David Tennant

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-04-18 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

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 o...

Acting

2005

2013

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

as The Doctor (archive footage)

2012

The Science of Doctor Who

as The Doctor (archive footage)

2022

The Amazing Maurice

as Dangerous Beans (voice)

2011

The Decoy Bride

as James Arber

2009

Hamlet

as Hamlet

2009

Glorious 39

as Hector

2023

Comic Relief 2023

as Self - Host

2008

Einstein and Eddington

as Arthur Eddington

2003

Bright Young Things

as Ginger Littlejohn

1999

2009

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey

2011

United

as Jimmy Murphy

2005

The Quatermass Experiment

as Doctor Gordon Briscoe

2000

The Last September

as Captain Gerald Colthurst

2004

Traffic Warden

as Traffic Warden

2011

Fright Night

as Peter Vincent

2008

Human Footprint

as Narrator (self)

2020

The Big Night In

as Mr. Logan

2011

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

as Russell T. Davies / Self

2011

The Itch of the Golden Nit

as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)

2004

Old Street

as Mr. Watson

2012

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

as Donald / Roderick Peterson

2013

Earthflight

as Himself - Narrator

2007

Learners

as Chris

2011

2002

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2018

Spy in the Snow

as Narrator

2014

Postman Pat: The Movie

as Wilf (voice)

2023

Talking Doctor Who

as Self - Presenter

2014

2010

2013

1997

2022

1996

Jude

as Drunk Undergraduate

2007

Recovery

as Alan Hamilton

2006

The Chatterley Affair

as Richard Hoggart

2023

National Theatre Live: Good

as Professor John Halder/Johnny

2017

Mad to Be Normal

as RD Laing

2006

2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

2020

2009

2025

2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014

Wings 3D

as Narrator (voice)

2005

Doctor Who: Born Again

as The Doctor (10)

2023

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as The Doctor (archive footage)

2009

Endgame

as Self - Host (uncredited)

2012

2007

Doctor Who: Time Crash

as The Doctor (10)

2004

The Deputy

as Christopher Williams

2017

Ferdinand

as Angus (voice)

2018

2007

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

as The Doctor (voice)

2018

2018

Bad Samaritan

as Cale Erendreich

2018

The Highway Rat

as The Highway Rat (voice)

2018

DuckTales: Destination Adventure!

as Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

2010

How to Train Your Dragon

as Spitelout (voice)

2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

1993

Spaces

as Vinny

2020

Good Omens: Lockdown

as Crowley (voice)

2011

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

as Self / Narrator

2020

Screening

as Timothy

2021

The Loud House Movie

as Angus (voice)

1989

Biting the Hands

as 3rd Squaddie

2025

Macbeth

as Macbeth

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)

2017

2015

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)

2011

2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

2023

Production

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