Everyone and their talking dog popped out at the weekend to see the new Marvel flick, Guardians of the Galaxy but you may be surprised to find a number of Doctor Who stars among the cast. We take a closer look.

Karen Gillan

Ok, you probably did know this one, seeing as how she gets her name in bold in the front credits.

But in case you did miss her, the ginger-headed Scot (who played companion Amy Pond in the Matt Smith era) stars as the evil blue-skinned and bald-headed Nebula.

Christopher Fairbank


Though he’s not quite been in Doctor Who yet, the actor best known as Moxey from TV show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is set for an appearance later this year in the hit BBC sci-fi show.



In Guardians he plays The Broker, who wants nothing to do with the Infinity Stone handed to him by Peter Quill.

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Spencer Wilding

Starring as one of the nasty blue prison guards who takes a shine to Star Lord’s headphones (his credit is actually Mean Guard), Spencer is a big lad and tends to play monstrous or heavy roles.

In Doctor Who he’s played an Ice Warrior, a Minotaur and a Wooden King.

Naomi Ryan

Not exactly a big role in the blockbuster, this former Coronation Street actress (Underworld factory worker Bobbi Lewis) plays a Nova Centurion in Guardians of the Galaxy and can often be seen walking behind either Glenn Close or John C Reilly.

In Doctor Who, she made her mark in the Series 7 debut episode as a make-up artist who turned into a Dalek!

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Zoe Saldana

Well, she’s not been in Doctor Who, yet. But she really wants to!

Speaking to Den of Geek, the green-skinned Gamora actress said, ‘I have an 11-year-old niece who is a die hard Whovian… It would be wonderful for me to be in Doctor Who. I’d be cool forever to her.’ One for the future perhaps…

Guardians of the Galaxy is in cinemas now, Doctor Who returns August 23.