David Tennant
Acting
- Born:
- 1971-04-18
- Place of birth:
- Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
Steven Wilson: Requiem for a Village
Ages of Ice
Rivals: The Official Podcast
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
Twenty Twenty Six
The Hack
The Thursday Murder Club
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Four Seasons
Genius Game
The Assembly
Macbeth
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Doctor Who at the Proms
Rivals
Doctor Who
ARK: The Animated Series
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
Talking Doctor Who
Ahsoka
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Clone High
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
National Theatre Live: Good
Comic Relief 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Amazing Maurice
Litvinenko
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Inside Man
The Sandman
Chibiverse
Remembers…
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Legend of Vox Machina
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Around the World in 80 Days
An Audience with Adele
The Loud House Movie
Time
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Screening
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Des
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Staged
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
Good Omens: Lockdown
The Big Night In
Heart to Heart
Deadwater Fell