Who is Conrad in Doctor Who? Jonah Hauer-King character explained

Now, more and more details have emerged about Hauer-King's character, named Conrad Clark, and what's in store for him and Ruby.

Here's everything we know so far!

Who is Conrad Clark in Doctor Who?

Conrad Clark is Ruby's boyfriend and a podcaster who's a superfan of the Doctor. After meeting the Doctor as a young boy, Conrad starts a podcast about him – and, at some point, meets Ruby.

Hauer-King recently said: “Conrad meets the Doctor when he is a young boy. From that point, he’s obsessed with him.

"He’s desperate to meet him and idolises him on some level. He’s dedicated a lot of his life to finding out about him and trying to meet him. When we meet Conrad, he’s running a podcast which at least in part, focusses on sightings of the Doctor. He’s a superfan.”

Meanwhile, the pair of them have a loveable energy according to Gibson.

She said: “I think he gives off the energy that he wants to match to the Doctor. It’s one of them where your new boyfriend wants to be better than your ex, however he is just so sweet and so clumsy.

"He has these really cute characteristics and attributes where he’s just a little bit of a clown, and it’s a lovable energy.”

However, it seems he's not exactly Ruby's knight in shining armour. Writer Pete McTighe said: “He’s someone who adores Ruby and wants to be as brave and heroic as the Doctor, but in doing so he puts himself and Ruby in terrible danger.”

So, could Conrad actually be a villain? Or is he just an unassuming boyfriend who struggles to live up to the Doctor?

Either way, it won't be the first time a companion's partner has appeared in the show. In season 1 of New Who, Noel Clarke played Rose Tyler's boyfriend Mickey, and became a recurring character in the show.

Even more prominent was Arthur Darvill's Rory, Amy Pond's husband who became a companion in his own right alongside Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor.

On occasion, partners of companions have also turned out to have ulterior motives – lest we forget Lance (played by Don Gilet), Donna's boyfriend who had been working with the Empress of the Racnoss in season 4.

Safe to say, his story still could go lots of different ways!

Who is Jonah Hauer-King?

Actor Jonah Hauer-King will be recognisable to fans for his work across TV and film, most notably, his role as Prince Eric in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

In 2022, he starred in the series The Flatshare and he has led the cast of World on Fire across its two seasons.

In the 2017 series, Howard's End, Hauer-King played Paul Wilcox, and he played Laurie in the 2017 TV adaptation of Little Women.

Hauer-King has plenty of upcoming projects (including Doctor Who) on the horizon, but he's also been cast in the TV adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, based on the novel by Heather Morris.

Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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