David Tennant
Known for Acting · 267 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 (124)
The Simpsons
1989
as Pa MacWeldon (voice)
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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Top Gear
2002
as Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Huyang (voice)
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Contestant
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Fugitoid (voice)
The Sandman
2022
as Don (voice)
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as General Kreig (voice)
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
The One Show
2006
as Self
QI
2003
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
DuckTales
2017
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Presenter
Foyle's War
2002
as Theo Howard
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Huyang (voice)
Rivals
2024
as Tony Baddingham
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Kilgrave / Kilgrave (voice)
Good Omens
2019
as Crowley
Fish Hooks
2010
as Oscar's Brain (voice)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Doctor Who
2024
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009
as Self / Fourteenth Doctor
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Spitelout (voice)
Broadchurch
2013
as DI Alec Hardy
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Franklin (voice)
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Will
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Four Seasons
2025
as Gianpiero
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self - Guest Announcer
Ahsoka
2023
as Huyang (voice)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as The Doctor
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Spitelout (voice) / Spitelout (voice)
Room 101
1994
as Self
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015
as Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
Final Space
2018
as Lord Commander (voice)
Tree Fu Tom
2012
as Twigs (voice)
Remembers…
2022
as Self
The Play on One
1988
as Third Squaddie
The Hack
2025
as Nick Davies
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
as Phileas Fogg
Chibiverse
2022
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Guest
gen:LOCK
2019
as Dr. Weller (voice)
Staged
2020
as David
Clone High
2023
as David Tennant (voice)
Dramarama
1983
as Neil McDonald
Des
2020
as Dennis Nilsen
Criminal: UK
2019
as Dr. Edgar Fallon
Twenty Twelve
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (143)
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)
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as Ian
Ferdinand
2017
as Angus (voice)
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
as The Doctor
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as John Knox
Fright Night
2011
as Peter Vincent
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Loud House Movie
2021
as Angus (voice)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Charles Darwin (voice)
Macbeth
2025
as Macbeth
The Chatterley Affair
2006
as Richard Hoggart
The Amazing Maurice
2022
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
as Doug McLeod
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (10)
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
as Wilf (voice)
Einstein and Eddington
2008
as Arthur Eddington
Bad Samaritan
2018
as Cale Erendreich
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Bright Young Things
2003
as Ginger Littlejohn
The Highway Rat
2018
as The Highway Rat (voice)
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
The Big Night In
2020
as Mr. Logan / Self
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
Being Considered
2000
L.A. Without a Map
1999
as Richard
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013
as Self
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005
as Pete
United
2011
as Jimmy Murphy
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
as Self / Narrator
Old Street
2004
as Mr. Watson
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as The Doctor
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self - Presenter
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as The Doctor
Traffic Warden
2004
as Traffic Warden
The Decoy Bride
2011
as James Arber
Glorious 39
2009
as Hector
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009
as The Doctor
RSC Live: Richard II
2013
as Richard II
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
as Benedick
You, Me and Him
2018
as John
Wings 3D
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Jude
1996
as Drunk Undergraduate
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
as Roach Chef (voice)
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017
as Self
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
as Self
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
as Self
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Heart to Heart
2020
as Heart
The Wind in the Willows
as Basil
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013
as The Doctor (10)
The Neverending Pillow Fort
Discovering Hamlet
2011
as Self
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011
as Narrator
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017
as Buck Douglas (voice)
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007
as The Doctor (10)
Endgame
2009
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020
as Crowley (voice)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015
as Igor the Door (voice)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
The Last September
2000
as Captain Gerald Colthurst
Bite
1997
as Alastair Galbraith
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002
as Charlie
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016
as Himself
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
as Donald / Roderick Peterson
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as Charles Darwin
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Spy in the Snow
2018
as Narrator
Hamlet
2009
as Hamlet
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009
as Narrator
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Host
The Quatermass Experiment
2005
as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Mad to Be Normal
2017
as RD Laing
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Self
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011
as Self
Doctor Who Explained
2013
as Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
as Self
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
as Self
Earthflight
2013
as Himself - Narrator
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
as Narrator
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
National Theatre Live: Good
2023
as Professor John Halder/Johnny
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Self
The Deputy
2004
as Christopher Williams
Human Footprint
2008
as Narrator (self)
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005
Come in Number Five
2011
as Presenter
Biting the Hands
1989
as 3rd Squaddie
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015
as Mark
Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006
as Self - Host
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Narrator
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
as Self
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as The Doctor (archive footage)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023
as The Doctor
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Russell T. Davies / Self
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Narrator
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
as Self
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007
as The Doctor (voice)
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026
as self
Stealing Shakespeare
2010
as Narrator
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020
as Self
Learners
2007
as Chris
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020
as Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014
as 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 267 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, David Tennant has appeared in 143 films and 124 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)
- The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — as Ian
- Ferdinand (2017) — as Angus (voice)
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