David Tennant
Born: 1971-04-18 in 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.
Filmography
2026
- Twenty Twenty Six as Narrator
- Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye as self
2025
- The Hack as Nick Davies
- The Thursday Murder Club as Ian
- The Assembly as Self - Interviewee
- The Genius Game as The Creator
- Macbeth as Macbeth
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
- Rivals as Tony Baddingham
- Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- ARK: The Animated Series as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
- Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money as Self
2023
- Ahsoka as Huyang (voice)
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Huyang (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Franklin (voice)
- Clone High as David Tennant (voice)
- Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries as Narrator
- National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)
- imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
- Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
- Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David as Self
2022
- The Sandman as Don (voice)
- The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- Remembers… as Self
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- Inside Man as Harry Watling
- The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)
- Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)
2021
- Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
- The Loud House Movie as Angus (voice)
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
2020
- Staged as David
- Des as Dennis Nilsen
- Deadwater Fell as Tom Kendrick
- Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- The Big Night In as Mr. Logan
- Screening as Timothy
- Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- Heart to Heart as Heart
- The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
2019
- Good Omens as Crowley
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
- Criminal: UK as Dr. Edgar Fallon
- gen:LOCK as Dr. Weller (voice)
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered as Self
2018
- Final Space as Lord Commander (voice)
- Mary Queen of Scots as John Knox
- Camping as Walt
- Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich
- Hang Ups as Martin Lamb
- The Highway Rat as The Highway Rat (voice)
- There She Goes as Simon
- You, Me and Him as John
- Spy in the Snow as Narrator
- The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2017
- DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- Ferdinand as Angus (voice)
- Spy in the Wild as Himself - Narrator
- Mad to Be Normal as RD Laing
- Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie as Buck Douglas (voice)
- Proclaimers: This Is the Story as Self
2016
- Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave
- Dragons: Race to the Edge as Spitelout (voice)
- Thunderbirds Are Go! as Tyco Reeves (Voice)
- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
- Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical as Igor the Door (voice)
- Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (Voice UK)
- The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
- 96 Ways to Say I Love You as Mark
- Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- W1A as Narrator (voice)
- Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug McLeod
- Postman Pat: The Movie as Wilf (voice)
- Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
2013
- Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy
- The Last Leg as Self
- The Escape Artist as Will Burton
- Gogglebox as Self
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- Spies of Warsaw as Jean-François Mercier
- The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes
- Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)
- RSC Live: Richard II as Richard II
- The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)
- Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
- Doctor Who Explained as Self
- Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as Self
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Fugitoid (voice)
- DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)
- Playhouse Presents as Will
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)
- Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)
- True Love as Nick
- Comedy World Cup as Host
- Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself
- So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Charles Darwin
- Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! as Donald / Roderick Peterson
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Wild About Pandas as Narrator
2011
- Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- United as Jimmy Murphy
- Earthflight
- The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- Discovering Hamlet as Self
- Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- Come in Number Five as Presenter
- The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
- Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
- The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self
- Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
- My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen as Self
2010
- How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout (voice)
- Fish Hooks as Oscar's Brain (voice)
- Single Father as Dave
- Ask Rhod Gilbert as Self
- Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Rex Alexander
- The National Television Awards Backstage Live
- Doctor Who: The End of Time as The Doctor
- Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator
2009
- CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Self
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (voice)
- Hamlet as Hamlet
- Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- Glorious 39 as Hector
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- Live from Studio Five as Self
- Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- Monty Python in Aberystwyth as Narrator
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Huyang (voice)
- Einstein and Eddington as Arthur Eddington
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as The Doctor (Uncredited)
- Human Footprint as Narrator (self)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Sarah Jane Adventures as The Doctor
- Painkiller Jane ... (Director)
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as The Doctor
- Learners as Chris
- Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- Recovery as Alan Hamilton
- David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Self - Guest Host
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as The Doctor
- Totally Doctor Who as Self
- The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart
- Doctor Who: A Celebration as Self - Host
2005
- Doctor Who as Doctor (10)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Junior
- Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
- The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- Secret Smile as Brendan
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
- The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
- Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2004
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Big Fat Quiz as Self - Guest
- Blackpool as DI Peter Carlisle
- He Knew He Was Right as Mr Gibson
- The Deputy as Christopher Williams
- Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
- Old Street as Mr. Watson
2003
- QI as Self
- Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
2002
- Top Gear as Self
- Foyle's War as Theo Howard
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- Dead Ringers as Regenerated Tony Blair
- Nine 1/2 Minutes as Charlie
2001
- Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch as Greig Miller
2000
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst
- Being Considered
1999
- People Like Us as Rob Harker
- L.A. Without a Map as Richard
- Love in the 21st Century as John
1998
- The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Max Valentine
- Duck Patrol as Simon 'Darwin' Brown
1997
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Presenter
- Jude as Drunk Undergraduate
- A Mug's Game
1994
- Ready, Steady, Cook as Self - Contestant
- Room 101 as Self
- Takin' Over the Asylum as Campbell
- The Tales of Para Handy as John MacBryde
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
- Spaces as Vinny
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
- Rab C. Nesbitt as Davina
1989
- The Simpsons as Pa MacWeldon (voice)
- Biting the Hands as 3rd Squaddie
1988
- The Play on One as Third Squaddie
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- Dramarama