David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He was the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the sci-fi series Doctor Who (2005–2010; 2013), returning to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character in 2022. His other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Peter Vincent in the horror remake Fright Night (2011), DI Alec Hardy in the crime drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), Kilgrave in the superhero series Jessica Jones (2015–2019), Crowley in the fantasy series Good Omens (2019–present), Angus in The Loud House Movie (2021), and Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days (2021).
Known For
| Birth Location | Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK |
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| Born | 1971-04-18 |
Movies
2024
2023
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
as The Doctor
2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
as The Doctor
2023
Talking Doctor Who
as Self - Presenter
2023
National Theatre Live: Good
as Professor John Halder/Johnny
2023
Comic Relief 2023
as Self - Host
2023
The Amazing Maurice
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
2022
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
as The Doctor (14)
2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
as Roach Chef (voice)
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2022
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
The Loud House Movie
as Angus (voice)
2021
2020
Screening
as Timothy
2020
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
as Narrator (voice)
2020
2020
Good Omens: Lockdown
as Crowley (voice)
2020
The Big Night In
as Mr. Logan
2020
2020
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
2019
Spy in the Snow
as Narrator
2018
Mary Queen of Scots
as John Knox
2018
The Highway Rat
as The Highway Rat (voice)
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
as Self
2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2018
Bad Samaritan
as Cale Erendreich
2018
You, Me and Him
as John
2018
Ferdinand
as Angus (voice)
2017
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
as Himself
2017
Mad to Be Normal
as RD Laing
2017
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Host
2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
as Himself
2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (Voice UK)
2015
2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
as Igor the Door (voice)
2015
96 Ways to Say I Love You
as Mark
2015
What We Did on Our Holiday
as Doug McLeod
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
2014
Wings 3D
as Narrator (voice)
2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
as Wilf (voice)
2014
Earthflight
as Himself - Narrator
2013
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
as The Doctor (10)
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (10)
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Himself
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
as Himself
2013
Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
as Richard II
2013
Doctor Who Explained
as Self
2013
The Science of Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Charles Darwin
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Charles Darwin (voice)
2012
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as Donald / Roderick Peterson
2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self / Narrator
2011
2011
Discovering Hamlet
as Self
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as Russell T. Davies / Self
2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
as Narrator
2011
Fright Night
as Peter Vincent
2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
2011
The Decoy Bride
as James Arber
2011
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick
2011
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
as Narrator
2011
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
as Narrator
2011
United
as Jimmy Murphy
2011
Stealing Shakespeare
as Narrator
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
as Spitelout (voice)
2010
Hamlet
as Hamlet
2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
2009
Glorious 39
as Hector
2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
as The Doctor
2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as The Doctor
2009
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (Uncredited)
2009
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor
2008
Einstein and Eddington
as Arthur Eddington
2008
Midnight
as The Doctor (10)
2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres
as The Doctor
2008
Human Footprint
as Narrator (self)
2008
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as The Doctor
2007
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
as Guest Host
2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash
as The Doctor (10)
2007
Learners
as Chris
2007
David Tennant's Video Diary
as Himself
2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
as The Doctor (voice)
2007
Recovery
as Alan Hamilton
2007
2007
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as The Doctor
2006
Free Jimmy
as Hamish (voice)
2006
The Chatterley Affair
as Richard Hoggart
2006
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
as The Doctor
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Barty Crouch Junior
2005
Sweetnightgoodheart
as Pete
2005
The Quatermass Experiment
as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
2005
Traffic Warden
as Traffic Warden
2004
The Deputy
as Christopher Williams
2004
Old Street
as Mr. Watson
2004
Bright Young Things
as Ginger Littlejohn
2003
Nine 1/2 Minutes
as Charlie
2002
The Last September
as Captain Gerald Colthurst
2000
2000
L.A. Without a Map
as Richard
1999
1997
Jude
as Drunk Undergraduate
1996
Spaces
as Vinny
1993
Biting the Hands
as 3rd Squaddie
1989
Fuddy Meers
as Lisping Man
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Movies
David Tennant's Video Diary
Cinematography
2007
