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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 18, 1971
Place of Birth:
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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David Tennant
Biography
David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Genius Game | The Creator |
| 2025 | The Assembly | Self - Interviewee |
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series | Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice) |
| 2024 | Rivals | Tony Baddingham |
| 2024 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest |
| 2024 | Doctor Who | The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Ahsoka | Huyang (voice) |
| 2023 | Clone High | David Tennant (voice) |
| 2023 | Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries | Narrator |
| 2023 | Doctor Who: Video Commentaries | Self - The Doctor |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Franklin (voice) |
| 2023 | Doctor Who: Video Commentaries | Self |
| 2023 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Huyang (voice) |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina | General Kreig (voice) |
| 2022 | Litvinenko | Alexander Litvinenko |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Don (voice) |
| 2022 | Inside Man | Harry Watling |
| 2022 | Ant & Dec's Limitless Win | Self |
| 2022 | Chibiverse | Scrooge McDuck (Voice) |
| 2021 | Around the World in 80 Days | Phileas Fogg |
| 2020 | Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Deadwater Fell | Tom Kendrick |
| 2020 | Des | Dennis Nilsen |
| 2020 | Staged | David |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Crowley |
| 2019 | gen:LOCK | Dr. Weller (voice) |
| 2019 | Criminal: UK | Dr. Edgar Fallon |
| 2018 | Final Space | Lord Commander (voice) |
| 2018 | Camping | Walt |
| 2018 | There She Goes | Simon |
| 2018 | Hang Ups | Martin Lamb |
| 2017 | Spy in the Wild | Himself - Narrator |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Scrooge McDuck (Voice) |
| 2016 | Top Gear: Extra Gear | Self |
| 2015 | Dragons: Race to the Edge | Spitelout (voice) |
| 2015 | Marvel's Jessica Jones | Kilgrave |
| 2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go! | Tyco Reeves (Voice) |
| 2015 | Marvel's Jessica Jones | Kilgrave (voice) |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Emmett Carver |
| 2014 | W1A | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Dolphins: Spy in the Pod | Narrator |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Himself |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2013 | Broadchurch | DI Alec Hardy |
| 2013 | Spies of Warsaw | Jean-François Mercier |
| 2013 | The Politician's Husband | Aiden Hoynes |
| 2013 | The Escape Artist | Will Burton |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2013 | Penguins: Spy in the Huddle | Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | Self |
| 2012 | DreamWorks Dragons | Spitelout (voice) |
| 2012 | Comedy World Cup | Host |
| 2012 | Wild About Pandas | Narrator |
| 2012 | Shakespeare Uncovered | Himself |
| 2012 | True Love | Nick |
| 2012 | Tree Fu Tom | Twigs (voice) |
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Fugitoid (voice) |
| 2012 | DreamWorks Dragons | Spitelout (voice) |
| 2011 | Earthflight | |
| 2011 | Twenty Twelve | Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | The National Television Awards Backstage Live | |
| 2010 | Ask Rhod Gilbert | Self |
| 2010 | Single Father | Dave |
| 2010 | Rex Is Not Your Lawyer | Rex Alexander |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Oscar's Brain (voice) |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: Dreamland | The Doctor (voice) |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five | Self |
| 2009 | Doctor Who Greatest Moments | Self |
| 2009 | CBeebies Bedtime Stories | Self |
| 2009 | Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions | Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Huyang (voice) |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | The Doctor |
| 2007 | Derren Brown: Trick or Treat | Himself |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | Totally Doctor Who | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2005 | Casanova | Giacomo Casanova |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Doctor (10) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | The Doctor |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2005 | Secret Smile | Brendan |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | Self |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project | Self - Host |
| 2004 | Blackpool | DI Peter Carlisle |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2004 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Mr. Gibson |
| 2003 | QI | Self |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers | Dr. Krull |
| 2003 | Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka | Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Theo Howard |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self - Guest Announcer |
| 2002 | Dead Ringers | Regenerated Tony Blair |
| 2001 | Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch | Greig Miller |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | |
| 1999 | Love in the 21st Century | John |
| 1999 | People Like Us | Rob Harker |
| 1998 | Duck Patrol | Simon 'Darwin' Brown |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Max Valentine |
| 1996 | A Mug's Game | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylum | Campbell |
| 1994 | The Tales of Para Handy | John MacBryde |
| 1994 | Room 101 | Self |
| 1994 | Ready Steady Cook | Self - Contestant |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Host |
| 1990 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Davina |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Guest Host |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Pa MacWeldon (voice) |
| 1983 | Dramarama | |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator |
| Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Self - Presenter | |
| Standing By | ||
| The Hack |