{"id":17021,"date":"2022-06-16T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1663520"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T12:21:09","slug":"neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Patrick Harris reveals new look at his Doctor Who character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We may not know exactly who Neil Patrick Harris is playing in Doctor Who\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">60th anniversary special<\/a>, but one thing is certain: he dresses to impress!<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/watch-how-i-met-your-mother-disney-plus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">How I Met Your Mother<\/a> actor has shared a new image of himself from the set of the sci-fi drama, in which he dons another extravagant costume sure to drum up more theories from fans.<\/p>\n<p>Following on from the image <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">released at the time of his casting announcement<\/a>, which saw him take on an eccentric look complete with tiny spectacles and a polka dot bow tie, this latest ensemble also commands attention.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is pictured wearing a dapper tuxedo with a white flower attached to the lapel, while a large top hat provides some added flair.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the kind of outfit that would go down quite nicely at a wedding, although we have no details at this time about the context of the scenes it will be featured in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">A very happy birthday to Neil Patrick Harris, filming new <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> today! ????????<br\/><br\/>???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ActuallyNPH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ActuallyNPH<\/a>\u00a0himself <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/6qntEqUE9n&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/6qntEqUE9n<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1537115775739240450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Harris was first to share the photo online via his <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ce1Kx-qObTK\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> page, describing it as his \u201cbirthday suit\u201d as he wore it during shooting on his 49th birthday yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s official Twitter account later reposted the snap, sending warm wishes to the actor but offering no further clues as to his role in the sci-fi drama.<\/p> <p>Numerous theories relating to who Harris could be playing have cropped up since his casting, with one of the most prominent suggestions being <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-celestial-toymaker-newsupate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">legacy foe Celestial Toymaker<\/a>, who first appeared in a serialised storyline broadcast in April 1966.<\/p>\n<p>The character has since been revived for two novels and two Big Finish audio adventures, but hasn\u2019t been seen in live-action since that initial debut, where he was portrayed by the late Batman star Michael Gough.<\/p>\n<p>If that theory proves to be true, it will be the latest in a string of antagonistic roles for Harris, who recently played Count Olaf in Netflix\u2019s A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Analyst in last year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/the-matrix-4-release-date-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Matrix Resurrections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am We may not know exactly who Neil Patrick Harris is playing in Doctor Who\u2019s upcoming 60th anniversary special, but one thing is certain: he dresses to impress! The former How I Met Your Mother actor has shared a new image of himself from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":17022,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character.jpg",1620,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/neil-patrick-harris-reveals-new-look-at-his-doctor-who-character.jpg",1620,1080,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By David Craig Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am We may not know exactly who Neil Patrick Harris is playing in Doctor Who\u2019s upcoming 60th anniversary special, but one thing is certain: he dresses to impress! The former How I Met Your Mother actor has shared a new image of himself from the&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/17021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}