David Tennant
Acting
Born: April 18, 1971 (age 55) · Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
The Simpsons
1989
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
Doctor Who
2005
Ferdinand
2017
The Sandman
2022
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
Good Omens
2019
Fright Night
2011
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Photos (4)
Movies (91)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Barty Crouch Junior
How to Train Your Dragon
Spitelout (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Thursday Murder Club
Ian
Ferdinand
Angus (voice)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Charles Darwin (voice)
Mary Queen of Scots
John Knox
Fright Night
Peter Vincent
The Amazing Maurice
Dangerous Beans (voice)
Bad Samaritan
Cale Erendreich
The Loud House Movie
Angus (voice)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Roach Chef (voice)
Macbeth
Macbeth
What We Did on Our Holiday
Doug McLeod
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (10)
Jude
Drunk Undergraduate
Postman Pat: The Movie
Wilf (voice)
Einstein and Eddington
Arthur Eddington
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat (voice)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
United
Jimmy Murphy
The Decoy Bride
James Arber
Glorious 39
Hector
Being Considered
2000
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Bright Young Things
Ginger Littlejohn
L.A. Without a Map
Richard
RSC Live: Richard II
Richard II
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
The Doctor
You, Me and Him
John
Wings 3D
Narrator (voice)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Igor the Door (voice)
Old Street
Mr. Watson
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Narrator
Hamlet
Hamlet
The Big Night In
Mr. Logan
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Charles Darwin
Heart to Heart
Heart
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
The Doctor
National Theatre Live: Good
Professor John Halder/Johnny
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Donald / Roderick Peterson
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Narrator
Traffic Warden
Traffic Warden
Good Omens: Lockdown
Crowley (voice)
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Buck Douglas (voice)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
The Doctor
The Last September
Captain Gerald Colthurst
Learners
Chris
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mad to Be Normal
RD Laing
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
Narrator
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
Doctor Who: The End of Time
The Doctor
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Doctor (archive footage)
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Charlie
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Einstein 100
Narrator
96 Ways to Say I Love You
Mark
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
The Quatermass Experiment
Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
The Doctor
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
The Doctor (Uncredited)
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Narrator
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Doctor Who: Time Crash
The Doctor (10)
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
The Doctor (10)
Biting the Hands
3rd Squaddie
Sweetnightgoodheart
Pete
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
The Doctor (voice)
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Narrator (voice)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Narrator (Voice UK)
The Chatterley Affair
Richard Hoggart
Spy in the Snow
Narrator
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Narrator
Recovery
Alan Hamilton
Come in Number Five
Presenter
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
The Doctor
Stealing Shakespeare
Narrator
Screening
Timothy
Spaces
Vinny
Bite
Alastair Galbraith
Quality Control
Gary Innes
TV Shows (81)
The Simpsons
Pa MacWeldon (voice) · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
George Harrison · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Doctor (10)
Doctor Who
The Doctor · 40 eps
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Huyang (voice) · 2 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fugitoid (voice) · 2 eps
The Sandman
Don (voice) · 1 eps
The Legend of Vox Machina
General Kreig (voice) · 2 eps
Foyle's War
Theo Howard · 1 eps
DuckTales
Scrooge McDuck (Voice) · 69 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Franklin (voice) · 1 eps
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Spitelout (voice) · 12 eps
Broadchurch
DI Alec Hardy · 24 eps
Doctor Who
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Ahsoka
Huyang (voice) · 8 eps
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Kilgrave · 14 eps
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Kilgrave (voice) · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Oscar's Brain (voice) · 2 eps
Good Omens
Crowley · 13 eps
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Huyang (voice) · 1 eps
Playhouse Presents
Will · 1 eps
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Doctor · 2 eps
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Fourteenth Doctor · 1 eps
DreamWorks Dragons
Spitelout (voice) · 2 eps
DreamWorks Dragons
Spitelout (voice)
Rivals
Tony Baddingham · 14 eps
The Four Seasons
Gianpiero · 1 eps
Chibiverse
Scrooge McDuck (Voice) · 1 eps
Final Space
Lord Commander (voice) · 10 eps
Clone High
David Tennant (voice) · 1 eps
Criminal: UK
Dr. Edgar Fallon · 1 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg · 8 eps
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Tyco Reeves (Voice) · 1 eps
The Play on One
Third Squaddie · 1 eps
The Hack
Nick Davies · 7 eps
Staged
David · 20 eps
Inside Man
Harry Watling · 4 eps
ARK: The Animated Series
Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice) · 14 eps
Dramarama
Neil McDonald · 1 eps
Des
Dennis Nilsen · 3 eps
Twenty Twelve
Narrator (voice) · 13 eps
Rab C. Nesbitt
Davina · 1 eps
Gracepoint
Emmett Carver · 10 eps
Dead Ringers
Regenerated Tony Blair · 1 eps
Camping
Walt · 8 eps
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Escape Artist
Will Burton · 3 eps
gen:LOCK
Dr. Weller (voice) · 8 eps
Spies of Warsaw
Jean-François Mercier · 2 eps
Tree Fu Tom
Twigs (voice) · 72 eps
W1A
Narrator (voice) · 14 eps
Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko · 2 eps
Twenty Twenty Six
Narrator · 6 eps
True Love
Nick · 1 eps
Blackpool
DI Peter Carlisle · 6 eps
He Knew He Was Right
Mr Gibson · 4 eps
Hang Ups
Martin Lamb · 1 eps
Duck Patrol
Simon 'Darwin' Brown · 7 eps
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Max Valentine · 1 eps
Takin' Over the Asylum
Campbell · 6 eps
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova · 3 eps
People Like Us
Rob Harker · 1 eps
Spine Chillers
Dr. Krull · 1 eps
Trust
Gavin MacEwan · 1 eps
Deadwater Fell
Tom Kendrick · 4 eps
There She Goes
Simon · 10 eps
The Politician's Husband
Aiden Hoynes · 3 eps
Single Father
Dave · 4 eps
Secret Smile
Brendan · 2 eps
Doctor Who: Dreamland
The Doctor (voice) · 6 eps
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Rex Alexander · 1 eps
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Earthflight
6 eps
Comedy World Cup
Host · 7 eps
The Genius Game
The Creator · 8 eps
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Narrator · 4 eps
The Tales of Para Handy
John MacBryde · 1 eps
Wild About Pandas
Narrator · 1 eps
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Narrator · 2 eps
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (80)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 9 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Contestant · 2 eps
Top Gear
Self · 2 eps
QI
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host · 10 eps
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 3 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 7 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Remembers…
Self · 1 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
Self · 39 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer · 2 eps
Room 101
Self · 1 eps
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self · 2 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · 2 eps
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Gogglebox
Self · 1 eps
Totally Doctor Who
Self · 5 eps
Top Gear: Extra Gear
Self · 1 eps
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Self · 1 eps
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Self · 3 eps
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self · 11 eps
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Shakespeare Uncovered
Himself · 1 eps
Discovering Hamlet
Self
Endgame
Self - Host (uncredited)
Spy in the Wild
Himself - Narrator · 9 eps
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself · 2 eps
An Audience with Adele
Self
The Assembly
Self - Interviewee · 1 eps
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Self - The Doctor · 5 eps
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Self · 2 eps
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Self · 1 eps
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Self
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
The Big Night In
Self
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
Doctor Who Explained
Self
Rivals: The Official Podcast
Self · 1 eps
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Host
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self / Narrator
Talking Doctor Who
Self - Presenter
Earthflight
Himself - Narrator
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self - Narrator (voice)
David Tennant's Video Diary
Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Himself
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Self
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
Self
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
Self
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Self
Comic Relief 2023
Self - Host
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
Self - Guest Host
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Self
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 2 eps
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Human Footprint
Narrator (self)
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
Self
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
self
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Russell T. Davies / Self
Doctor Who: A Celebration
Self - Host
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Self
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host · 2 eps
