David Tennant
Acting
Born April 18, 1971 · Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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.
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Acting (131)
Good Omens 3
2026
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
Macbeth
2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
2023
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023
Talking Doctor Who
2023
National Theatre Live: Good
2023
Comic Relief 2023
2023
The Amazing Maurice
2022
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
An Audience with Adele
2021
The Loud House Movie
2021
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
Screening
2020
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020
The Big Night In
2020
Heart to Heart
2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
Spy in the Snow
2018
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
The Highway Rat
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018
Bad Samaritan
2018
You, Me and Him
2018
Ferdinand
2017
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017
Mad to Be Normal
2017
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014
Wings 3D
2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Earthflight
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013
RSC Live: Richard II
2013
Doctor Who Explained
2013
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
Discovering Hamlet
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
Fright Night
2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
The Decoy Bride
2011
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011
Come in Number Five
2011
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
2011
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
United
2011
Stealing Shakespeare
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
Hamlet
2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
Glorious 39
2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
Endgame
2009
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
Einstein and Eddington
2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008
Human Footprint
2008
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007
Learners
2007
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007
Recovery
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006
The Chatterley Affair
2006
Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005
The Quatermass Experiment
2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
Traffic Warden
2004
The Deputy
2004
Old Street
2004
Bright Young Things
2003
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002
The Last September
2000
Being Considered
2000
L.A. Without a Map
1999
Bite
1997
Jude
1996
Spaces
1993
Biting the Hands
1989