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David Tennant

Acting

Born April 18, 1971 · Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

Also known as Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ · Տէյվիտ Թէնընթ · დევიდ ტენანტი

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Daytime Emmy Award · 2013

Filmography50+ titles

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

as Narrator (voice)

Macbeth

2025as Macbeth

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008as Huyang (voice)

Dolphins: Spy in the Pod

as Narrator

Final Space

2018as Lord Commander (voice)

Dragons: Race to the Edge

2015as Spitelout (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012as Fugitoid (voice)

The Legend of Vox Machina

2022as General Kreig (voice)

There She Goes

2018as Simon

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013as The Doctor (10)

People Like Us

as Rob Harker

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

as Himself

Good Omens

2019as Crowley

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)

The Simpsons

1989as Pa MacWeldon (voice)

The Sandman

2022as Don (voice)

Staged

2020as David

Broadchurch

2013as DI Alec Hardy

How to Train Your Dragon

2010as Spitelout (voice)

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009as The Doctor

QI

2003as Self

Ark: The Animated Series

2024as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

DuckTales

2017as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)

Dragons: Riders of Berk

2012as Spitelout (voice)

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

2006as The Doctor

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005as Barty Crouch Junior

Foyle's War

2002as Theo Howard

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries

as Narrator

W1A

2014as Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007as The Doctor

Doctor Who

2005as The Doctor

Top Gear

2002as Self

Twenty Twenty Six

2026as Narrator

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023as Franklin (voice)

Marvel's Jessica Jones

2015as Kilgrave (voice)

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

2011as Narrator

Single Father

2010as Dave

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

2009as The Doctor

The Tales of Para Handy

as John MacBryde

Rivals

2024as Tony Baddingham

Ahsoka

2023as Huyang (voice)

Litvinenko

2022as Alexander Litvinenko

Twenty Twelve

2011as Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008as The Doctor

Natural World

1983as Narrator

The Loud House Movie

2021as Angus (voice)

Around the World in 80 Days

2021as Phileas Fogg

Des

2020as Dennis Nilsen

Criminal: UK

2019as Dr. Edgar Fallon