'Falling Skies' star Noah Wyle 'interested in Doctor Who role'
Published Jun 28 2012, 15:37 BST | By Morgan Jeffery
Noah Wyle has admitted that he would like to star in Doctor Who.The former ER actor - currently starring in sci-fi drama Falling Skies - previously revealed that he was a fan of the series as a child.
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"[I enjoyed] various incarnations, and [it was] sort of sporadic, although I'm told that I should really get back into it, because it's been a radically reinvented franchise," he told Digital Spy.
"I guess the guy that's now in charge [Steven Moffat] is quite brilliant, so I'm curious to see [what it's like]."
Asked if he would consider a guest role on the BBC series, Wyle said: "Sure, I never turn down work!"
The 41-year-old admitted that science fiction was never his "go-to genre", but added that he enjoys sci-fi "when it's done really well".
"I certainly grew up right there with Star Wars and Star Trek... Close Encounters and films like that," he revealed. "When science fiction is metaphorical storytelling for something else, I tend to enjoy it more."
Falling Skies season two begins Tuesday, July 3 at 9pm on FX.
> Liam Cunningham, David Warner to appear on Doctor Who
Watch an FX trailer for season two of Falling Skies below:
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July 4th 2012 at 7:47pm
That line, right there, shows just how much he loved the show.
July 6th 2012 at 7:12pm
So an American into SCI FI wants to be on the 'only' native English language Sci Fi programme worth watching and that exists. All American SyFy is .... thoroughly absent and anything they start, ends before it gets off the drawing board. Since MGM killed the Star Gate Franchise, all they can do is the same old small town sheriff with geeks or fairy tales etc. ReHash, ReHash, ReHash and SOSDD.
July 2nd 2012 at 7:18pm
Sorry, keep the Americans out of this show.
July 2nd 2012 at 1:40pm
Noah would be far better than all the Dorky Brits they've had playing the role in the last 3 iterations, that's for sure.
July 2nd 2012 at 6:37am
So he's heard of the show, and would take a job if offered. How is this a story? It would seem most actors would say pretty much the same thing.
June 28th 2012 at 9:32pm(+1 like)
Totally agree, it seems you can't come on here without seeing Actor ABC would like a role in XYZ, all gets very tedious..perhaps their agents pay to get these stories online in the hope the shows producers take notice and give them a job!
June 29th 2012 at 11:43am