Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles on television as Beth Latimer in Broadchurch (2013–2017) and the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2017–2022).
She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut Venus, for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the science fiction film Attack the Block (2011) and the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011).
A series chronicling the ancient history of the Jedi order, after the Dawn of The Jedi, when the order was at its strongest. The series would show the rise of the Sith and the dark side, and eventually show the war between The Jedi and Mandalore.