Caitlin Blackwood (born 23 June 2000) is a British

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. She is best known for playing the young

Amy Pond Amelia "Amy" Pond (also known as Amy Williams) is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Amy is a companion of the series protagonist the Doctor, in his el ...

in the

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TV programme ''

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''.

Biography

Blackwood was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland in 2000. She moved with her family to

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when she was six years old and has lived there ever since. Blackwood played Alexis in the 2015 episode "Preparing the Weapon" of the crowdfunded TV series ''Cops and Monsters''. In 2018 she appeared in a short film called ''Sundown'' directed by Ryan Hendrick. She played the young Amelia Pond in several ''

'' episodes; " The Eleventh Hour", " The Big Bang", "

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", and "

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", with footage of her briefly reused in "

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". She is the cousin of

Karen Gillan Karen Sheila Gillan (; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the scien ...

, who portrayed the adult Amy Pond, although they had never met before Blackwood was cast. Resemblance to Gillan was a factor in her casting. In 2018, she starred in ''Sundown'', an award-winning short film by Ryan Hendrick. In 2020, she played Amy Pond in the Doctor Who short: "The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond". In 2020, she appeared in the romantic comedy film '' Lost at Christmas'', which also featured ''Doctor Who'' actors

Sylvester McCoy Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long ...

and

Frazer Hines Frazer Simpson Frederick Hines (born 22 September 1944) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and appeared in ''A King in New York'' (1957) with Charlie Chaplin. He later played Jamie McCrimmon in ''Doctor Who'', appearing i ...

Filmography

Film

Television

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* 2000 births 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland Living people British child actresses People from Antrim, County Antrim Television actresses from Northern Ireland People from Northern Ireland of Scottish descent {{UK-tv-actor-stub