David Tennant

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1971-04-18 (53 years old)

Place of Birth Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

Also Known As Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ, Տէյվիտ Թէնընթ, დევიდ ტენანტი, David McDonald

David Tennant

Biography

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

Actor

Fuddy Meers

as Lisping Man

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

as Rex Alexander

Genius Game

as Self - The Creator

2025
Macbeth

as Macbeth

2024
Rivals

as Tony Baddingham

2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed

as Self - The Doctor

2024
Doctor Who

as The Doctor

2024
ARK: The Animated Series

as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)

2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV

as Self - Guest

2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as The Doctor (archive footage)

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
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries

as Self - The Doctor

2023
Ahsoka

as Huyang (voice)

2023
Clone High

as David Tennant (voice)

2023
2022
The Amazing Maurice

as Dangerous Beans (voice)

2022
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2022
Litvinenko

as Alexander Litvinenko

2022
Inside Man

as Harry Watling

2022
The Sandman

as Don (voice)

2022
The Legend of Vox Machina

as General Kreig (voice)

2021
The Loud House Movie

as Angus (voice)

2021
2020
Screening

as Timothy

2020
Good Omens: Lockdown

as Crowley (voice)

2020
The Big Night In

as Mr. Logan

2020
2020
Des

as Dennis Nilsen

2020
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Staged

as David

2020
Deadwater Fell

as Tom Kendrick

2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

2019
Criminal: UK

as Dr. Edgar Fallon

2019
Good Omens

as Crowley

2019
gen:LOCK

as Dr. Weller (voice)

2018
Spy in the Snow

as Narrator

2018
Mary Queen of Scots

as John Knox

2018
The Highway Rat

as The Highway Rat (voice)

2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!

as Scrooge McDuck (voice)

2018
Bad Samaritan

as Cale Erendreich

2018
2018
2018
Camping

as Walt

2018
Hang Ups

as Martin Lamb

2018
Final Space

as Lord Commander (voice)

2017
Ferdinand

as Angus (voice)

2017
Mad to Be Normal

as RD Laing

2017
DuckTales

as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)

2017
Spy in the Wild

as Himself - Narrator

2016
Extra Gear

as Self

2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

2015
2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones

as Kilgrave (voice)

2015
Dragons: Race to the Edge

as Spitelout (voice)

2015
Thunderbirds Are Go!

as Tyco Reeves (Voice)

2014
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
Gracepoint

as Emmett Carver

2014
W1A

as Narrator (voice)

2014
2013
Earthflight

as Himself - Narrator

2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

as The Doctor (archive footage)

2013
2013
The Escape Artist

as Will Burton

2013
The Politician's Husband

as Aiden Hoynes

2013
Broadchurch

as DI Alec Hardy

2013
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

as Narrator (voice)

2013
Spies of Warsaw

as Jean-François Mercier

2012
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

as Donald / Roderick Peterson

2012
The Science of Doctor Who

as The Doctor (archive footage)

2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!

as Charles Darwin

2012
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Fugitoid (voice)

2012
2012
The Last Leg

as Self

2012
The Last Leg

as Himself

2012
DreamWorks Dragons

as Spitelout (voice)

2012
DreamWorks Dragons

as Spitelout (voice)

2012
2012
True Love

as Nick

2012
Tree Fu Tom

as Twigs (voice)

2012
Wild About Pandas

as Narrator

2011
Shrek: Once Upon a Time

as Self / Narrator

2011
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie

as Russell T. Davies / Self

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
2011
United

as Jimmy Murphy

2011
Twenty Twelve

as Narrator (voice)

2010
2010
How to Train Your Dragon

as Spitelout (voice)

2010
2010
2010
Fish Hooks

as Oscar's Brain (voice)

2009
Hamlet

as Hamlet

2009
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey

2009
Doctor Who: Dreamland

as The Doctor (voice)

2009
Glorious 39

as Hector

2009
Endgame

as Self - Host (uncredited)

2009
Doctor Who: Dreamland

as The Doctor (voice)

2009
Doctor Who: Dreamland

as The Doctor (Voice)

2009
2008
2008
Einstein and Eddington

as Arthur Eddington

2008
Human Footprint

as Narrator (self)

2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Huyang (voice)

2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash

as The Doctor (10)

2007
Learners

as Chris

2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

as The Doctor (voice)

2007
Recovery

as Alan Hamilton

2007
2006
Free Jimmy

as Hamish (voice)

2006
The Chatterley Affair

as Richard Hoggart

2006
The One Show

as Self

2006
2005
Doctor Who: Born Again

as The Doctor (10)

2005
2005
The Quatermass Experiment

as Doctor Gordon Briscoe

2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimension

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005
Secret Smile

as Brendan

2005
Extras

as David Tennant

2005
Doctor Who

as Doctor (10)

2005
Doctor Who

as The Doctor

2005
Doctor Who

as The Doctor (voice)

2005
Casanova

as Giacomo Casanova

2004
Traffic Warden

as Traffic Warden

2004
The Deputy

as Christopher Williams

2004
Old Street

as Mr. Watson

2004
Big Fat Quiz

as Self - Guest

2004
Blackpool

as DI Peter Carlisle

2004
He Knew He Was Right

as Mr. Gibson

2003
Bright Young Things

as Ginger Littlejohn

2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)

2003
QI

as Self

2003
Spine Chillers

as Dr. Krull

2002
Nine 1/2 Minutes

as Charlie

2002
Dead Ringers

as Regenerated Tony Blair

2002
Top Gear

as Self

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self - Guest Announcer

2001
2000
The Last September

as Captain Gerald Colthurst

1999
1999
People Like Us

as Rob Harker

1998
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

as Max Valentine

1998
Duck Patrol

as Simon 'Darwin' Brown

1997
1996
Jude

as Drunk Undergraduate

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Presenter

1994
Ready Steady Cook

as Self - Contestant

1994
1994
The Tales of Para Handy

as John MacBryde

1994
Room 101

as Self

1993
Spaces

as Vinny

1993
GMTV

as Self

1990
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt

as Davina

1989
Biting the Hands

as 3rd Squaddie

1989
The Simpsons

as Pa MacWeldon (voice)

1983
Natural World

as Narrator

Producer

2021
Around the World in 80 Days

as Executive Producer

2020
Des

as Executive Producer

2020
Staged

as Executive Producer

Director

2007
Painkiller Jane

as Director

2005

Crew

2007
David Tennant's Video Diary

as Cinematography