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
- Rivals: The Official Podcast as Self
- Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye as self
2025
- The Thursday Murder Club as Ian
- The Four Seasons as Gianpiero
- The Hack as Nick Davies
- Macbeth as Macbeth
- The Assembly as Self - Interviewee
- The Genius Game as The Creator
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
- Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Rivals as Tony Baddingham
- 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
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Franklin (voice)
- Ahsoka as Huyang (voice)
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Huyang (voice)
- Clone High as David Tennant (voice)
- Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries as Narrator
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
- Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
- Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
- Doctor Who - The Star Beast as Fourteenth Doctor
- Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David as Self
- Doctor Who - The Giggle as Fourteenth Doctor
- Doctor Who - Wild Blue Yonder as Fourteenth Doctor
2022
- The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- The Sandman as Don (voice)
- Remembers… as Self
- Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- Inside Man as Harry Watling
- The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)
- Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)
- Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
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)
- The Big Night In as Mr. Logan
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- Heart to Heart as Heart
- Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- Screening as Timothy
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 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
- The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- Spy in the Snow as Narrator
- 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
- WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
- Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- Einstein 100 as Narrator
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Dragons: Race to the Edge as Spitelout (voice)
- Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave
- Thunderbirds Are Go! as Tyco Reeves (Voice)
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical as Igor the Door (voice)
- Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
- 96 Ways to Say I Love You as Mark
- Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (Voice UK)
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- W1A as Narrator (voice)
- Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug McLeod
- Postman Pat: The Movie as Wilf (voice)
- Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
2013
- Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy
- The Last Leg as Self
- Gogglebox as Self
- The Escape Artist as Will Burton
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)
- Spies of Warsaw as Jean-François Mercier
- The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- RSC Live: Richard II as Richard II
- Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)
- The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)
- Doctor Who Explained as Self
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide 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
- Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself
- Comedy World Cup as Host
- Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! as Donald / Roderick Peterson
- Wild About Pandas as Narrator
- So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Charles Darwin
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
2011
- Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- Earthflight
- United as Jimmy Murphy
- Discovering Hamlet as Self
- Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
- Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
- The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self
- Come in Number Five as Presenter
- Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
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
- Doctor Who: The End of Time as The Doctor
- The National Television Awards Backstage Live
- Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator
2009
- CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Self
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night 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
- Glorious 39 as Hector
- Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (voice)
- Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- Hamlet as Hamlet
- Live from Studio Five as Self
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)
- 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
- Human Footprint as Narrator (self)
- Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as The Doctor (Uncredited)
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
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Self - Guest Host
- Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- Recovery as Alan Hamilton
- Learners as Chris
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
- Secret Smile as Brendan
- Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
- Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
- The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
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
- Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
- Old Street as Mr. Watson
- The Deputy as Christopher Williams
2003
- QI as Self
- Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- Trust as Gavin MacEwan
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
- Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn
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)
- Being Considered
- The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst
1999
- People Like Us as Rob Harker
- Love in the 21st Century as John
- L.A. Without a Map as Richard
1998
- The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Max Valentine
- Duck Patrol as Simon 'Darwin' Brown
1997
- Bite as Alastair Galbraith
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Presenter
- Jude as Drunk Undergraduate
- A Mug's Game
- Quality Control as Gary Innes
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 as Neil McDonald