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
2025
- The Thursday Murder Club as Ian
- Macbeth as Macbeth
- The Hack as Nick Davies
- 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)
- Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money as Self
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
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)
- Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- Doctor Who: The Star Beast as The Doctor
- Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
- Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries as Narrator
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
- Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
2022
- The Sandman as Don (voice)
- The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)
- The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- Inside Man as Harry Watling
- Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
2021
- The Loud House Movie as Angus (voice)
- Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
2020
- Screening as Timothy
- Des as Dennis Nilsen
- Staged as David
- Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- Deadwater Fell as Tom Kendrick
- The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Big Night In as Mr. Logan
- Heart to Heart as Heart
2019
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
- Good Omens as Crowley
- Criminal: UK as Dr. Edgar Fallon
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered as Self
- gen:LOCK as Dr. Weller (voice)
2018
- Final Space as Lord Commander (voice)
- Mary Queen of Scots as John Knox
- Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich
- The Highway Rat as The Highway Rat (voice)
- Camping as Walt
- Hang Ups as Martin Lamb
- You, Me and Him as John
- The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- There She Goes as Simon
- DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- Spy in the Snow as Narrator
2017
- DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- Ferdinand as Angus (voice)
- Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie as Buck Douglas (voice)
- Mad to Be Normal as RD Laing
- Proclaimers: This Is the Story as Self
- Spy in the Wild as Himself - Narrator
2016
- Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
2015
- 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
- 96 Ways to Say I Love You as Mark
- The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
- Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (Voice UK)
- 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
2014
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Postman Pat: The Movie as Wilf (voice)
- What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug McLeod
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- W1A as Narrator (voice)
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
- Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator
2013
- Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy
- The Last Leg as Self
- Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II as Richard II
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
- The Escape Artist as Will Burton
- Doctor Who Explained as Self
- Spies of Warsaw as Jean-François Mercier
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)
- Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)
- The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)
- Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as Self
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Fugitoid (voice)
- DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)
- Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! as Donald / Roderick Peterson
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)
- The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)
- True Love as Nick
- So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Charles Darwin
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself
- Comedy World Cup as Host
- Wild About Pandas as Narrator
2011
- United as Jimmy Murphy
- Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- Come in Number Five as Presenter
- The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- Discovering Hamlet as Self
- Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
- Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- Earthflight
- Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
- Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
- The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / 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
- Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator
2009
- Hamlet as Hamlet
- Glorious 39 as Hector
- Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Self
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
- Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as The Doctor (Uncredited)
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (voice)
- Live from Studio Five as Self
- 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)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Sarah Jane Adventures as The Doctor
- Learners as Chris
- Recovery as Alan Hamilton
- Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- Painkiller Jane ... (Director)
- Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Guest Host
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as The Doctor
- The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart
- Totally Doctor Who as Self
- 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
- The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Secret Smile as Brendan
- The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
- Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2004
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Big Fat Quiz as Self - Guest
- Old Street as Mr. Watson
- The Deputy as Christopher Williams
- Blackpool as DI Peter Carlisle
- He Knew He Was Right as Mr. Gibson
- Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
2003
- QI as Self
- Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn
- Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
2002
- Foyle's War as Theo Howard
- Top Gear as Self
- 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
- The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- Being Considered
1999
- L.A. Without a Map as Richard
- People Like Us as Rob Harker
- 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
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
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- Dramarama