An Oxfordshire-based actor will feature in a cameo role in this year's Christmas Special of Doctor Who.
Sam Sherpa-Moore, 24 who lives in Bloxham near Banbury, will play Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first person to ever climb Mount Everest.
The episode, Joy to the World, will reunite fans with Ncuti Gatwa's fifteenth doctor as well as featuring Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan in a guest role.
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It will air on Christmas day.
Mr Gatwa is best known for playing Eric in Netflix's Sex Education which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award and three BAFTA Television Award nominations.
Mr Sherpa-Moore met Mr Gatwa at the read through and during filming.
Speaking on meeting Mr Gatwa, Mr Sherpa-Moore said: "He is a good guy, very charismatic.
"He shook all of our hands, including supporting artists."
Mr Sherpa-Moore described the filming of the episode, which took place over two days last October, as "magical".
"It was other worldly. It was really really cool, I really enjoyed it. Everyone was really fun to work with," he said.
"It was just great, I just want to do as much of that as possible.
"It’s fun and its interesting to speak to people, everyone is so respectful. I never feel as fulfilled as on a film set.
"When you get there it's exhilarating. The people make the atmosphere.
"It would be a lovely way to spend my life if I get the opportunity."
The 24-year-old starting doing 'walk on' roles in 2021 after discovering his passion for acting during lockdown, and in 2023 he played a 'walk on' role in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Mr Sherpa-Moore said he was excited when he received the call to tell him he had got the part in Doctor Who.
"Despite the few lines, it’s Doctor Who - I’ve loved it since I was very young and it’s a massive moment for me, my family and my career.
"I feel like an actor now, which I couldn’t really say before."
What makes the role even more special for Mr Sherpa-Moore is that he is related to Mr Norgay.
"His grandson married my great aunt," he said.
"It's an honour to be able to play him, and leading up to the film, I hadn't fully grasped the man that he was, without even climbing Everest.
"I’ve spoken to a lot of people since who really adore him.
“It’s an honour, it’s a privilege - I prepared for it and I hope I did it some justice."
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