In 2007, he appeared as William Shakespeare in the episode "The Shakespeare Code" of the BBC One science-fiction series Doctor Who.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, hiː ɐpˈɪɹd æz wˈɪljəm ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd "ðə ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ kˈoʊd" ʌvðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː wˈʌn sˈaɪənsfˈɪkʃən sˈɪɹiz dˈɑːktɚ hˈuː.