Caitlin Blackwood

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Caitlin Blackwood
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Blackwood on 13 October 2012
Born (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 21)
Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
RelativesKaren Gillan (cousin)

Caitlin Blackwood (born 23 June 2000)[1] is an actress from Northern Ireland who played the 'young Amy Pond' in the BBC One TV programme Doctor Who.[2]

Biography[]

Caitlin was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland, in 2000.[1] She moved with her family to Inverness in Scotland when she was six years old and has lived there ever since.[1]

Blackwood played Alexis in the 2015 episode "Preparing the Weapon" of the crowdfunded[3] TV series Cops and Monsters.[4] In 2018 she appeared in a short film called Sundown directed by Ryan Hendrick.[5]

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.[6] The reason she got the role was due to her physical similarity to her older cousin.[7][8] 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".[9]

In 2020, she appeared in the romantic comedy film Lost At Christmas,[10][11] which also featured Doctor Who actors Sylvester McCoy and Frazer Hines.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2018 Sundown Abi [12]
2019 Get Duked! Schoolgirl [13]
2020 Lost at Christmas Clara [10][11]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2010–2011 Doctor Who Amelia Pond 4 episodes [14][15]
2015 Cops and Monsters Alexis Episode: "Preparing the Weapon" [4]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Caitlin Blackwood - About". Caitlin Blackwood official website. 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. ^ "BBC - Cops and Monsters - Writers Room". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Glasgow bar to host exclusive screening of web series Cops and Monsters". Glasgow Times. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Former Doctor Who companions in new short film". BBC News. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Caitlin Blackwood as Amelia - The Eleventh Hour: Behind the Scenes - The Eleventh Hour, Series 5, Doctor Who - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. ^ Fullerton, Huw (3 April 2020). "Doctor Who: Steven Moffat releases new Amy Pond scene ahead of fan watchalong". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Former Doctor Who companions in new short film". BBC News. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. ^ a b Welsh, Susan (5 December 2020). "Sanjeev Kohli on the making of Scotland's first Christmas movie". Press and Journal. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  12. ^ Hendrick, Ryan (27 June 2018), Sundown (Short, Drama), Encore Post, Magic Monkey Films, Moonglass, retrieved 13 October 2021
  13. ^ "Get Duked! - Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  14. ^ Fuller, Gavin (26 June 2010). "Doctor Who: The Big Bang - series finale review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Doctor Who | A Touch of Frost | Jonathan Creek | TV Review". the Guardian. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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