David Tennant

Biography

David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the sci-fi series Doctor Who (2005–2010; 2013). In 2022, he returned to the show as the fourteenth incarnation. His other notable screen roles include DI Alec Hardy in the crime drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017) and its 2014 remake, Kilgrave in the superhero series Jessica Jones (2015–2019), Crowley in the fantasy series Good Omens (2019–present), and various fictionalised versions of himself in the comedy series Staged (2020–2022). Tennant has worked extensively on stage, including a portrayal of the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet that was later adapted for television. He is also a voice actor, featuring in the animated series DuckTales (2017–2021) as the voice of Scrooge McDuck. In 2015, he received the National Television Award for Special Recognition. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Tennant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Barty Crouch Junior

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Self

Doctor Who Explained

The Doctor (archive footage)

The Science of Doctor Who

Self

David Tennant's Video Diary

Dangerous Beans (voice)

The Amazing Maurice

Hamlet

Hamlet

James Arber

The Decoy Bride

Igor the Door (voice)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical

Hector

Glorious 39

Self

An Audience with Adele

Self - Host

Comic Relief 2023

Arthur Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

Ginger Littlejohn

Bright Young Things

Richard

L.A. Without a Map

Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Jimmy Murphy

United

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

Doctor Gordon Briscoe

The Quatermass Experiment

Captain Gerald Colthurst

The Last September

Self

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Charles Darwin (voice)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Narrator

Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice

Traffic Warden

Traffic Warden

Pete

Sweetnightgoodheart

Peter Vincent

Fright Night

Narrator (self)

Human Footprint

The Doctor (Uncredited)

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

Mr. Logan

The Big Night In

Russell T. Davies / Self

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Mr. Watson

Old Street

Donald / Roderick Peterson

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

Himself - Narrator

Earthflight

Chris

Learners

Benedick

Much Ado About Nothing

Charlie

Nine 1/2 Minutes

Self

Discovering Hamlet

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Narrator

Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia

Narrator

Spy in the Snow

Self

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Wilf (voice)

Postman Pat: The Movie

Self - Presenter

Talking Doctor Who

Doug McLeod

What We Did on Our Holiday

Richard II

Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

The Doctor

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

The Doctor (10)

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story

Self

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Narrator

Stealing Shakespeare

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Tree Fu Tom - Tree Fu Magic

The Doctor (10)

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Bite

Roach Chef (voice)

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Drunk Undergraduate

Jude

Alan Hamilton

Recovery

Richard Hoggart

The Chatterley Affair

Self

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Professor John Halder/Johnny

National Theatre Live: Good

Self

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

RD Laing

Mad to Be Normal

Self - Host

Doctor Who: A Celebration

Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Mark

96 Ways to Say I Love You

Heart

Heart to Heart

Ghost of Christmas Present

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

Being Considered

Ian Ventham

The Thursday Murder Club

Self - Host

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Self - Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Narrator

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Narrator (voice)

Wings 3D

The Doctor (10)

Doctor Who: Born Again

Narrator

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Narrator

Monty Python in Aberystwyth

The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Narrator (Voice UK)

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

Self - Host (uncredited)

Endgame

Charles Darwin

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

The Doctor (10)

Doctor Who: Time Crash

Christopher Williams

The Deputy

Angus (voice)

Ferdinand

John

You, Me and Him

The Doctor (voice)

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

John Knox

Mary Queen of Scots

Cale Erendreich

Bad Samaritan

Self

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide

The Highway Rat (voice)

The Highway Rat

Self

Proclaimers: This Is the Story

Guest Host

The Friday Night Project - Unleashed

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

Himself

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

DuckTales: Destination Adventure!

Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Spitelout (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres

Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Self

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Self

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

Self

The Muppets Take The O2

Vinny

Spaces

Self

Our Sarah Jane – The Life of Elisabeth Sladen

Crowley (voice)

Good Omens: Lockdown

Self / Narrator

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Narrator

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Self

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

Narrator (voice)

The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story

Timothy

Screening

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Self

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Angus (voice)

The Loud House Movie

3rd Squaddie

Biting the Hands

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2

Self

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Macbeth

Macbeth

The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)

Doctor Who at the Proms

Buck Douglas (voice)

Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie

The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Presenter

Come in Number Five

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'

The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Self

Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales

Fourteenth Doctor

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Star Beast

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-04-18

Place of Birth

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ