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Pearl Mackie
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Mackie at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 38)
South London, England
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active 2010–present
Spouse(s)
Kam Chhokar
(m. 2024)
Relatives Philip Mackie (grandfather)

Pearl Mackie, born on May 29, 1987, is an actress from Britain. She is famous for her role as Bill Potts in the TV show Doctor Who. Pearl also studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Her first big TV part was in 2014, playing Anne-Marie Frasier in the show Doctors.

Pearl Mackie's Early Life and Education

Pearl grew up in Brixton, a part of south London. Her family background includes West Indian and English roots. Her grandfather was Philip Mackie, a well-known writer. She studied Drama at the University of Bristol. Pearl can speak English, French, and Spanish. While studying, she joined many acting workshops and plays outside of her regular classes.

In 2010, she finished her studies at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. That same year, she was nominated for a special award, the BBC Carleton Hobbs Award. This was for her excellent acting in the school play Noughts & Crosses.

Pearl Mackie's Acting Career

Pearl's first movie role was in 2013. She played a front-of-house girl in the music comedy Svengali. In 2014, Pearl played Anne-Marie Frasier in the TV show Doctors. She also played Mia, a young computer genius, in Crystal Springs at the Park Theatre in London. She appeared in the play Obama-ology at the Finborough theatre. In this play, she played Cece and Caits, two young women finding their voices.

In 2015, Pearl performed in a play called The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. This play was shown in London's West End by the National Theatre. That same year, Pearl was in a short film called Date Aid. This film was a funny public service announcement. Pearl has also taught acting to children and young people through a company called Troupers.

Becoming a Doctor Who Companion

On April 23, 2016, it was announced that Pearl Mackie would join Doctor Who. She would play Bill Potts, the companion to The Doctor. In March 2017, it was also shared that Bill would be the first openly gay main companion in the show.

After filming for Series 10 of Doctor Who finished, Pearl joined a play. She played Lulu in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. This play opened in January 2018 at London's Harold Pinter Theatre. She acted alongside Stephen Mangan, Toby Jones, and Zoë Wanamaker.

In 2020, she was a guest star in the TV show Friday Night Dinner. She played a character named Lucy 1.

Pearl Mackie's Film and TV Roles

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Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Svengali Front of House girl
2015 Date Aid Sarah Short film
2018 Origami Heather Short film
2019 Greed Cathy
2020 Horizon Line Pascale
The Lennox Report Tarnia Short film
Copycats Lady Isabelle Sausage Short film
2022 The Deal Kabira
2023 Your Move Patricia Short film
TBA Tyger dagger Sarah completed

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Doctors Anne-Marie Frasier Episode: "Love Is Blind"
2017 Doctor Who Bill Potts 13 episodes
2018 The Crystal Maze Sleeping Beauty Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special"
Gods of Medicine Elsa Powers 2 episodes
2019 Urban Myths Kay Episode: "Andy & The Donald"
Pops and Branwell Pops Popowski (voice) Short animated film
2020 Friday Night Dinner Lucy One 2 episodes
2021 The Long Call DS Jen Rafferty 4 episodes
2022 Lloyd of the Flies Gena (voice) 17 episodes
Best & Bester Grafifi (voice) 13 episodes
2023 Tom Jones Honour Newton 4 episodes
2023-present The Diplomat Alysse 12 episodes

Radio Work

Year Title Role Production Notes Ref.
2013 Great Expectations Miss Havisham BBC Radio 4
Romeo and Juliet Juliet
2017 Adulting Charlotte BBC Radio 2 6 episodes
2018 Proposal Lucy BBC Radio 2
2019 Prepper Rachel BBC Radio 4 4 episodes
Forest 404 Pan BBC Radio 4 27 episodes
2021 Doctor Faustus Wagner BBC Radio 3

Theatre Performances

Year Title Role Theatre Location Ref.
2010 The Comedy of Errors Adriana Circomedia Bristol
The Crucible Tituba Theatre Royal Bristol
2012 Only Human Nina Theatre503 London
Home Woman 1 / Pattie Mae The Last Refuge London
2014 Crystal Springs Mia Park Theatre London
Obama-ology Cece Finborough Theatre London
Disnatured Regan RIFT Theatre London
Hello Kind World Unknown The Drayton Arms London
2015 The Helen Project Helen of Troy The Face to Face Festival London
A Mad World, My Masters Truly Kidman Theatre Royal Brighton
2015–2016 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Punk Girl / Information Lady / No.40 Gielgud Theatre London
2018 The Birthday Party Lulu Harold Pinter Theatre London
2020 Bubble Ashley Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham
2024-2025 Ballet Shoes Sylvia National Theatre London

Audiobooks and Voice Work

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 The Last Namsara Asha
2019 The Conception of Terror Mika Chantry
2020 Ladybird Stories for Rainy Days Narrator
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales Narrator
Paper Thin Vanessa
Cold Comfort Farm Narrator
2021 Sour Hall Ash 6 episodes
2022 Delphine Jones Takes a Chance Narrator

Music Videos

Year Title Artist Director Role
2014 "Real" Years & Years Robert Francis Müller Clubber

Commercials

Year Brand Company Ref.
2020 Westgate Oxford VCCP
Uber 72andSunny
Barclays Publicis
Sainsbury's Global Radio
Diet Coke Wieden+Kennedy

Awards and Nominations

Awards Pearl Mackie Has Won

  • 2018: Screen Nation Film & TV Awards – Female Performance in TV for Doctor Who

Awards Pearl Mackie Was Nominated For

  • 2010: BBC Carleton Hobbs Awards – Outstanding Duologues for the BOVTS play Noughts & Crosses (shared with Roddy Peters)
  • 2017: TV Times Awards – Favourite Newcomer for Doctor Who
  • 2017: Heat's Unmissables Awards – Best Actress for Doctor Who
  • 2021: Critics' Choice Documentary Awards – Best Narration for The Real Charlie Chaplin
  • 2022: DIVA Awards – Actor of the Year

Special Mentions

  • 2020: Screen Nation Film & TV Awards – Female Performance in TV for various roles

See also

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