Lachele J. Carl is an American actress based in England. She has played

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in ''

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'', and its spin-offs ''

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'', and ''

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.''

Early life

Carl was born in

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

. She enjoyed performing from a young age, but became especially interested in her senior year of high school. She graduated from

Point Park College Point Park University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Point Park College, the school name was revised in 2004 to reflect the number of graduate programs being offered. In 2021, it had a total undergraduate ...

in 1982. During her studies, Carl trained in classical theatre at the

Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh Playhouse is Point Park University's performing arts center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses three performance spaces and is home to The Rep, Point Park's resident professional theatre company, as well as three student com ...

. She moved to England in 1985, wanting to do

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, and joined a theatre company called TNT.

Career

Carl played news anchor

, a recurring character in the first four series of the 2005 revival of ''

'', appearing in the episodes "

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"/"

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", "

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", "

The Sound of Drums "The Sound of Drums" is the twelfth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 23 June 2007. It is the second of three episodes that form a linked narrative ...

", "

The Poison Sky "The Poison Sky" is the fifth episode of the Doctor Who (series 4), fourth series of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 3 May 2008. The episode features both former companion Martha Jones and t ...

", "

Turn Left "Turn Left" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and broadcast on BBC One on 21 June 2008. David Tennant only makes a small cont ...

", "

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" and " The End of Time". Wells also appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs ''

'' (in the stories '' Revenge of the Slitheen'' and '' Secrets of the Stars'') and ''

'', during its five-part serial ''

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'', making her the first character to appear in all three programmes. To this date, Carl is one of just four actors to have appeared in all three shows, the others being Anthony Daebeck (who plays a French newsreader), and

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. In 2023, Carl reprised her role in "

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", as part of ''Doctor Who'''s 2023 specials and returned once more in the 2025

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-era episode Lucky Day (Doctor Who).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137278/ Carl also narrated the behind-the-scenes special ''Doctor Who: The Companions'' for

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, released as part of the seventh series DVD box set. Carl has also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Alien Autopsy''. She plays one of the voices in ''The Notekins'' and was the first voice of Muck and Molly in the American English dub of the children's TV series ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from to in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures ...

''. Carl played a minor role as the US ambassador in the British TV show ''

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''.

Personal life

Carl lives in

Crouch End Crouch End is an area of North London, England, from the City of London in the western half of the borough of Haringey. It is within the Hornsey postal district (N8). It has been described as one of "a new breed of urban villages" in London ...

, North London with her husband, composer Alejandro Viñao. They have a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* Living people Actresses from Pittsburgh 21st-century African-American actresses 21st-century American actresses American Shakespearean actresses American television actresses American film actresses American voice actresses American emigrants to England American expatriates in the United Kingdom American expatriate actresses American expatriates in England Actors from the London Borough of Haringey Point Park University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Crouch End {{DoctorWho-stub