The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of
the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is portrayed
by Paul McGann.The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film Doctor
Who, a back-door pilot produced in an unsuccessful attempt to relaunch
the series following its 1989 cancellation. While the Eighth Doctor
initially had only one on-screen appearance, his adventures were
portrayed extensively in subsequent spin-off media, including more
than 70 audio dramas starring McGann. In 2013, the actor reprised the
role in the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor", which depicts the
Eighth Doctor's final adventure and his regeneration into the War
Doctor (played by John Hurt).Within the series' narrative, the Doctor
is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who
travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions.
At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical
appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Eighth Doctor Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter