Born: 5th July 1970 (as Tobias Lawrence Whithouse)
Episodes Broadcast: 2006, 2010-2012, 2015, 2017

Toby Whithouse was born in Southend, Essex. In his youth he became a fan of comic books -- and especially the work of Alan Moore -- which inspired him to study art and design at the Southend College of Technology, with the goal of becoming an illustrator. However, Whithouse's involvement with amateur dramatics soon prompted him to chart a different course, and he gained admission to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He made his television debut in 1992, in a regular role on The House Of Eliott. Other work during the decade included shows like The Bill and Goodnight Sweetheart, while Whithouse's first movie was the 1993 CS Lewis biography Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins. He married Helen Wickens in 1997; a son, Lucas, was born in 1999, and a daughter, Madeleine, in 2001.

As the Nineties wore on, Whithouse became frustrated with many of the scripts he encountered. He decided to try his hand at writing, and earned critical acclaim for his first play, Jump Mr Malinoff, Jump. Before the end of the decade, he found himself contributing a script to Where The Heart Is. Following the turn of the century, Whithouse continued to act in films such as Bridget Jones's Diary and shows like Holby City, Kavanagh QC and Doctors. But writing took on increasing importance in his career, with episodes of Attachments and Hotel Babylon bookending his involvement in the development of No Angels. Whithouse was then invited to write an episode of Doctor Who by his friend, executive producer Julie Gardner. 2006's School Reunion saw David Tennant's Tenth Doctor paired with beloved Seventies companion Sarah Jane Smith, as played by Elisabeth Sladen. The same year, Whithouse scripted Greeks Bearing Gifts for spin-off series Torchwood.

In 2009, Whithouse created the popular supernatural drama Being Human

In 2009, Whithouse created the popular supernatural drama Being Human, which ran for five seasons and spawned an American remake. He earned his first credits as executive producer on the show, and also made several on-camera appearances during its final run. Whithouse returned to Doctor Who on three occasions during Matt Smith's tenure as the Eleventh Doctor, starting with The Vampires Of Venice in 2010. Following the end of Being Human, he created the espionage serial The Game. He then contributed two stories for Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor: the haunting Under The Lake / Before The Flood in 2015, and 2017's The Lie Of The Land. He was then invited to make a cameo appearance in Twice Upon A Time, which was not only Capaldi's final episode but also marked the end of Steven Moffat's era as Doctor Who's showrunner.

In 2019, Whithouse's love of comic books led him to write a story for the Marvel Comics super-hero Night Raven. In 2020, he was the executive producer of Noughts + Crosses, for which he wrote the first two episodes.