David Tennant
male
Born on April 18, 1971 (54 years old)
From Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
Comic Relief 2023
as
Self - Host
2023
Talking Doctor Who
as
Self - Presenter
2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
as
The Doctor
2023
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
as
The Doctor
2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as
Self
2023
National Theatre Live: Good
as
Professor John Halder/Johnny
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as
The Doctor (archive footage)
2023
Ahsoka
as
Huyang (voice)
2023
Clone High
as
David Tennant (voice)
2023
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
as
Narrator
2023
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
as
Self - The Doctor
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as
Franklin (voice)
2023
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
as
Self
2023
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
as
Huyang (voice)
2023
- 2022
The Amazing Maurice
as
Dangerous Beans (voice)
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
as
Roach Chef (voice)
2022
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
as
The Doctor
2022
The Legend of Vox Machina
as
General Kreig (voice)
2022
The Sandman
as
Don (voice)
2022
Inside Man
as
Harry Watling
2022
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
as
Self
2022
Chibiverse
as
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
2022
Litvinenko
as
Alexander Litvinenko
2022
- 2021
- 2020
The Big Night In
as
Mr. Logan
2020
Heart to Heart
as
Heart
2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
as
Self
2020
Good Omens: Lockdown
as
Crowley (voice)
2020
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
as
Self
2020
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
as
Narrator (voice)
2020
Screening
as
Timothy
2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as
Self
2020
The Big Night In
as
Self
2020
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Deadwater Fell
as
Tom Kendrick
2020
Des
as
Dennis Nilsen
2020
Staged
as
David
2020
- 2019
- 2018
Spy in the Snow
as
Narrator
2018
You, Me and Him
as
John
2018
Mary Queen of Scots
as
John Knox
2018
Bad Samaritan
as
Cale Erendreich
2018
The Highway Rat
as
The Highway Rat (voice)
2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2018
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The Muppets Take The O2
as
Self
2018
Final Space
as
Lord Commander (voice)
2018
Camping
as
Walt
2018
There She Goes
as
Simon
2018
Hang Ups
as
Martin Lamb
2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
as
Igor the Door (voice)
2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as
Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
2015
96 Ways to Say I Love You
as
Mark
2015
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
as
Narrator
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as
Narrator
2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as
Narrator (Voice UK)
2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as
Self
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as
The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as
Spitelout (voice)
2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as
Kilgrave
2015
Thunderbirds Are Go!
as
Tyco Reeves (Voice)
2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as
Kilgrave (voice)
2015
- 2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
as
Self
2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
as
Wilf (voice)
2014
What We Did on Our Holiday
as
Doug McLeod
2014
Wings 3D
as
Narrator (voice)
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
2014
Gracepoint
as
Emmett Carver
2014
W1A
as
Narrator (voice)
2014
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
as
Narrator
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
as
Himself
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as
Self
2014
- 2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as
The Doctor (archive footage)
2013
Doctor Who Explained
as
Self
2013
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Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Earthflight
as
Himself - Narrator
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as
Self
2013
RSC Live: Richard II
as
Richard II
2013
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
as
The Doctor (10)
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as
The Doctor (10)
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
as
Self
2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
as
Self
2013
Broadchurch
as
DI Alec Hardy
2013
The Politician's Husband
as
Aiden Hoynes
2013
The Escape Artist
as
Will Burton
2013
The Last Leg
as
Self
2013
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
as
Narrator (voice)
2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as
Self
2013
Spies of Warsaw
as
Jean-François Mercier
2013
Gogglebox
as
Self
2013
- 2012
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The Science of Doctor Who
as
The Doctor (archive footage)
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as
Charles Darwin (voice)
2012
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as
Donald / Roderick Peterson
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as
Charles Darwin
2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
DreamWorks Dragons
as
Spitelout (voice)
2012
Comedy World Cup
as
Host
2012
Wild About Pandas
as
Narrator
2012
Shakespeare Uncovered
as
Himself
2012
True Love
as
Nick
2012
Tree Fu Tom
as
Twigs (voice)
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as
Fugitoid (voice)
2012
DreamWorks Dragons
as
Spitelout (voice)
2012
- 2011
The Decoy Bride
as
James Arber
2011
United
as
Jimmy Murphy
2011
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
as
Narrator
2011
Fright Night
as
Peter Vincent
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as
Russell T. Davies / Self
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as
Self
2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as
Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
2011
Much Ado About Nothing
as
Benedick
2011
Discovering Hamlet
as
Self
2011
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Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
as
Narrator
2011
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as
Self / Narrator
2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
as
Narrator
2011
Come in Number Five
as
Presenter
2011
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My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
as
Self
2011
Earthflight
2011
Twenty Twelve
as
Narrator (voice)
2011
- 2010
Stealing Shakespeare
as
Narrator
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
as
Spitelout (voice)
2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time
as
The Doctor
2010
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The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Ask Rhod Gilbert
as
Self
2010
Single Father
as
Dave
2010
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
as
Rex Alexander
2010
Fish Hooks
as
Oscar's Brain (voice)
2010
- 2009
Hamlet
as
Hamlet
2009
Glorious 39
as
Hector
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as
Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
as
The Doctor
2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as
The Doctor
2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as
Ghost of Christmas Present
2009
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
as
Narrator
2009
Endgame
as
Self - Host (uncredited)
2009
Doctor Who: Dreamland
as
The Doctor (voice)
2009
Live from Studio Five
as
Self
2009
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as
Self
2009
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as
Self
2009
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
as
Narrator (voice)
2009
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as
Fourteenth Doctor
2009
- 2008
- 2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as
Self
2007
David Tennant's Video Diary
as
Self
2007
Learners
as
Chris
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as
The Doctor
2007
Recovery
as
Alan Hamilton
2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash
as
The Doctor (10)
2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
as
The Doctor (voice)
2007
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
as
Guest Host
2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as
The Doctor
2007
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
as
Himself
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
2007
- 2006
- 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as
Barty Crouch Junior
2005
The Quatermass Experiment
as
Doctor Gordon Briscoe
2005
Sweetnightgoodheart
as
Pete
2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Casanova
as
Giacomo Casanova
2005
Doctor Who
as
Doctor (10)
2005
Doctor Who
as
The Doctor
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
2005
Secret Smile
as
Brendan
2005
Doctor Who Confidential
as
Self
2005
The Friday Night Project
as
Self - Host
2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993
- 1990
- 1989
- 1983
Crew Credits
- 2025
- 2021
- 2020
- 2007
- 2005
