Pearl Mackie

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Pearl Mackie

Pearl Mackie (born 29 May 1987) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Bill Potts in the long-running television series Doctor Who.[2] Mackie is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[1] Her first major television role came in 2014, when she played Anne-Marie Frasier in BBC One soap opera Doctors.

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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 37)
South London, England
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  • Actress
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Kam Chhokar
(m. 2024)
RelativesPhilip Mackie (grandfather)
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Early life

Pearl Mackie was born on 29 May 1987 in South London.[3] She grew up in Brixton in south London and is of paternal West Indian and maternal English descent. She is the granddaughter of Philip Mackie, who wrote the screenplay for The Naked Civil Servant. She was educated at Burntwood School in Tooting. She earned a degree in Drama from the University of Bristol,[4][5] and speaks English, French and Spanish.[6] During her studies she went to workshops and took part in many extra-curricular plays.

In 2010 she graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[7] In the same year Mackie was nominated for the BBC Carleton Hobbs Award for outstanding duologues in the school play Noughts & Crosses.[8]

Career

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Mackie appeared in an early mainstream role as a front of house girl in the 2013 music comedy Svengali.[9] In 2014, Mackie played Anne-Marie Frasier in Doctors and the young computer genius Mia in Crystal Springs at the Park Theatre in London.[10][11] She could also be seen in the political satire Obama-ology at the Finborough theatre in west London, playing Cece and Caits, two young women finding their voice.[12]

In 2015, she performed in the National Theatre's West End production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.[13] In the same year Mackie appeared in the short film Date Aid by Bond, a satirical public service announcement.[14][15] Mackie has also worked as an acting tutor for Troupers, a company that teaches theatre skills to children and young people.[4]

On 23 April 2016, it was announced that Mackie would be playing Bill Potts, the companion of The Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.[2][5] It was also announced in March 2017 that Bill would be the first openly gay main companion in the series.[16]

After production on Series 10 of Doctor Who had wrapped, Mackie joined a production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party as Lulu. The production – costarring Stephen Mangan, Toby Jones, and Zoë Wanamaker – opened in January 2018 at London's Harold Pinter Theatre.[17]

In 2020, she guest starred as Lucy 1 in Friday Night Dinner.[18] Currently has a recurring role in "The Diplomat (American TV series)" on "Netflix" playing 'Alysse', likely returning next year to reprise the role.

Personal life

On 28 June 2020, Mackie came out as bisexual in an Instagram post.[19] She and her partner Kam Chhokar announced their engagement on 19 January 2022,[20] and married on 4 May 2024.[21]

Filmography

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Film

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2013SvengaliFront of House girl
2015 Date Aid Sarah Short film
2018 Origami Heather Short film
2019GreedCathy
2020Horizon LinePascale
The Lennox Report Tarnia Short film
Copycats Lady Isabelle Sausage Short film
2022The DealKabira
2023 Your Move Patricia Short film
TBA Tyger Sarah completed
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Television

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2014DoctorsAnne-Marie FrasierEpisode: "Love Is Blind"
2017Doctor WhoBill Potts13 episodes
2018The Crystal MazeSleeping BeautyEpisode: "Celebrity Christmas Special"
Gods of MedicineElsa Powers2 episodes
2019Urban MythsKayEpisode: "Andy & The Donald"
Pops and BranwellPops Popowski (voice)Short animated film
2020Friday Night DinnerLucy One2 episodes
2021The Long CallDS Jen Rafferty4 episodes
2022 Lloyd of the Flies Gena (voice) 17 episodes
Best & Bester Grafifi (voice) 13 episodes
2023Tom Jones Honour Newton 4 episodes
2023-presentThe DiplomatAlysse12 episodes
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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 [22]
2019 Prepper Rachel BBC Radio 4 4 episodes
Forest 404 Pan BBC Radio 4 27 episodes [23]
2021 Doctor Faustus Wagner BBC Radio 3 [24]
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Theatre

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2010 The Comedy of Errors Adriana Circomedia Bristol [25]
The Crucible Tituba Theatre Royal Bristol [26]
2012 Only Human Nina Theatre503 London [27]
Home Woman 1 / Pattie Mae The Last Refuge London [28]
2014 Crystal Springs Mia Park Theatre London [29]
Obama-ology Cece Finborough Theatre London [30]
Disnatured Regan RIFT Theatre London [31]
Hello Kind World Unknown The Drayton Arms London [32]
2015 The Helen Project Helen of Troy The Face to Face Festival London [33]
A Mad World, My Masters Truly Kidman Theatre Royal Brighton [34]
2015–2016 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Punk Girl / Information Lady / No.40 Gielgud Theatre London [35]
2018 The Birthday Party Lulu Harold Pinter Theatre London [36]
2020 Bubble Ashley Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham [37]
2024-2025 Ballet Shoes Sylvia National Theatre London
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Audio

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2017 The Last Namsara Asha [38]
2019 The Conception of Terror Mika Chantry
2020 Ladybird Stories for Rainy Days Narrator
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales Narrator [39]
Paper Thin Vanessa [40]
Cold Comfort Farm Narrator [41]
2021 Sour Hall Ash 6 episodes
2022 Delphine Jones Takes a Chance Narrator
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2014 "Real" Years & Years Robert Francis Müller Clubber
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Accolades

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Nominations

  • 2010: BBC Carleton Hobbs Awards – Outstanding Duologues for the BOVTS play Noughts & Crosses (shared with Roddy Peters)[8]

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