied. The star would presumably be keen to step into a project that would put his recent FIFA drama United Passions out of people’s memories.

WENN Peter Capaldi has hinted he may leave the series

LEUVIA FILMS Roth recently played Seth Blatter

Ok. If this is the casting director, I'm all for it Tim Roth

The movie, based on Sepp Blatter, was a monumental bomb at the box office and took only $607 on its opening weekend in the US. Its release unintentionally co-incided with the corruption scandal that tarnished the reputations of Blatter and other FIFA officials. Roth wrote: “The film is awful (can't say that because I haven't seen it) I hated doing it, it was the wrong film but for the right reasons. I had two kids in college so I had to make a decision and it was probably poorly judged, but once you make that decision you have to follow through. “It's a hard road, being in something you don't want to do, but I'm glad I did it for my family.”

WENN Tim Roth can next be seen in The Hateful Eight

Game of Thrones characters in Doctor Who Fri, October 16, 2015 Actors and Actresses who have starred in Game of Thrones and Doctor Who. Play slideshow IG • BBC 1 of 14 Maisie Williams - She is best known as the feisty Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy drama but she is set to take on a mysterious role in Doctor Who. The part will be one of her biggest parts to date