Slipknot’s Corey Taylor is to make his debut in a BBC drama, but not as an onscreen actor, or even in a speaking role. Instead he will supply his scream to Saturday 10 October’s episode of Doctor Who, Under the Lake.
Taylor has recorded screams for the episode’s monster, the Fisher King, the Mirror reports. However, the monster’s speaking voice is supplied by Peter Serafinowicz, and the character is played on screen by Neil Fingleton, the tallest Briton at 7ft 7ins.
The Mirror says Taylor became involved when Slipknot played in Cardiff in January. The show’s producers heard he was a dedicated Whovian and invited him to tour the Doctor Who set. He recorded his scream during the set visit.
Taylor tweeted that people would have “NO idea how hard it’s been to keep this awesome secret”.
Taylor, 41, has other acting experience, having appeared in the movies Fear Clinic and Bullied.
Last year Foxes appeared in an episode of Doctor Who, performing Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now in the episode Mummy on the Orient Express.
