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David Tennant

Acting
Known For

54 Years Old

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.

Born

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK on 18th April 1971

All Credits

The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Pa MacWeldon (voice)
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
The Doctor
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Doctor (10)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Image
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Image
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Huyang (voice)
Top Gear Image
Top Gear
Self
The One Show Image
The One Show
Self
The Sandman Image
The Sandman
Don (voice)
Foyle's War Image
Foyle's War
Theo Howard
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Image
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Barty Crouch Junior
DuckTales Image
DuckTales
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Have I Got News for You Image
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
Dragons: Race to the Edge Image
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Spitelout (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina Image
The Legend of Vox Machina
General Kreig (voice)
Marvel's Jessica Jones Image
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Kilgrave (voice)
Marvel's Jessica Jones Image
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Kilgrave
Broadchurch Image
Broadchurch
DI Alec Hardy
QI Image
QI
Self
How to Train Your Dragon Image
How to Train Your Dragon
Spitelout (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Image
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Image
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fugitoid (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Image
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Presenter
Off Camera with Sam Jones Image
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Natural World Image
Natural World
Narrator
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Image
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Huyang (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Image
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Franklin (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons Image
DreamWorks Dragons
Spitelout (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons Image
DreamWorks Dragons
Spitelout (voice)
Good Omens Image
Good Omens
Crowley
The Last Leg Image
The Last Leg
Self
Fish Hooks Image
Fish Hooks
Oscar's Brain (voice)
Ahsoka Image
Ahsoka
Huyang (voice)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Image
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
Who Do You Think You Are? Image
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
GMTV Image
GMTV
Self
Big Fat Quiz Image
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
The Sarah Jane Adventures Image
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Doctor
Final Space Image
Final Space
Lord Commander (voice)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Image
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
Around the World in 80 Days Image
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg
National Theatre Live: Good Image
National Theatre Live: Good
Professor John Halder/Johnny
Postman Pat: The Movie Image
Postman Pat: The Movie
Wilf (voice)
Ready, Steady, Cook Image
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Contestant
Room 101 Image
Room 101
Self
Hamlet Image
Hamlet
Hamlet
The Amazing Maurice Image
The Amazing Maurice
Dangerous Beans (voice)
The Loud House Movie Image
The Loud House Movie
Angus (voice)
Ferdinand Image
Ferdinand
Angus (voice)
Endgame Image
Endgame
Self - Host (uncredited)
The Thursday Murder Club Image
The Thursday Murder Club
Ian
Staged Image
Staged
David
Rivals Image
Rivals
Tony Baddingham
Doctor Who Confidential Image
Doctor Who Confidential
Self
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned Image
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor Image
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor
CBeebies Bedtime Stories Image
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Fourteenth Doctor
CBeebies Bedtime Stories Image
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Self
ARK: The Animated Series Image
ARK: The Animated Series
Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
Screening Image
Screening
Timothy
Inside Man Image
Inside Man
Harry Watling
Macbeth Image
Macbeth
Macbeth
Being Considered Image
Being Considered
Clone High Image
Clone High
David Tennant (voice)
Thunderbirds Are Go! Image
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Criminal: UK Image
Criminal: UK
Dr. Edgar Fallon
Wings 3D Image
Wings 3D
Narrator (voice)
Learners Image
Learners
Chris
Twenty Twelve Image
Twenty Twelve
Narrator (voice)
No Image
The Science of Doctor Who
The Doctor (archive footage)
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money Image
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Self
The Hack Image
The Hack
Nick Davies
Camping Image
Camping
Walt
Blackpool Image
Blackpool
DI Peter Carlisle
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Image
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Fright Night Image
Fright Night
Peter Vincent
gen:LOCK Image
gen:LOCK
Dr. Weller (voice)
Des Image
Des
Dennis Nilsen
The Real History of Science Fiction Image
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
Mary Queen of Scots Image
Mary Queen of Scots
John Knox
Casanova Image
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
No Image
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Gracepoint Image
Gracepoint
Emmett Carver
The Escape Artist Image
The Escape Artist
Will Burton
The Big Night In Image
The Big Night In
Self
The Big Night In Image
The Big Night In
Mr. Logan
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Image
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Charles Darwin (voice)
Bad Samaritan Image
Bad Samaritan
Cale Erendreich
United Image
United
Jimmy Murphy
Chibiverse Image
Chibiverse
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Image
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Old Street Image
Old Street
Mr. Watson
Spine Chillers Image
Spine Chillers
Dr. Krull
Dramarama Image
Dramarama
Nine 1/2 Minutes Image
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Charlie
David Tennant's Video Diary Image
David Tennant's Video Diary
Self
Litvinenko Image
Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko
W1A Image
W1A
Narrator (voice)
Hang Ups Image
Hang Ups
Martin Lamb
People Like Us Image
People Like Us
Rob Harker
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line Image
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Narrator
Tree Fu Tom Image
Tree Fu Tom
Twigs (voice)
Rob Beckett's Smart TV Image
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest
Takin' Over the Asylum Image
Takin' Over the Asylum
Campbell
True Love Image
True Love
Nick
Sweetnightgoodheart Image
Sweetnightgoodheart
Pete
Shakespeare's Sonnets Image
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Spies of Warsaw Image
Spies of Warsaw
Jean-François Mercier
Gogglebox Image
Gogglebox
Self
Totally Doctor Who Image
Totally Doctor Who
Self
Rab C. Nesbitt Image
Rab C. Nesbitt
Davina
The Last September Image
The Last September
Captain Gerald Colthurst
Single Father Image
Single Father
Dave
Duck Patrol Image
Duck Patrol
Simon 'Darwin' Brown
Earthflight Image
Earthflight
Himself - Narrator
What We Did on Our Holiday Image
What We Did on Our Holiday
Doug McLeod
Shrek: Once Upon a Time Image
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self / Narrator
Earthflight Image
Earthflight
Dead Ringers Image
Dead Ringers
Regenerated Tony Blair
He Knew He Was Right Image
He Knew He Was Right
Mr. Gibson
No Image
Love in the 21st Century
John
The Politician's Husband Image
The Politician's Husband
Aiden Hoynes
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka Image
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
Jude Image
Jude
Drunk Undergraduate
You, Me and Him Image
You, Me and Him
John
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries Image
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Max Valentine
Doctor Who Greatest Moments Image
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Self
Einstein and Eddington Image
Einstein and Eddington
Arthur Eddington
Doctor Who: A New Dimension Image
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Decoy Bride Image
The Decoy Bride
James Arber
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win Image
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Self
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor Image
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited Image
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self
There She Goes Image
There She Goes
Simon
Deadwater Fell Image
Deadwater Fell
Tom Kendrick
Bright Young Things Image
Bright Young Things
Ginger Littlejohn
Doctor Who: Dreamland Image
Doctor Who: Dreamland
The Doctor (voice)
Top Gear: Extra Gear Image
Top Gear: Extra Gear
Self
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years Image
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ask Rhod Gilbert Image
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Self
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Image
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
Comedy World Cup Image
Comedy World Cup
Host
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead Image
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
The Doctor
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat Image
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! Image
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Roach Chef (voice)
L.A. Without a Map Image
L.A. Without a Map
Richard
Spy in the Wild Image
Spy in the Wild
Himself - Narrator
Traffic Warden Image
Traffic Warden
Traffic Warden
Secret Smile Image
Secret Smile
Brendan
An Audience with Adele Image
An Audience with Adele
Self
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS Image
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Self
The Genius Game Image
The Genius Game
The Creator
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars Image
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
The Doctor
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer Image
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Rex Alexander
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Image
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
The Tales of Para Handy Image
The Tales of Para Handy
John MacBryde
Proclaimers: This Is the Story Image
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
Self
Live from Studio Five Image
Live from Studio Five
Self
Talking Doctor Who Image
Talking Doctor Who
Self - Presenter
No Image
A Mug's Game
Shakespeare Uncovered Image
Shakespeare Uncovered
Himself
Glorious 39 Image
Glorious 39
Hector
No Image
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
The Quatermass Experiment Image
The Quatermass Experiment
Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries Image
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Self
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries Image
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Self - The Doctor
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge Image
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Himself
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro Image
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
The Doctor (10)
No Image
Standing By
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle Image
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Narrator (voice)
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie Image
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Buck Douglas (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC Image
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Host
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod Image
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Narrator
No Image
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
Greig Miller
Human Footprint Image
Human Footprint
Narrator (self)
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride Image
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
The Doctor
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! Image
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Donald / Roderick Peterson
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions Image
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
Narrator (voice)
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries Image
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Narrator
Much Ado About Nothing Image
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Image
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
The Assembly Image
The Assembly
Self - Interviewee
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time Image
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman Image
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time Image
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Narrator (Voice UK)
RSC Live: Richard II Image
RSC Live: Richard II
Richard II
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 Image
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
The Doctor
Biting the Hands Image
Biting the Hands
3rd Squaddie
Doctor Who: Time Crash Image
Doctor Who: Time Crash
The Doctor (10)
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice Image
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
Narrator
Mad to Be Normal Image
Mad to Be Normal
RD Laing
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol Image
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
Doctor Who at the Proms Image
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Image
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
Spy in the Snow Image
Spy in the Snow
Narrator
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War Image
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
So You Want To Be A Pirate! Image
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Charles Darwin
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest Image
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide Image
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Self
The Highway Rat Image
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat (voice)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion Image
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty Image
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
The Doctor (archive footage)
Monty Python in Aberystwyth Image
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Narrator
Wild About Pandas Image
Wild About Pandas
Narrator
The Itch of the Golden Nit Image
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
DuckTales: Destination Adventure! Image
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
96 Ways to Say I Love You Image
96 Ways to Say I Love You
Mark
No Image
The Muppets Take The O2
Self
Good Omens: Lockdown Image
Good Omens: Lockdown
Crowley (voice)
The Friday Night Project Image
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed Image
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
Guest Host
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Image
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered Image
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials Image
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Doctor (archive footage)
Discovering Hamlet Image
Discovering Hamlet
Self
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One Image
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self
Recovery Image
Recovery
Alan Hamilton
Heart to Heart Image
Heart to Heart
Heart
The Chatterley Affair Image
The Chatterley Affair
Richard Hoggart
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC Image
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Narrator
Doctor Who: The End of Time Image
Doctor Who: The End of Time
The Doctor
Spaces Image
Spaces
Vinny
No Image
Bite
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC Image
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Narrator
No Image
The Deputy
Christopher Williams
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me Image
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
Self
Doctor Who Explained Image
Doctor Who Explained
Self
No Image
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical Image
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Igor the Door (voice)
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties Image
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Self
No Image
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
Narrator
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story Image
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Narrator (voice)
Stealing Shakespeare Image
Stealing Shakespeare
Narrator
Doctor Who: A Celebration Image
Doctor Who: A Celebration
Self - Host
Come in Number Five Image
Come in Number Five
Presenter
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison Image
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Self
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years Image
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Self
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 Image
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
The Doctor (Uncredited)
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' Image
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Comic Relief 2023 Image
Comic Relief 2023
Self - Host
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story Image
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
The Doctor
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen Image
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
Self
No Image
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
Self
The Ballad of Russell & Julie Image
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Russell T. Davies / Self
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor Image
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
The Doctor