David Tennant
Acting
- Born:
- 1971-04-18
- Place of birth:
- Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Biography
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
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
Ages of Ice
Rivals: The Official Podcast
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
Twenty Twenty Six
The Hack
The Thursday Murder Club
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Four Seasons
Genius Game
The Assembly
Macbeth
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Doctor Who at the Proms
Rivals
Doctor Who
ARK: The Animated Series
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
Talking Doctor Who
Ahsoka
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Clone High
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
National Theatre Live: Good
Comic Relief 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Amazing Maurice
Litvinenko
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Inside Man
The Sandman
Chibiverse
Remembers…
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Legend of Vox Machina
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Around the World in 80 Days
An Audience with Adele
The Loud House Movie
Time
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Screening
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Des
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Staged
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
Good Omens: Lockdown
The Big Night In
Heart to Heart
Deadwater Fell
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Criminal: UK
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Good Omens
gen:LOCK
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Spy in the Snow
Mary Queen of Scots
There She Goes
Camping
The Highway Rat
Hang Ups
The Muppets Take The O2
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Bad Samaritan
Final Space
You, Me and Him
Ferdinand
DuckTales
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
Mad to Be Normal
Spy in the Wild
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Einstein 100
Top Gear: Extra Gear
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Marvel's Jessica Jones
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dragons: Race to the Edge
96 Ways to Say I Love You
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Gracepoint
What We Did on Our Holiday
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Wings 3D
Postman Pat: The Movie
The Real History of Science Fiction
W1A
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Earthflight
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
RSC Live: Richard II
Doctor Who Explained
The Escape Artist
The Politician's Husband
Gogglebox
Broadchurch
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
The Last Leg
Spies of Warsaw
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comedy World Cup
DreamWorks Dragons
The Science of Doctor Who
Shakespeare's Sonnets
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Shakespeare Uncovered
True Love
Playhouse Presents
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Tree Fu Tom
Wild About Pandas
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Earthflight
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Discovering Hamlet
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Fright Night
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Decoy Bride
Much Ado About Nothing
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
Come in Number Five
Twenty Twelve
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
United
Single Father
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Stealing Shakespeare
Fish Hooks
How to Train Your Dragon
Doctor Who: The End of Time
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
Hamlet
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Doctor Who: Dreamland
Glorious 39
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Live from Studio Five
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Endgame
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Einstein and Eddington
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
Human Footprint
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
Doctor Who: Time Crash
Learners
David Tennant's Video Diary
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Recovery
The Graham Norton Show
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
Doctor Who: A Celebration
The One Show
Totally Doctor Who
The Chatterley Affair
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Secret Smile
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Sweetnightgoodheart
The Quatermass Experiment
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Doctor Who
Doctor Who Confidential
Casanova
The Friday Night Project
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Big Fat Quiz
Blackpool
Who Do You Think You Are?
Parkinson
Traffic Warden
He Knew He Was Right
The Deputy
Old Street
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Bright Young Things
QI
Spine Chillers
Trust
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Dead Ringers
Foyle's War
Top Gear
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
The Last September
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Being Considered
People Like Us
Love in the 21st Century
L.A. Without a Map
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Duck Patrol
Bite
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Quality Control
Jude
A Mug's Game
Ready, Steady, Cook
Takin' Over the Asylum
The Tales of Para Handy
Room 101
Late Show with David Letterman
Spaces
GMTV
Have I Got News for You
Rab C. Nesbitt
The Simpsons
Biting the Hands
Comic Relief
The Play on One
Natural World
Dramarama
The Wind in the Willows
The Neverending Pillow Fort
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
The Joy of Sex
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Standing By