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| Twelfth Doctor | |
| Aliases: | Doctor Who; The Doctor; 12th Doctor |
| Series: | Doctor Who |
| Gender: | Male |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Occupation: | Time Lord |
| Race: | Gallifreyans |
| Location: | The TARDIS |
| Relatives: | Doctors I-XI (predecessors) |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | 2013 |
| First: | "The Day of the Doctor" |
| Actor: | Peter Capaldi |
The Twelfth Doctor, commonly referred to simply as "The Doctor", was the main character in the 2005 BBC revival television series Doctor Who. On August 4th, 2013, BBC America officially announced that Scottish actor Peter Capaldi would be taking on the role of the Twelfth Doctor, replacing the departing Matt Smith.