{"id":18641,"date":"2023-05-08T10:17:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jonathan-groff-joins-doctor\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:52:18","slug":"jonathan-groff-joins-doctor-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jonathan-groff-joins-doctor-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Groff Joins Doctor Who"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning stage and screen actor Jonathan Groff (<em>Glee<\/em>, <em>Hamilton<\/em>, <em>Mindhunter<\/em>) has joined the cast of the BBC\u2019s <em>Doctor Who<\/em> in a key role.<\/p>\n<p>Groff is known for playing Jessie in <em>Glee<\/em>, Holden Ford in <em>Mindhunter<\/em>, Kristoff and Sven in the <em>Frozen<\/em> films and King George III in <em>Hamilton<\/em> on Broadway. His role in the upcoming season of <em>Doctor Who<\/em>, which will air in November, is being kept under wraps for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so thrilled to jump into the extraordinary mind of Russell T. Davies and watch the incredible Ncuti Gatwa soar in this iconic role!\u201d Groff said.<\/p>\n<p>Showrunner Russell T. Davies added, \u201cThis is an incredible coup, and a great honor, to get such a huge star striding on to our set. 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