- Born
- Birth nameDavid Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg
- Height6′ 6¾″ (2.00 m)
- David Knijnenburg is an award winning Dutch/Australian actor, probably best known for something that he didn't even appear in. Doctor Who. When David Tennant announced he would be leaving the show, the press were very busy speculating about the name of the actor who would replace him. David Knijnenburg was one of those names. And despite being largely unknown, he suddenly began trending. News reports in Australia and the US suggested that he might be in the running. His name appeared is lists with bookmakers and online. Keyboard warriors criticised him despite never having seen him act. The Doctor Who production office and the actor himself declined to comment. Ultimately the role went to Matt Smith, who was also largely unknown at the time.- IMDb Mini Biography By: David Knijnenburg
- Actors and actresses considered for the role of the Eleventh Doctor included James Nesbitt, Robert Carlyle, Bill Nighy (who said in 2013 it "comes with too much baggage" for him), David Walliams (who also expressed interest and came extremely close to being cast, but conflicts with Little Britain USA (2008) forced him to turn it down), Harry Lloyd, David Morrissey, Paterson Joseph, David Knijnenburg, Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Simm, Russell Tovey, Sean Pertwee, Russell Crowe, and Randy Orton.
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