Caitlin Blackwood

Caitlin Blackwood (born 23 June 2000)[1] is a Northern Irish actress who is best known for playing the 'young Amy Pond' in the BBC One TV programme Doctor Who.[2]

Caitlin Blackwood
Blackwood in 2012
Born (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
RelativesKaren Gillan (cousin)

Biography

Caitlin was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland, in 2000.[3] She moved with her family to Inverness in Scotland when she was six years old and has lived there ever since.[4] Blackwood was until recently studying acting in a college based in Edinburgh.

Blackwood played Alexis in the 2015 episode "Preparing the Weapon" of the crowdfunded[5] TV series Cops and Monsters.[6] In 2018 she appeared in a short film called Sundown directed by Ryan Hendrick.[7]

She played the young Amelia Pond in several Doctor Who episodes; "The Eleventh Hour", "The Big Bang", "Let's Kill Hitler", and "The God Complex", and a cameo in "The Angels Take Manhattan". She is the cousin of Karen Gillan, who portrayed the adult Amy Pond, although they had never met before Blackwood was cast.[8] The reason she got the role was due to her physical similarity to her older cousin.[9][10]. In 2018, she starred in Sundown, an award winning short film by Scottish writer and director Ryan Hendrick. In 2020, she played Amy Pond in the Doctor Who short: "The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond".

At Christmas 2020, she is to appear in the romantic comedy film Perfect Strangers, which also stars Doctor Who actors Sylvester McCoy and Frazer Hines.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Perfect StrangersClara

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010–2013Doctor WhoAmelia Pond6 episodes
2015Cops and Monsters AlexisEpisode: "Preparing the Weapon"
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References
  1. "About actress Caitlin Blackwood". The official website of actress Caitlin Blackwood. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. Metro.co.uk, Kelly Jade for (15 April 2017). "Young Amy Pond from Doctor Who is the SPITTING image of Karen Gillan". Metro. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. "The Official website of actress Caitlin Blackwood". The Official Caitlin Blackwood Website. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. About. Caitlin Blackwood (official website). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "BBC - Cops and Monsters - Writers Room". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ""Cops and Monsters" Preparing the Weapon (TV Episode 2015)". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. "Former Doctor Who companions in new short film". BBC News. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. English, Paul (30 March 2010). "New Doctor Who star Karen Gillan meets cousin for the first time.. on set of the show". dailyrecord. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. Daly, Helen (13 April 2017). "Doctor Who: You'll NEVER believe what young Amy Pond looks like now…". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  10. "Caitlin Blackwood as Amelia - The Eleventh Hour: Behind the Scenes - The Eleventh Hour, Series 5, Doctor Who - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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