The Ninth Doctor was the first incarnation to be seen in the series restart in 2005. His first appearance takes place shortly after the regeneration of the War Doctor as seen in The Day of the Doctor, which aired eight years later. This incarnation of the Doctor is still haunted by the events of the Time War, and believes Galifrey destroyed, as he has forgotten the events of ''The Day of the Doctor.'' The Ninth Doctor was played by [[Christopher Eccleston]] for Series 1.
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The Ninth Doctor was the first incarnation to be seen in the series restart in 2005. His first appearance takes place shortly after the regeneration of the War Doctor as seen in The Day of the Doctor, which aired eight years later. This incarnation of the Doctor is still haunted by the events of the Time War, and believes Galifrey destroyed, as he has forgotten the events of ''The Day of the Doctor.'' [[Christopher Ecceleston]], who played the Ninth Doctor, is also the first actor to play the Doctor to be born after the show had started in 1963.