David Tennant
Known for Acting · 255 credits
- Born
- 1971-04-18 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ · Տէյվիտ Թէնընթ · დევიდ ტენანტი · David McDonald · دیوید تننت · Девід Джон Макдональд
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
TV Shows (122)
The Simpsons
1989
as Pa MacWeldon (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / George Harrison
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Doctor Who
2005
as Doctor (10) / The Doctor
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Huyang (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as General Kreig (voice)
Top Gear
2002
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
QI
2003
as Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Fugitoid (voice)
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Contestant
The Four Seasons
2025
as Gianpiero
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
The Sandman
2022
as Don (voice)
DuckTales
2017
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Good Omens
2019
as Crowley
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Spitelout (voice)
Foyle's War
2002
as Theo Howard
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Kilgrave / Kilgrave (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Presenter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Rivals
2024
as Tony Baddingham
Doctor Who
2024
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
GMTV
1993
as Self
Broadchurch
2013
as DI Alec Hardy
Fish Hooks
2010
as Oscar's Brain (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Huyang (voice)
Ahsoka
2023
as Huyang (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Franklin (voice)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self - Guest Announcer
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Spitelout (voice) / Spitelout (voice)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as The Doctor
Room 101
1994
as Self
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009
as Self / Fourteenth Doctor
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Will
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015
as Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Final Space
2018
as Lord Commander (voice)
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Guest
Clone High
2023
as David Tennant (voice)
Staged
2020
as David
The Hack
2025
as Nick Davies
Chibiverse
2022
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Criminal: UK
2019
as Dr. Edgar Fallon
Dramarama
1983
as Neil McDonald
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
The Play on One
1988
as Third Squaddie
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
as Phileas Fogg
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Davina
W1A
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (133)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Barty Crouch Junior
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Spitelout (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Ferdinand
2017
as Angus (voice)
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as Ian
Fright Night
2011
as Peter Vincent
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as John Knox
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Charles Darwin (voice)
The Loud House Movie
2021
as Angus (voice)
Jude
1996
as Drunk Undergraduate
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (10)
Bad Samaritan
2018
as Cale Erendreich
The Amazing Maurice
2022
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
as Roach Chef (voice)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
Endgame
2009
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Einstein and Eddington
2008
as Arthur Eddington
Bright Young Things
2003
as Ginger Littlejohn
Glorious 39
2009
as Hector
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
as The Doctor
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
United
2011
as Jimmy Murphy
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Macbeth
2025
as Macbeth
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
as Doug McLeod
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
as Wilf (voice)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Host
The Highway Rat
2018
as The Highway Rat (voice)
L.A. Without a Map
1999
as Richard
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
as The Doctor
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
as Donald / Roderick Peterson
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as The Doctor
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
as Self
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Self
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as Charles Darwin
The Decoy Bride
2011
as James Arber
Hamlet
2009
as Hamlet
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
as Benedick
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015
as Igor the Door (voice)
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009
as The Doctor
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020
as Self
The Quatermass Experiment
2005
as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Narrator
Being Considered
2000
The Big Night In
2020
as Mr. Logan / Self
Mad to Be Normal
2017
as RD Laing
You, Me and Him
2018
as John
The Chatterley Affair
2006
as Richard Hoggart
Discovering Hamlet
2011
as Self
RSC Live: Richard II
2013
as Richard II
Recovery
2007
as Alan Hamilton
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008
as The Doctor (Uncredited)
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023
as The Doctor
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
Learners
2007
as Chris
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Narrator
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016
as Himself
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017
as Buck Douglas (voice)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as The Doctor (archive footage)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
as Self
Biting the Hands
1989
as 3rd Squaddie
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007
as The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014
as Self
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
as Self / Narrator
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
as Self
The Last September
2000
as Captain Gerald Colthurst
Old Street
2004
as Mr. Watson
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011
as Narrator
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017
as Self
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
as Self
The Deputy
2004
as Christopher Williams
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
as Self
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020
as Self
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015
as Mark
The Wind in the Willows
as Basil
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009
as Narrator
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
as Narrator
Doctor Who Explained
2013
as Self
National Theatre Live: Good
2023
as Professor John Halder/Johnny
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007
as The Doctor (10)
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005
as Pete
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013
as The Doctor (10)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015
as Narrator (Voice UK)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
as Self
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013
as Self
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self - Presenter
Bite
1997
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
as Narrator
Come in Number Five
2011
as Presenter
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Russell T. Davies / Self
Comic Relief 2023
2023
as Self - Host
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023
as The Doctor
Earthflight
2013
as Himself - Narrator
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007
as Self - Guest Host
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026
as self
Human Footprint
2008
as Narrator (self)
About David Tennant
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 com… With 255 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, David Tennant has appeared in 133 films and 122 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Tennant Movies
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — as Barty Crouch Junior
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — as Spitelout (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
- Ferdinand (2017) — as Angus (voice)
- The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — as Ian
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