David Tennant
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
258
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-04-18 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Acting

2024

Doctor Who as The Doctor

2024

Rivals as Tony Baddingham

2024

ARK: The Animated Series as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)

2024

Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest

2024

Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self - The Doctor

2023

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Huyang (voice)

2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Franklin (voice)

2023

Ahsoka as Huyang (voice)

2023

Clone High as David Tennant (voice)

2023

Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor

2022

The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)

2022

The Sandman as Don (voice)

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2022

Inside Man as Harry Watling

2022

The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)

2022

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)

2021

Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg

2021

The Loud House Movie as Angus (voice)

2020

Staged as David

2020

Des as Dennis Nilsen

2020

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020

Deadwater Fell as Tom Kendrick

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

2019

Good Omens as Crowley

2019

Criminal: UK as Dr. Edgar Fallon

2019

gen:LOCK as Dr. Weller (voice)

2018

Final Space as Lord Commander (voice)

2018

Mary Queen of Scots as John Knox

2018

There She Goes as Simon

2018

Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich

2018

Hang Ups as Martin Lamb

2018

Camping as Walt

2017

DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)

2017

Ferdinand as Angus (voice)

2017

Spy in the Wild as Himself - Narrator

2015

Dragons: Race to the Edge as Spitelout (voice)

2015

Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave

2015

Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave (voice)

2015

Thunderbirds Are Go! as Tyco Reeves (Voice)

2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

2014

W1A as Narrator (voice)

2014

Gracepoint as Emmett Carver

2014

What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug McLeod

2013

The Last Leg as Self

2013

Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy

2013

The Escape Artist as Will Burton

2013

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)

2013

The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes

2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)

2013

Spies of Warsaw as Jean-François Mercier

2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Fugitoid (voice)

2012

Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)

2012

DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)

2012

DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)

2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)

2012

Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself

2012

True Love as Nick

2011

Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)

2011

Fright Night as Peter Vincent

2011

Earthflight as Not available

2011

The Decoy Bride as James Arber

2010

How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout (voice)

2010

Fish Hooks as Oscar's Brain (voice)

2010

Ask Rhod Gilbert as Self

2009

Glorious 39 as Hector

2009

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey

2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Huyang (voice)

2008

Einstein and Eddington as Arthur Eddington

2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures as The Doctor

2006

The One Show as Self

2006

Totally Doctor Who as Self

2005

Doctor Who as Not available

2005

Doctor Who as Doctor (10)

2005

Doctor Who as The Doctor

2005

Doctor Who as The Doctor (voice)

2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Junior

2005

Extras as David Tennant

2005

Casanova as Giacomo Casanova

2005

The Friday Night Project as Self - Host

2004

Big Fat Quiz as Self - Guest

2004

Blackpool as DI Peter Carlisle

2004

He Knew He Was Right as Mr. Gibson

2003

QI as Self

2003

Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull

2003

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)

2003

Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn

2002

Top Gear as Self

2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer

2002

Foyle's War as Not available

2001

Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch as Greig Miller

2000

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as Not available

1999

People Like Us as Rob Harker

1998

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Max Valentine

1998

Duck Patrol as Simon 'Darwin' Brown

1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Presenter

1996

A Mug's Game as Not available

1996

Jude as Drunk Undergraduate

1994

Ready Steady Cook as Self - Contestant

1994

Room 101 as Self

1994

Takin' Over the Asylum as Campbell

1994

The Tales of Para Handy as John MacBryde

1993

GMTV as Self

1990

Have I Got News for You as Self - Host

1990

Rab C. Nesbitt as Davina

1989

The Simpsons as Pa MacWeldon (voice)

NaN

Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter

1983

Natural World as Narrator

1983

Dramarama as Not available

NaN

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Rex Alexander

2025

Macbeth as Macbeth

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)

2023

National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny

2023

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)

2023

Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host

2022

Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko

2018

The Highway Rat as The Highway Rat (voice)

2018

You, Me and Him as John

2017

Mad to Be Normal as RD Laing

2017

Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie as Buck Douglas (voice)

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host

2015

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)

2014

Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator

2014

Postman Pat: The Movie as Wilf (voice)

2012

Comedy World Cup as Host

2012

So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Charles Darwin

2012

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! as Donald / Roderick Peterson

2012

The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)

2012

Wild About Pandas as Narrator

2011

Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick

2011

United as Jimmy Murphy

2011

Discovering Hamlet as Self

2011

The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)

2011

Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator

2010

Single Father as Dave

2009

Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (voice)

2009

Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (Voice)

2009

Hamlet as Hamlet

2009

Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)

2009

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present

2008

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor

2007

Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)

2007

Learners as Chris

2005

Secret Smile as Brendan

2005

The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe

2002

Dead Ringers as Regenerated Tony Blair

NaN

Standing By as Not available

2005

Doctor Who: Born Again as The Doctor (10)

2004

The Deputy as Christopher Williams

2000

The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst

1999

L.A. Without a Map as Richard

NaN

The Hack as Not available

NaN

The Thursday Murder Club as Ian Ventham

2025

Genius Game as Self - Host

2023

Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter

2020

Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)

2020

Screening as Timothy

2020

The Big Night In as Mr. Logan

2020

Heart to Heart as Heart

2020

The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)

2018

Final Space as Lord commander

2018

DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2018

Spy in the Snow as Narrator

2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

2014

Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)

2013

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)

2013

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)

2013

Tree Fu Tom - Tree Fu Magic as Not available

2013

Earthflight as Himself - Narrator

2012

Shakespeare's Sonnets as Not available

2011

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time as Not available

2011

The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self

2011

Come in Number Five as Presenter

2010

Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator

2009

Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)

2008

Human Footprint as Narrator (self)

2007

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)

2007

Recovery as Alan Hamilton

2006

The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart

2006

Doctor Who: A Celebration as Self - Host

2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005

Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete

2004

Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden

2004

Old Street as Mr. Watson

2002

Nine 1/2 Minutes as Charlie

1993

Spaces as Vinny

1989

Biting the Hands as 3rd Squaddie

NaN

Fuddy Meers as Lisping Man

2000

Being Considered as Not available

1997

Bite as Not available
Crew

2021

Around the World in 80 Days Executive Producer

2020

Des Executive Producer

2020

Staged Executive Producer

2007

David Tennant's Video Diary Cinematography

2007

Painkiller Jane Director