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
- Doctor Who: The Satan Pit as The Doctor
- Rivals: The Official Podcast as Self
- Ages of Ice as Self (voice)
- Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye as self
2025
- The Four Seasons as Gianpiero
- The Hack as Nick Davies
- The Thursday Murder Club as Ian
- Genius Game as The Creator
- Macbeth as Macbeth
- The Assembly as Self - Interviewee
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Big Fat Quiz of Everything as Self
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)
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Huyang (voice)
- Ahsoka as Huyang (voice)
- Clone High as David Tennant (voice)
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries as Narrator
- Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
- Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)
- National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David as Self
- Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
- Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
2022
- The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- The Sandman as Don (voice)
- Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- Remembers… as Self
- The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)
- Inside Man as Harry Watling
- Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)
- Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
2021
- Only Murders in the Building
- Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
- Time as Bobby Bailey
- 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 National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- Heart to Heart as Heart
- Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- 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
- Hang Ups as Martin Lamb
- Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich
- There She Goes as Simon
- The Highway Rat as The Highway Rat (voice)
- 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
- Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- Einstein 100 as Narrator
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)
- 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
- Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- W1A as Narrator (voice)
- What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug McLeod
- Postman Pat: The Movie as Wilf (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator
- Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy
- The Escape Artist as Will Burton
- The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes
- 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
- RSC Live: Richard II as Richard II
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)
- The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as Self
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
- Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- Doctor Who Explained as Self
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Fugitoid (voice)
- Playhouse Presents as Will
- DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)
- True Love as Nick
- Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)
- Comedy World Cup as Host
- Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself
- Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! as Donald / Roderick Peterson
- So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Charles Darwin
- The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Wild About Pandas as Narrator
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
2011
- Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- Earthflight
- United as Jimmy Murphy
- Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
- Come in Number Five as Presenter
- The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self
- Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- Discovering Hamlet as Self
- Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
- Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
2010
- Fish Hooks as Oscar's Brain (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout (voice)
- Ask Rhod Gilbert as Self
- Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Rex Alexander
- Single Father as Dave
- 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
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
- Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (voice)
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- Live from Studio Five as Self
- Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- Glorious 39 as Hector
- Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- Monty Python in Aberystwyth as Narrator
- Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)
- Hamlet as Hamlet
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)
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as The Doctor
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Self - Guest Host
- Learners as Chris
- Recovery as Alan Hamilton
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Totally Doctor Who as Self
- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as The Doctor
- The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart
- Doctor Who: A Celebration as Self - Host
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Doctor Who as Doctor (10)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Junior
- Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion as The Doctor
- The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- Secret Smile as Brendan
- Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- 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
- Parkinson as Self - Guest
- Big Fat Quiz as Self - Guest
- He Knew He Was Right as Mr Gibson
- Blackpool as DI Peter Carlisle
- Old Street as Mr. Watson
- Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
- The Deputy as Christopher Williams
2003
- QI as Self
- Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
- Trust as Gavin MacEwan
- Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn
- Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka as Warehouseman
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