Jo Martin
Introduction '''Jo Martin''' (born 29 April) is a British actress. She played Natalie Crouch in the BBC One sitcom ''The Crouches'', which aired between 2003 and 2005.She joined the cast of ''Holby City'' in 2019 as neurosurgeon Max McGerry. Martin portrayed an incarnation of the Doctor known as the Fugitive Doctor in ''Doctor Who''.
Early life Martin was born in Newham, London to a Jamaican mother, who died in 2015.She attended Portway Primary School and Plashet All Girls Secondary School.
''Doctor Who'' Martin first appeared in the series 12 episode "Fugitive of the Judoon", playing Ruth Clayton, a tourist guide who is later revealed to be an unplaced incarnation of the Doctor known as the Fugitive Doctor. Martin's Doctor received positive reviews from critics. She reprised her role in the series finale, "The Timeless Children", in the third chapter of Doctor Who: Flux, "Once, Upon Time", and in the 2022 special "The Power of the Doctor".Martin is currently set to star in ''The Fugitive Doctor Adventures'', an audio drama series focused on her character to be produced by Big Finish.
''Tales from the Front Line'' In November 2020, Talawa Theatre Company released ''Tales from the Front Line''. The first film presented a verbatim narrative from a teacher, played by Martin, talking about trying to keep themselves and their pupils safe during the pandemic, the emotional and psychological impact of the global Black Lives Matter movement, and the challenges of supporting students' education during an era of great uncertainty.Reviews described Martin's performance as "performed so subtly" as to seem real, while being "conversational and natural".
Filmography === Film === Year Title Role Notes 1988''For Queen and Country'' Pearl 1999 ''The Murder of Stephen Lawrence'' Cheryl Stoley 2000''The Jolly Boys' Last Stand'' Tina 2003''Cheeky'' Zoe 2004''Tunnel of Love'' Education Officer 1 2005''Batman Begins'' Police Prison Official ''Blood'' Thelma Short film 2007''Deadmeat'' Melanie ''The Prodigals'' Leon's Mother Short film 2010 ''4.3.2.1.'' Driving Examiner  ''Devil's Playground'' Scared Person on Street 2011 ''Chalet Girl'' Lexi  2012 ''Say My Name Tercet: Stormy Weather'' Mother Short film ''Parking Wars'' Victoria Short film 2015 ''Dragonfly'' Ruby Thomson  ''Mm-Hm'' Cherie Short film 2016 ''100 Streets'' Marie  2018 ''The Rehearsal Room'' Jane Short film ''Been So Long'' Vivienne 2019 ''Nine Nights'' Leonore Haines ''Blue Story'' Marco's Mum ''Dominoes for Beginners''  2023 ''97 Minutes'' Toyin===Television=== Year Title RoleNotes1989–2004''The Bill''Cindy3 episodes 1990''Birds of a Feather'' Joy1 episode1991''The Brittas Empire''Mrs Walsh1 episode1996''The Real McCoy''Botney/Various rolesSeries 5''Chef! ''Rochelle2 episodes1998''Comedy Nation''Various roles2002''Casualty''WDS Bridgeman2 episodes2002–2006''Doctors''Anne Charlton2 episodes2003 ''Loose Women'' As Herself1 episode''My Family''1970s Nurse1 episode2003–2005 ''The Crouches''Natalie CrouchSeries regular2005''Black Out''Celia JacksonTV film2006–2007''Stupid! ''Various roles10 episodes2007''The Prodigals''Leon's Mother2010''Holby City''Sandra Minster1 episode2013''Wizards vs Aliens''Elizabeth Hatcher1 episode2014''EastEnders''Judy''Hollyoaks''Petula Delaney1 episode2015''Together''Anne Griffin2 episodes''Emmerdale''Neurosurgeon1 episode2016''Still Open All Hours''Registrar1 episode''Jonathan Creek''Nina1 episode''NW''Saul DibbTV film2019''Silent Witness''Grace Taylor2 episodes2019–2021''Back to Life''JaniceRegular, 9 episodes2019''Fleabag''Pam2019–2020''In the Long Run''Yvonne2 episodes2019–2022''Holby City''Max McGerryRegular role2020''Casualty''1 episode2020–2022''Doctor Who''Ruth Clayton / The Doctor4 episodes 2020''Liar''Receptionist1 episode ''Small Axe''Mrs Bartholemew Episode: ''Education''2022''The Flatshare''Pauline3 episodes''Whitstable Pearl''Dawn Castle1 episode''Death in Paradise''Rakesha Lorde1 episode2023''Black Ops''Julie4 episodes''Dreaming Whilst Black''GraceRegular, 5 episodes''Champion''Dawn''Grime Kids''Bernice===Video=== Year Title Role Notes2021''Doctor Who: Time Fracture''The Fugitive DoctorPre-recorded video
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