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  • BIRTH 18/04/1971
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 76
  • MOVIES 75
  • DIRECTOR 2

David Tennant

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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.

David Tennant

Shows (76)

The Sandman
The Sandman
Don (voice)
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Pa MacWeldon (voice)
Doctor Who (2023)
Doctor Who (2023)
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hack
The Hack
Nick Davies
Ahsoka
Ahsoka
Huyang (voice)
Good Omens
Good Omens
Crowley
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Kilgrave / Kilgrave (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
The Legend of Vox Machina
General Kreig (voice)
Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
The Doctor
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
DI Alec Hardy
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Huyang (voice)
Rivals (2024)
Rivals (2024)
Tony Baddingham
Dragons
Dragons
Spitelout (voice)
Inside Man (2022)
Inside Man (2022)
Harry Watling
Criminal: United Kingdom
Criminal: United Kingdom
Dr. Edgar Fallon
Des
Des
Dennis Nilsen
Final Space
Final Space
Lord Commander (voice)
Top Gear
Top Gear
Self
Staged
Staged
David
ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
Phileas Fogg
DuckTales (2017)
DuckTales (2017)
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Huyang (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Fugitoid (voice)
Genius Game
Genius Game
Self - Host / Self - The Creator / The Creator
Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential
Self
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
Theo Howard
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Doctor
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self / Self - Guest
Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks
Oscar's Brain (voice)
There She Goes
There She Goes
Simon
gen:LOCK
gen:LOCK
Dr. Weller (voice)
Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve
Narrator (voice)
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Host / Self - Guest Host / Self - Host
Spies of Warsaw
Spies of Warsaw
Jean-François Mercier
The Politician's Husband
The Politician's Husband
Aiden Hoynes
Gracepoint
Gracepoint
Emmett Carver
W1A
W1A
Narrator (voice)
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Franklin (voice)
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Young custodian
Litvinenko
Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko
Blackpool
Blackpool
DI Peter Carlisle
Casanova
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
Single Father
Single Father
Dave
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
Mr. Gibson
Totally Doctor Who
Totally Doctor Who
Himself
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Himself
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
Campbell
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
Will Burton
Natural World
Natural World
Narrator
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
Regenerated Tony Blair
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
Self
Hang Ups
Hang Ups
Martin Lamb
Clone High (2023)
Clone High (2023)
David Tennant (voice)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest
QI
QI
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Presenter
True Love
True Love
Nick
People Like Us
People Like Us
Rob Harker
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
Big Fat Quiz
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Guest
Gogglebox
Gogglebox
Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
The ONE Show
The ONE Show
Self
Duck Patrol
Duck Patrol
Simon 'Darwin' Brown
Room 101
Room 101
Self
Spy in the Wild
Spy in the Wild
Himself - Narrator
Terri McIntyre
Terri McIntyre
Greig Miller
Love in the 21st Century
Love in the 21st Century
John
Chibiverse
Chibiverse
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
Ant and Dec's Limitless Win
Ant and Dec's Limitless Win
Self

Movies (75)

The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
Ian
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Barty Crouch Junior
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
Spitelout (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Angus (voice)
Fright Night
Fright Night
Peter Vincent
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
John Knox
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder
Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The First 60th Anniversary Special
Doctor Who: The First 60th Anniversary…
The Doctor (14)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
The Doctor
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Time Crash
Doctor Who: Time Crash
The Doctor (10)
Bad Samaritan
Bad Samaritan
Cale Erendreich
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Charles Darwin (voice)
Doctor Who - The End of Time
Doctor Who - The End of Time
Le docteur
The Loud House Movie
The Loud House Movie
Angus (voice)
Doctor Who: The Giggle
Doctor Who: The Giggle
The Doctor
The Amazing Maurice
The Amazing Maurice
Dangerous Beans (voice)
What We Did on Our Holiday
What We Did on Our Holiday
Doug McLeod
The Decoy Bride
The Decoy Bride
James Arber
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Doctor (archive footage)
National Theatre Live: Good
National Theatre Live: Good
Professor John Halder/Johnny
Einstein and Eddington
Einstein and Eddington
Arthur Eddington
Doctor Who: The First 60th Anniversary Special
Doctor Who: The First 60th Anniversary…
The Doctor (10)
Recovery
Recovery
Alan Hamilton
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
Ginger Littlejohn
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Himself
Traffic Warden
Traffic Warden
Traffic Warden
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor…
The Doctor (Uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
The Doctor (voice)
Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
Richard II
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief…
Self
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
You, Me and Him
You, Me and Him
John
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for…
Self
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster…
Igor the Door (voice)
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self / Narrator
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Doctor Who Explained
Doctor Who Explained
Self
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Donald / Roderick Peterson
Mad to Be Normal
Mad to Be Normal
RD Laing
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space…
Narrator (Voice UK)
Sweetnightgoodheart
Sweetnightgoodheart
Pete
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
Heart
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat (voice)
Learners
Learners
Chris
The Chatterley Affair
The Chatterley Affair
Richard Hoggart
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele
Self
96 Ways to Say I Love You
96 Ways to Say I Love You
Mark
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Narrator (voice)
United
United
Jimmy Murphy
Screening
Screening
Timothy
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Charlie
L.A. Without a Map
L.A. Without a Map
Richard
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment
Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Being Considered
Being Considered
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Buck Douglas (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Host
Jude
Jude
Drunk Undergraduate
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Last September
The Last September
Captain Gerald Colthurst
Postman Pat: The Movie
Postman Pat: The Movie
Wilf (voice)
Spaces
Spaces
Vinny
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25…
Self
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
Hector
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
The Deputy
The Deputy
Christopher Williams

Director (2)

Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential
(1 episode)
Painkiller Jane
Painkiller Jane
(1 episode)