Jodie Whittaker
Biography
Jodie Whittaker is an English actress who studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made her professional stage debut at Shakespeare's Globe in 2005. She was born in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire. Her first major screen role came in the film Venus (2006), earning nominations for a British Independent Film Award and a Satellite Award. She went on to star in Attack the Block (2011) and the Black Mirror episode titled The Entire History of You, and played Beth Latimer in the drama Broadchurch. In 2017 she was cast as the Doctor in Doctor Who, becoming the first woman to play the part and the show's thirteenth lead. She formally took over in Twice Upon a Time and starred in three series and five specials until 2022. She returned to the role in 2025 and was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Toxic Town (2025).
44years old
Turns 45 on June 17in 219 days
- Born Skelmanthorpe
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Jodie Auckland Whittaker
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 20 years2006 to 2026
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Big break
Whittaker became the first woman to play the Doctor in Doctor Who, a role she had been cast in after working with incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall on Broadchurch.
Early training
Whittaker trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she earned an acting gold medal upon graduating in 2005.
Jodie Whittaker movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Barnaby Thompson and Oliver Parker directed two of these films together. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Barnaby ThompsonDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2009
All films by Barnaby Thompson
All films by Oliver Parker
Also two films together7 more actors
- Rafe SpallGet Santa (2014) and One Day (2011)
- Talulah RileySt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009) and St. Trinian's (2007)
- Tamsin EgertonSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009) and St. Trinian's (2007)
- Chris WilsonA Thousand Kisses Deep (2012) and Attack the Block (2011)
- Brett GoldsteinOffice Romance (2026) and Adult Life Skills (2016)
- Cloe MackieSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009) and St. Trinian's (2007)
- Holly MackieSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009) and St. Trinian's (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jodie Whittaker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$110 million
6 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 6 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$59M53.9% of the total
- 2$29M26.4% of the total
- 3$11M10.2% of the total
- 4$6.3M5.7% of the total
- 5$4.1M3.7% of the total
- 6$157K0.1% of the total
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