Doctor(s): 11th Doctor (Matt Smith)
Traveled: 2010 – 2012
Actor: Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982)
Episodes & Stories
The Eleventh Hour (introduced) through The Angels Take Manhattan (departure), including The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang and A Good Man Goes to War.
Personality
Amy Pond’s devoted, initially insecure boyfriend and later husband, Rory grows into one of the show’s most quietly heroic and self-sacrificing companions.
Interesting Facts
- Rory holds a record for on-screen companion deaths, dying and being resurrected multiple times.
- In “The Big Bang,” Rory spends roughly 2,000 years as a plastic Auton duplicate guarding a fossilized Amy.
- Arthur Darvill went on to a major recurring role as Rip Hunter in Legends of Tomorrow.
What Happened to the Character
In The Angels Take Manhattan (2012), Rory is sent back in time by a Weeping Angel; Amy joins him permanently and they live out their lives together in the past.
The Actor Today
Arthur Darvill has continued a strong screen career (Legends of Tomorrow, Broadchurch) alongside stage and musical work.