The sixth episode of the season, which has been written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman, sees the Doctor and Ruby attending a party in Regency era England, where they find that the guests are being murdered.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Doctor meets the mysterious titular character, Rogue, played by Groff. But just who is the character and what has Groff said about starring in the series?<\/p>\n
Read on for everything you need to know about Jonathan Groff\u2019s character in the Doctor Who episode, Rogue.<\/p>\n
Who is Jonathan Groff\u2019s character, Rogue?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Jonathan]( "\\"Jonathan")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Jonathan Groff as Rogue in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nLittle is known about Jonathan Groff\u2019s character heading into the sixth episode of Doctor Who, but we do know that he\u2019s going by the name of Rogue, he\u2019s an alien bounty hunter and he\u2019s been described as \u201ca man of mystery\u201d who \u201cis not necessarily who he appears to be when you meet him<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\nThe Doctor meets Rogue when he and Ruby attend a party in Regency era England, and we\u2019ve been told that he is \u201cabout to change the Doctor\u2019s life forever\u201d.<\/p>\n
What has Jonathan Groff said about joining Doctor Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Jonathan]( "\\"Jonathan")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Jonathan Groff, Millie Gibson and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/Bad Wolf<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nGroff explained that he joined the show after getting \u201ca very exciting text message from Russell T Davies\u201d<\/a>, who he was \u201ca huge fan of\u201d after seeing It\u2019s a Sin.<\/p>\nHe admitted that he had known of Doctor Who but never seen an episode until Davies sent him \u201cabout five episodes\u201d, including the first ever instalment, An Adventure in Time and Space.<\/p>\n
Asked about the biggest challenge in starring in the show, he said: \u201cI would say the biggest challenge would be trying to understand and fit into the tone of the show \u2013 when you\u2019re coming in as a guest star, jumping into a world, and Doctor Who is such a specific thing!<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the episodes that Russell showed me, and in the experience of playing a role in it, Doctor Who has such a fascinating tone. It\u2019s big, and it\u2019s larger than life, but it\u2019s also quite real and even though it\u2019s fantasy, there is depth to the storytelling and to the relationships.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d say the biggest challenge was coming in and trying to digest the tone as fast as possible, and to really articulate the character in the proper way in the world of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n
Groff also spoke about working with Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, saying they were \u201cboth so warm and welcoming\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cBig smiles and full of laughs and embraces, they could not have been more warm. As an outsider, coming into the Whoniverse for the first time, they were the greatest hosts! They took such good care of me and everybody, truly everybody on the set, the crew, everyone!<\/p>\n
\u201cI spent most of my time with Ncuti and I am obsessed with him. I think he is such a star. He\u2019s so unpredictable and thrilling to act with because you never see the same thing twice. He\u2019s so spontaneous, and yet so deeply connected to what he\u2019s doing. He really cares.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s really in it fully, and he\u2019s got this force and positivity that is completely unique to him. It\u2019s just phenomenal. I just adore him. I think he is one of the most exciting actors working today.\u201d<\/p>
What has Jonathan Groff starred in before?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Jonathan]( "\\"032_Mindhunter_102_Unit_03285R3\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nAn actor of stage and screen, Groff shot to prominence in roles such as Jesse St James in Glee and King George in hit Broadway musical Hamilton.<\/p>\n
He went on to star in shows such as Looking and Mindhunter<\/a>, as well as in films including Frozen, The Matrix Resurrections and Knock at the Cabin.<\/p>\nDoctor Who continues on Saturday 8th June on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong>\u00a0Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nCheck out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight. <\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Little is known about Jonathan Groff\u2019s character heading into the sixth episode of Doctor Who, but we do know that he\u2019s going by the name of Rogue, he\u2019s an alien bounty hunter and he\u2019s been described as \u201ca man of mystery\u201d who \u201cis not necessarily who he appears to be when you meet him<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n The Doctor meets Rogue when he and Ruby attend a party in Regency era England, and we\u2019ve been told that he is \u201cabout to change the Doctor\u2019s life forever\u201d.<\/p>\n Groff explained that he joined the show after getting \u201ca very exciting text message from Russell T Davies\u201d<\/a>, who he was \u201ca huge fan of\u201d after seeing It\u2019s a Sin.<\/p>\n He admitted that he had known of Doctor Who but never seen an episode until Davies sent him \u201cabout five episodes\u201d, including the first ever instalment, An Adventure in Time and Space.<\/p>\n Asked about the biggest challenge in starring in the show, he said: \u201cI would say the biggest challenge would be trying to understand and fit into the tone of the show \u2013 when you\u2019re coming in as a guest star, jumping into a world, and Doctor Who is such a specific thing!<\/p>\n \u201cIn the episodes that Russell showed me, and in the experience of playing a role in it, Doctor Who has such a fascinating tone. It\u2019s big, and it\u2019s larger than life, but it\u2019s also quite real and even though it\u2019s fantasy, there is depth to the storytelling and to the relationships.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d say the biggest challenge was coming in and trying to digest the tone as fast as possible, and to really articulate the character in the proper way in the world of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Groff also spoke about working with Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, saying they were \u201cboth so warm and welcoming\u201d.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cBig smiles and full of laughs and embraces, they could not have been more warm. As an outsider, coming into the Whoniverse for the first time, they were the greatest hosts! They took such good care of me and everybody, truly everybody on the set, the crew, everyone!<\/p>\n \u201cI spent most of my time with Ncuti and I am obsessed with him. I think he is such a star. He\u2019s so unpredictable and thrilling to act with because you never see the same thing twice. He\u2019s so spontaneous, and yet so deeply connected to what he\u2019s doing. He really cares.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s really in it fully, and he\u2019s got this force and positivity that is completely unique to him. It\u2019s just phenomenal. I just adore him. I think he is one of the most exciting actors working today.\u201d<\/p> An actor of stage and screen, Groff shot to prominence in roles such as Jesse St James in Glee and King George in hit Broadway musical Hamilton.<\/p>\n He went on to star in shows such as Looking and Mindhunter<\/a>, as well as in films including Frozen, The Matrix Resurrections and Knock at the Cabin.<\/p>\n Doctor Who continues on Saturday 8th June on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong>\u00a0Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight. <\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Groff plays a mysterious alien bounty hunter in the show’s sixth episode, Rogue. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":52877,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-jonathan-groffs-character-in-doctor-who-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Groff plays a mysterious alien bounty hunter in the show's sixth episode, Rogue.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/52876"}],"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\/52877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What has Jonathan Groff said about joining Doctor Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>What has Jonathan Groff starred in before?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
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