Pearl Mackie
Actor
Born May 29, 1987 · Brixton, London, England, UK
Active 2000–present · 5′6″ (168 cm)
Pearl Mackie is a British actress, dancer, and singer. She is best known for playing Bill Potts in the long-running television series Doctor Who. Mackie is a 2010 graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Filmography
National Theatre Live: Ballet Shoes (2025) — Sylvia Rose BrownDoctor Who (2005) — Bill PottsThe Diplomat (2023) — AlysseFriday Night Dinner (2011) — Lucy OneDoctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017) — Bill PottsHorizon Line (2020) — PascaleGreed (2019) — CathyUrban Myths (2017) — KayNational Theatre at Home: Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors (2023) — Natasha ElcockBest & Bester (2022) — Grafifi (Voice)The Long Call (2021) — DS Jen RaffertyYour Move (2023) — PatriciaThe Deal (2022) — KabiraSvengali (2013) — F.O.H. girlDoctors (2000) — Anne-Marie FrasierOrigami (2019) — HeatherThe Lennox Report (2020) — TarniaCopycats (2021) — Lady Isabella SausageTom Jones (2023) — HonourPops and Branwell (2019) — "Pops" Popowski (voice)Doctor Who: Friend from the Future (2016) — Bill PottsTyger (2023) — Sarah