Neil Patrick Harris has joined BBC's Doctor Who and is currently filming scenes set to air in 2023. The How I Met Your Mother star, 48, is playing a mystery character yet to be revealed and will join the hit BBC One series as part of the show's 60th anniversary.Teasing Neil's debut and role, showrunner Russell T Davies said: "It’s my huge honour to open our studio doors for the mighty Neil Patrick Harris… "But who, why, what is he playing?
You’ll just have to wait. But I promise you, the stuff we’re shooting now is off the scale. Doctor beware!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .
It's been an exciting few weeks for Doctor Who fans and in May it was announced that Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney is joining the BBC show as Rose.
Yasmin, 18, soared to fame recently for her role as Elle Argent in hit Netflix series Heartstopper. And now the talented actress is joining Doctor Who as Rose with her scenes set to air in 2023 to coincide with the show's 60th anniversary.
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