Acting
David Tennant
Born 1971-04-18
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Tennant
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
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How to Train Your Dragon
2010
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The Simpsons
1989
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
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Doctor Who
2005
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
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Ferdinand
2017
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The Sandman
2022
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
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Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (281 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doctor Who Day: The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit | The Doctor | Movie | 2026 |
 | Doctor Who Reboot | The Doctor | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Rivals: The Official Podcast | Self | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye | self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Twenty Twenty Six | Narrator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Hack | Nick Davies | TV Series | 2025 |
| The Hack | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Thursday Murder Club | Ian | Movie | 2025 |
 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War | The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Four Seasons | Gianpiero | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Genius Game | The Creator | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Assembly | Self - Interviewee | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Rivals | Tony Baddingham | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Doctor Who | The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | ARK: The Animated Series | Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2024 |
 | imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials | The Doctor (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Doctor Who: Video Commentaries | Self - The Doctor | TV Series | 2023 |
| Doctor Who: Video Commentaries | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story | The Doctor | Movie | 2023 |
 | Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 | The Doctor | Movie | 2023 |
 | Talking Doctor Who | Self - Presenter | Movie | 2023 |
 | Ahsoka | Huyang (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries | Narrator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Clone High | David Tennant (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Huyang (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | National Theatre Live: Good | Professor John Halder/Johnny | Movie | 2023 |
 | Comic Relief 2023 | Self - Host | Movie | 2023 |
 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Franklin (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Amazing Maurice | Dangerous Beans (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Litvinenko | Alexander Litvinenko | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | Roach Chef (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Inside Man | Harry Watling | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Sandman | Don (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Chibiverse | Scrooge McDuck (Voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Remembers… | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Scrooge McDuck (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Legend of Vox Machina | General Kreig (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Ant & Dec's Limitless Win | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Around the World in 80 Days | Phileas Fogg | TV Series | 2021 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
 | An Audience with Adele | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Loud House Movie | Angus (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Screening | Timothy | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Des | Dennis Nilsen | TV Series | 2020 |
| Des | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Staged | David | TV Series | 2020 |
| Staged | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Good Omens: Lockdown | Crowley (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Big Night In | Mr. Logan | Movie | 2020 |
| The Big Night In | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Heart to Heart | Heart | Movie | 2020 |
 | Deadwater Fell | Tom Kendrick | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Criminal: UK | Dr. Edgar Fallon | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Good Omens | Crowley | TV Series | 2019 |
 | gen:LOCK | Dr. Weller (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Spy in the Snow | Narrator | Movie | 2018 |
 | Mary Queen of Scots | John Knox | Movie | 2018 |
 | There She Goes | Simon | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Camping | Walt | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Highway Rat | The Highway Rat (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hang Ups | Martin Lamb | TV Series | 2018 |
| The Muppets Take The O2 | Self | Movie | 2018 | |
 | DuckTales: Destination Adventure! | Scrooge McDuck (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Bad Samaritan | Cale Erendreich | Movie | 2018 |
 | Final Space | Lord Commander (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | You, Me and Him | John | Movie | 2018 |
 | Ferdinand | Angus (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | DuckTales | Scrooge McDuck (Voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Proclaimers: This Is the Story | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Mad to Be Normal | RD Laing | Movie | 2017 |
 | Spy in the Wild | Himself - Narrator | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie | Buck Douglas (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Einstein 100 | Narrator | Movie | 2016 |
 | Top Gear: Extra Gear | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Self - Host | Movie | 2016 |
 | Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge | Himself | Movie | 2016 |
 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of Charles Darwin | Movie | 2015 |
 | Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song | The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (Voice UK) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Marvel's Jessica Jones | Kilgrave | TV Series | 2015 |
| Marvel's Jessica Jones | Kilgrave (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC | Narrator | Movie | 2015 |
 | Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC | Narrator | Movie | 2015 |
 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical | Igor the Door (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | George Harrison | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Dragons: Race to the Edge | Spitelout (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | 96 Ways to Say I Love You | Mark | Movie | 2015 |
 | Thunderbirds Are Go! | Tyco Reeves (Voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Gracepoint | Emmett Carver | TV Series | 2014 |
 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Doug McLeod | Movie | 2014 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion | Self / The Doctor (archive footage) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Wings 3D | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Postman Pat: The Movie | Wilf (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | W1A | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Dolphins: Spy in the Pod | Narrator | TV Series | 2014 |
| Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Earthflight | Himself - Narrator | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | The Doctor (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro | The Doctor (10) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor | The Doctor (10) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | RSC Live: Richard II | Richard II | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who Explained | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Escape Artist | Will Burton | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Politician's Husband | Aiden Hoynes | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Gogglebox | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Broadchurch | DI Alec Hardy | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Penguins: Spy in the Huddle | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Last Leg | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Spies of Warsaw | Jean-François Mercier | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! | Donald / Roderick Peterson | Movie | 2012 |
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Fugitoid (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Comedy World Cup | Host | TV Series | 2012 |
 | DreamWorks Dragons | Spitelout (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
| DreamWorks Dragons | Spitelout (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
| The Science of Doctor Who | The Doctor (archive footage) | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Shakespeare's Sonnets | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | So You Want To Be A Pirate! | Charles Darwin | Movie | 2012 |
 | Shakespeare Uncovered | Himself | TV Series | 2012 |
 | True Love | Nick | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Playhouse Presents | Will | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Charles Darwin (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Tree Fu Tom | Twigs (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Wild About Pandas | Narrator | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Shrek: Once Upon a Time | Self / Narrator | Movie | 2011 |
 | Earthflight | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Discovering Hamlet | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Ballad of Russell & Julie | Russell T. Davies / Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line | Narrator | Movie | 2011 |
 | Fright Night | Peter Vincent | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Itch of the Golden Nit | Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Decoy Bride | James Arber | Movie | 2011 |
 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Movie | 2011 |
 | My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Come in Number Five | Presenter | Movie | 2011 |
 | Twenty Twelve | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice | Narrator | Movie | 2011 |
| Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia | Narrator | Movie | 2011 | |
 | United | Jimmy Murphy | Movie | 2011 |
 | Single Father | Dave | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Ask Rhod Gilbert | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Stealing Shakespeare | Narrator | Movie | 2010 |
 | Fish Hooks | Oscar's Brain (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
 | How to Train Your Dragon | Spitelout (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Doctor Who: The End of Time | The Doctor | Movie | 2010 |
 | Rex Is Not Your Lawyer | Rex Alexander | TV Series | 2010 |
| The National Television Awards Backstage Live | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 | |
 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present | Movie | 2009 |
 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey | Movie | 2009 |
 | Doctor Who: Dreamland | The Doctor (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Glorious 39 | Hector | Movie | 2009 |
 | Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars | The Doctor | Movie | 2009 |
 | Live from Studio Five | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Doctor Who Greatest Moments | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Monty Python in Aberystwyth | Narrator | Movie | 2009 |
 | Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead | The Doctor | Movie | 2009 |
 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | CBeebies Bedtime Stories | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Stories | Fourteenth Doctor | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Endgame | Self - Host (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Doctor Who: The Next Doctor | The Doctor | Movie | 2008 |
 | Einstein and Eddington | Arthur Eddington | Movie | 2008 |
 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Huyang (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 | The Doctor (Uncredited) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Human Footprint | Narrator (self) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned | The Doctor | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Friday Night Project - Unleashed | Self - Guest Host | Movie | 2007 |
 | Doctor Who: Time Crash | The Doctor (10) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Learners | Chris | Movie | 2007 |
 | David Tennant's Video Diary | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| David Tennant's Video Diary | Cinematography | Movie | 2007 |
| David Tennant's Video Diary | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| David Tennant's Video Diary | Editor | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | The Doctor | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest | The Doctor (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Derren Brown: Trick or Treat | Himself | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Painkiller Jane | Director | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Recovery | Alan Hamilton | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride | The Doctor | Movie | 2006 |
 | Doctor Who: A Celebration | Self - Host | Movie | 2006 |
 | The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Totally Doctor Who | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Chatterley Affair | Richard Hoggart | Movie | 2006 |
 | Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion | The Doctor | Movie | 2005 |
 | Secret Smile | Brendan | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Barty Crouch Junior | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Sweetnightgoodheart | Pete | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Quatermass Experiment | Doctor Gordon Briscoe | Movie | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who: A New Dimension | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who | Doctor (10) | TV Series | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | The Doctor | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who Confidential | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
| Doctor Who Confidential | Director | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Friday Night Project | Self - Host | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Blackpool | DI Peter Carlisle | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Parkinson | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Traffic Warden | Traffic Warden | Movie | 2004 |
 | He Knew He Was Right | Mr Gibson | TV Series | 2004 |
| The Deputy | Christopher Williams | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Old Street | Mr. Watson | Movie | 2004 |
 | Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka | Warehouseman | Movie | 2003 |
 | Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka | Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Bright Young Things | Ginger Littlejohn | Movie | 2003 |
 | QI | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Spine Chillers | Dr. Krull | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Trust | Gavin MacEwan | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Nine 1/2 Minutes | Charlie | Movie | 2002 |
 | Dead Ringers | Regenerated Tony Blair | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Foyle's War | Theo Howard | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Top Gear | Self | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self - Guest Announcer | TV Series | 2002 |
| Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch | Greig Miller | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | The Last September | Captain Gerald Colthurst | Movie | 2000 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 | |
 | Being Considered | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | People Like Us | Rob Harker | TV Series | 1999 |
| Love in the 21st Century | John | TV Series | 1999 | |
 | L.A. Without a Map | Richard | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Max Valentine | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Duck Patrol | Simon 'Darwin' Brown | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Bite | Alastair Galbraith | Movie | 1997 |
 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Quality Control | Gary Innes | Movie | 1996 |
 | Jude | Drunk Undergraduate | Movie | 1996 |
| A Mug's Game | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | Ready, Steady, Cook | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Takin' Over the Asylum | Campbell | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Tales of Para Handy | John MacBryde | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Room 101 | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Spaces | Vinny | Movie | 1993 |
 | GMTV | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Davina | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Simpsons | Pa MacWeldon (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Biting the Hands | 3rd Squaddie | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Play on One | Third Squaddie | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Natural World | Narrator | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Dramarama | Neil McDonald | TV Series | 1983 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Basil | Movie | — | |
| The Neverending Pillow Fort | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life | Dangerous Beans (voice) | Movie | — |
| The Joy of Sex | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Self - Presenter | TV Series | — |
| Standing By | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |