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David Tennant

David Tennant

Acting

Born: April 18, 1971Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

David John Tennant (né McDonald; 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.

Known For
Filmography

Good Omens 3

Crowley

2026
The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

Ian

2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

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

2025
Macbeth

Macbeth

Macbeth

2025
Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

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

2024
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Self

2024
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

The Doctor (archive footage)

2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Self

2023
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David

Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David

Self

2023
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story

Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story

The Doctor

2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023

The Doctor

2023
Talking Doctor Who

Talking Doctor Who

Self - Presenter

2023
National Theatre Live: Good

National Theatre Live: Good

Professor John Halder/Johnny

2023
Comic Relief 2023

Comic Relief 2023

Self - Host

2023
The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice

Dangerous Beans (voice)

2022
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

The Doctor

2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

Roach Chef (voice)

2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2022
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Self

2021
An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

Self

2021
The Loud House Movie

The Loud House Movie

Angus (voice)

2021
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Self

2020
Screening

Screening

Timothy

2020
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story

The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story

Narrator (voice)

2020
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen

Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen

Self

2020
Good Omens: Lockdown

Good Omens: Lockdown

Crowley (voice)

2020
The Big Night In

The Big Night In

Self

2020
The Big Night In

The Big Night In

Mr. Logan

2020
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

Heart

2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years

Self

2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Self

2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

2019
Spy in the Snow

Spy in the Snow

Narrator

2018
Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

John Knox

2018
The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat (voice)

2018

The Muppets Take The O2

Self

2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!

DuckTales: Destination Adventure!

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2018
Bad Samaritan

Bad Samaritan

Cale Erendreich

2018
You, Me and Him

You, Me and Him

John

2018
Ferdinand

Ferdinand

Angus (voice)

2017
Proclaimers: This Is the Story

Proclaimers: This Is the Story

Self

2017
Mad to Be Normal

Mad to Be Normal

RD Laing

2017
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie

Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie

Buck Douglas (voice)

2017
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Self - Host

2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge

Himself

2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)

2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

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

Narrator (Voice UK)

2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

Self

2015
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Narrator

2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Narrator

2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical

Igor the Door (voice)

2015
96 Ways to Say I Love You

96 Ways to Say I Love You

Mark

2015
What We Did on Our Holiday

What We Did on Our Holiday

Doug McLeod

2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Self

2014
Wings 3D

Wings 3D

Narrator (voice)

2014
Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie

Wilf (voice)

2014

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

2013
Earthflight

Earthflight

Himself - Narrator

2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

The Doctor (10)

2013
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro

The Doctor (10)

2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Self

2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

The Doctor (archive footage)

2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Self

2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide

Self

2013
RSC Live: Richard II

RSC Live: Richard II

Richard II

2013
Doctor Who Explained

Doctor Who Explained

Self

2013
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

Donald / Roderick Peterson

2012

The Science of Doctor Who

The Doctor (archive footage)

2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets

2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

Charles Darwin

2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Charles Darwin (voice)

2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Self / Narrator

2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Self

2011
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

Self

2011
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

Russell T. Davies / Self

2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Narrator

2011
Fright Night

Fright Night

Peter Vincent

2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)

2011
The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride

James Arber

2011
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Benedick

2011

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

Self

2011
Come in Number Five

Come in Number Five

Presenter

2011
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

Narrator

2011

Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia

Narrator

2011
United

United

Jimmy Murphy

2011
Stealing Shakespeare

Stealing Shakespeare

Narrator

2010
How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

Spitelout (voice)

2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time

Doctor Who: The End of Time

The Doctor

2010
Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet

2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

Ghost of Christmas Present

2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

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

Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey

2009
Glorious 39

Glorious 39

Hector

2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

The Doctor

2009
Monty Python in Aberystwyth

Monty Python in Aberystwyth

Narrator

2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

The Doctor

2009
Endgame

Endgame

Self - Host (uncredited)

2009
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

The Doctor

2008
Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

Arthur Eddington

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

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

The Doctor (Uncredited)

2008
Human Footprint

Human Footprint

Narrator (self)

2008
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

The Doctor

2007
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed

The Friday Night Project - Unleashed

Self - Guest Host

2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash

Doctor Who: Time Crash

The Doctor (10)

2007
Learners

Learners

Chris

2007
David Tennant's Video Diary

David Tennant's Video Diary

Self

2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

The Doctor (voice)

2007
Recovery

Recovery

Alan Hamilton

2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Self

2007
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

The Doctor

2006
Doctor Who: A Celebration

Doctor Who: A Celebration

Self - Host

2006
The Chatterley Affair

The Chatterley Affair

Richard Hoggart

2006
Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion

Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Barty Crouch Junior

2005
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'

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

2005
Sweetnightgoodheart

Sweetnightgoodheart

Pete

2005
The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

Doctor Gordon Briscoe

2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Self - Narrator (voice)

2005
Traffic Warden

Traffic Warden

Traffic Warden

2004

The Deputy

Christopher Williams

2004
Old Street

Old Street

Mr. Watson

2004
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Ginger Littlejohn

2003
Nine 1/2 Minutes

Nine 1/2 Minutes

Charlie

2002
The Last September

The Last September

Captain Gerald Colthurst

2000
Being Considered

Being Considered

2000
L.A. Without a Map

L.A. Without a Map

Richard

1999

Bite

1997
Jude

Jude

Drunk Undergraduate

1996
Spaces

Spaces

Vinny

1993
Biting the Hands

Biting the Hands

3rd Squaddie

1989