David Tennant
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-04-18 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
The Thursday Murder Club
as Ian Ventham
(2025)
Macbeth
as Macbeth
(2025)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2025)
(2024)
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
(2024)
(2023)
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
as The Doctor
(2023)
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Doctor (archive footage)
(2023)
National Theatre Live: Good
as Professor John Halder/Johnny
(2023)
Comic Relief 2023
as Self - Host
(2023)
(2023)
Talking Doctor Who
as Self - Presenter
(2023)
Doctor Who: The Giggle
as The Doctor
(2023)
Doctor Who: The Star Beast
as The Doctor
(2023)
Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder
as The Doctor
(2023)
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
as The Doctor
(2022)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
(2022)
The Amazing Maurice
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
(2022)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
as Roach Chef (voice)
(2022)
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
as Fourteenth Doctor
(2021)
The Loud House Movie
as Angus (voice)
(2021)
(2021)
An Audience with Adele
as Self
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Good Omens: Lockdown
as Crowley (voice)
(2020)
The Big Night In
as Mr. Logan
(2020)
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Screening
as Timothy
(2020)
Heart to Heart
as Heart
(2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
(2019)
(2018)
Bad Samaritan
as Cale Erendreich
(2018)
Mary Queen of Scots
as John Knox
(2018)
The Muppets Take The O2
as Self
(2018)
The Highway Rat
as The Highway Rat (voice)
(2018)
You, Me and Him
as John
(2018)
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
(2018)
Spy in the Snow
as Narrator
(2017)
Ferdinand
as Angus (voice)
(2017)
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
as Buck Douglas (voice)
(2017)
Mad to Be Normal
as RD Laing
(2017)
(2016)
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
as Himself
(2016)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Host
(2015)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
(2015)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
(2015)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
as Igor the Door (voice)
(2015)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Narrator
(2015)
(2015)
96 Ways to Say I Love You
as Mark
(2015)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (Voice UK)
(2015)
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Narrator
(2014)
(2014)
What We Did on Our Holiday
as Doug McLeod
(2014)
Postman Pat: The Movie
as Wilf (voice)
(2014)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
(2014)
Wings 3D
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (10)
(2013)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
(2013)
Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
as Richard II
(2013)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as The Doctor (archive footage)
(2013)
(2013)
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
as The Doctor (10)
(2013)
(2013)
Doctor Who Explained
as Self
(2013)
Earthflight
as Himself - Narrator
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Charles Darwin (voice)
(2012)
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as Donald / Roderick Peterson
(2012)
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Charles Darwin
(2012)
The Science of Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage)
(2012)
(2011)
Fright Night
as Peter Vincent
(2011)
United
as Jimmy Murphy
(2011)
The Decoy Bride
as James Arber
(2011)
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self / Narrator
(2011)
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick
(2011)
Discovering Hamlet
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
as Narrator
(2011)
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
(2011)
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
as Narrator
(2011)
Come in Number Five
as Presenter
(2011)
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
as Narrator
(2011)
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as Russell T. Davies / Self
(2011)
(2010)
How to Train Your Dragon
as Spitelout (voice)
(2010)
Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2
as The Doctor
(2010)
Stealing Shakespeare
as Narrator
(2009)
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
(2009)
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
as The Doctor
(2009)
Endgame
as Self - Host (uncredited)
(2009)
Hamlet
as Hamlet
(2009)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as The Doctor
(2009)
Glorious 39
as Hector
(2009)
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
(2009)
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
as The Doctor (Uncredited)
(2009)
Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1
as The Doctor
(2009)
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
as Narrator
(2008)
Einstein and Eddington
as Arthur Eddington
(2008)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor
(2008)
Human Footprint
as Narrator (self)
(2008)
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres
as The Doctor
(2007)
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as The Doctor
(2007)
(2007)
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
as The Doctor (voice)
(2007)
Learners
as Chris
(2007)
Doctor Who: Time Crash
as The Doctor (10)
(2007)
Recovery
as Alan Hamilton
(2007)
David Tennant's Video Diary
as Self
(2007)
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
as Guest Host
(2006)
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as The Doctor
(2006)
The Chatterley Affair
as Richard Hoggart
(2006)
Doctor Who: A Celebration
as Self - Host
(2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Barty Crouch Junior
(2005)
The Quatermass Experiment
as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
(2005)
Doctor Who: Born Again
as The Doctor (10)
(2005)
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2005)
(2005)
Sweetnightgoodheart
as Pete
(2004)
The Deputy
as Christopher Williams
(2004)
Old Street
as Mr. Watson
(2004)
Traffic Warden
as Traffic Warden
(2003)
Bright Young Things
as Ginger Littlejohn
(2002)
Nine 1/2 Minutes
as Charlie
(2000)
The Last September
as Captain Gerald Colthurst
(2000)
(1999)
L.A. Without a Map
as Richard
(1997)
(1996)
Jude
as Drunk Undergraduate
(1993)
Spaces
as Vinny
(1989)
Biting the Hands
as 3rd Squaddie
Crew
(2007)
David Tennant's Video Diary
Cinematography, Director, Editor