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David Tennant
Known for The Simpsons · Doctor Who · Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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),…
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Apr 18, 1971
- Birthplace
- Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV
The SimpsonsPa MacWeldon (voice) · 1989
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
Doctor WhoDoctor (10) · 2005
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Star Wars: The Clone WarsHuyang (voice) · 2008
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
TV
Final SpaceLord Commander (voice) · 2018
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFugitoid (voice) · 2012
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
The Legend of Vox MachinaGeneral Kreig (voice) · 2022
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Dragons: Race to the EdgeSpitelout (voice) · 2015
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2015
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
Filmography
Movies
Biting the Hands3rd Squaddie
1989
SpacesVinny
1993
JudeDrunk Undergraduate
1996
Quality ControlGary Innes
1996
BiteAlastair Galbraith
1997
L.A. Without a MapRichard
1999
Being Considered
2000
The Last SeptemberCaptain Gerald Colthurst
2000
Nine 1/2 MinutesCharlie
2002
Bright Young ThingsGinger Littlejohn
2003
Old StreetMr. Watson
2004TD
The DeputyChristopher Williams
2004
Traffic WardenTraffic Warden
2004
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Doctor Who: A New DimensionSelf - Narrator (voice)
2005
Doctor Who: The Christmas InvasionThe Doctor
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireBarty Crouch Junior
2005
SweetnightgoodheartPete
2005
The Quatermass ExperimentDoctor Gordon Briscoe
2005
Doctor Who: A CelebrationSelf - Host
2006
Doctor Who: The Runaway BrideThe Doctor
2006
The Chatterley AffairRichard Hoggart
2006
David Tennant's Video DiarySelf
2007David Tennant's Video DiaryCinematography
2007David Tennant's Video DiaryDirector
2007David Tennant's Video DiaryEditor
2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite QuestThe Doctor (voice)
2007
Doctor Who: Time CrashThe Doctor (10)
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedThe Doctor
2007
LearnersChris
2007
RecoveryAlan Hamilton
2007
The 50 Greatest Television DramasSelf
2007
The Friday Night Project - UnleashedSelf - Guest Host
2007
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008The Doctor (Uncredited)
2008
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Doctor
2008
Einstein and EddingtonArthur Eddington
2008
Human FootprintNarrator (self)
2008
Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadThe Doctor
2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsThe Doctor
2009
EndgameSelf - Host (uncredited)
2009
Glorious 39Hector
2009
HamletHamlet
2009
Monty Python in AberystwythNarrator
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's GoldCaptain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present
2009
Doctor Who: The End of TimeThe Doctor
2010
How to Train Your DragonSpitelout (voice)
2010
Stealing ShakespeareNarrator
2010
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf
2011
Come in Number FivePresenter
2011
Discovering HamletSelf
2011
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Fright NightPeter Vincent
2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the LineNarrator
2011LM
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of AustraliaNarrator
2011
Much Ado About NothingBenedick
2011
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth SladenSelf
2011
Polar Bear: Spy on the IceNarrator
2011
Shrek: Once Upon a TimeSelf / Narrator
2011
The Ballad of Russell & JulieRussell T. Davies / Self
2011
The Decoy BrideJames Arber
2011
The Itch of the Golden NitRadio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
2011
UnitedJimmy Murphy
2011
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!Donald / Roderick Peterson
2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!Charles Darwin
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Charles Darwin (voice)
2012TS
The Science of Doctor WhoThe Doctor (archive footage)
2012
Doctor Who ExplainedSelf
2013
Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartyThe Doctor (archive footage)
2013DW
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDISSelf
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorThe Doctor (10)
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate GuideSelf
2013
EarthflightHimself - Narrator
2013
RSC Live: Richard IIRichard II
2013
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema IntroThe Doctor (10)
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate CompanionSelf / The Doctor (archive footage)
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter DavisonSelf
2014
Postman Pat: The MovieWilf (voice)
2014
What We Did on Our HolidayDoug McLeod
2014
Wings 3DNarrator (voice)
2014
96 Ways to Say I Love YouMark
2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of AardmanSelf - Voice of Charles Darwin
2015
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBCNarrator
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and TimeNarrator (Voice UK)
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBCNarrator
2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster MusicalIgor the Door (voice)
2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number OneSelf
2015
Derren Brown: Pushed to the EdgeHimself
2016
Einstein 100Narrator
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf - Host
2016
FerdinandAngus (voice)
2017
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The MovieBuck Douglas (voice)
2017
Mad to Be NormalRD Laing
2017
Proclaimers: This Is the StorySelf
2017
Bad SamaritanCale Erendreich
2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2018
Mary Queen of ScotsJohn Knox
2018
Spy in the SnowNarrator
2018
The Highway RatThe Highway Rat (voice)
2018TM
The Muppets Take The O2Self
2018
You, Me and HimJohn
2018
Children In Need 2019: Got It CoveredSelf
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldSpitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
2019
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasSelf
2020
Good Omens: LockdownCrowley (voice)
2020
Heart to HeartHeart
2020
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth SladenSelf
2020
ScreeningTimothy
2020
The Big Night InMr. Logan
2020The Big Night InSelf
2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 YearsSelf
2020
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen StoryNarrator (voice)
2020
An Audience with AdeleSelf
2021
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasSelf
2021
The Loud House MovieAngus (voice)
2021
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersScrooge McDuck (voice)
2022
The Amazing MauriceDangerous Beans (voice)
2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!Roach Chef (voice)
2022
Comic Relief 2023Self - Host
2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023The Doctor
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary SpecialsThe Doctor (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and DavidSelf
2023
Doctor Who: The Bedtime StoryThe Doctor
2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and MeSelf
2023
National Theatre Live: GoodProfessor John Halder/Johnny
2023
Talking Doctor WhoSelf - Presenter
2023
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for MoneySelf
2024
Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
2024
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarThe Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
MacbethMacbeth
2025
The Big Fat Quiz of EverythingSelf
2025
The Thursday Murder ClubIan
2025
Doctor Who: The Satan PitThe Doctor
2026
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbyeself
2026
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of LifeDangerous Beans (voice)
TJ
The Joy of Sex
TN
The Neverending Pillow Fort
TW
The Wind in the WillowsBasil
Television
DramaramaNeil McDonald · 1 eps
1983
Natural WorldNarrator · 1 eps
1983
Comic Relief3 eps
1988
The Play on OneThird Squaddie · 1 eps
1988
The SimpsonsPa MacWeldon (voice) · 1 eps
1989
Have I Got News for YouSelf - Host · 10 eps
1990
Rab C. NesbittDavina · 1 eps
1990
GMTVSelf · 1 eps
1993
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Contestant · 2 eps
1994
Room 101Self · 1 eps
1994
Takin' Over the AsylumCampbell · 6 eps
1994
The Tales of Para HandyJohn MacBryde · 1 eps
1994AM
A Mug's Game1 eps
1996
Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1996
Duck PatrolSimon 'Darwin' Brown · 7 eps
1998
The Mrs Bradley MysteriesMax Valentine · 1 eps
1998LI
Love in the 21st CenturyJohn · 1 eps
1999
People Like UsRob Harker · 1 eps
1999R&
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 eps
2000TM
Terri McIntyre - Classy BitchGreig Miller · 14 eps
2001
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf - Guest Announcer · 2 eps
2002
Dead RingersRegenerated Tony Blair · 1 eps
2002
Foyle's WarTheo Howard · 1 eps
2002
Top GearSelf · 2 eps
2002
Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaYoung Custodian (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
2003
QISelf · 1 eps
2003
Spine ChillersDr. Krull · 1 eps
2003
TrustGavin MacEwan · 1 eps
2003
Big Fat QuizSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2004
BlackpoolDI Peter Carlisle · 6 eps
2004
He Knew He Was RightMr Gibson · 4 eps
2004
ParkinsonSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?Self · 1 eps
2004
CasanovaGiacomo Casanova · 3 eps
2005
Doctor WhoDoctor (10)
2005Doctor WhoThe Doctor · 40 eps
2005
Doctor Who ConfidentialSelf · 39 eps
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialDirector
2005
Secret SmileBrendan · 2 eps
2005
The Friday Night ProjectSelf - Host · 2 eps
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 1 eps
2005
The One ShowSelf · 3 eps
2006
Totally Doctor WhoSelf · 5 eps
2006
Derren Brown: Trick or TreatHimself · 2 eps
2007
Painkiller JaneDirector
2007
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 9 eps
2007
The Sarah Jane AdventuresThe Doctor · 2 eps
2007
Star Wars: The Clone WarsHuyang (voice) · 2 eps
2008
CBeebies Bedtime StoriesSelf · 1 eps
2009CBeebies Bedtime StoriesFourteenth Doctor · 1 eps
2009
Chris Moyles' Quiz NightSelf · 2 eps
2009
Doctor Who Greatest MomentsSelf · 3 eps
2009
Doctor Who: DreamlandThe Doctor (voice) · 6 eps
2009
Live from Studio FiveSelf · 2 eps
2009
Swarm: Nature's Incredible InvasionsNarrator (voice) · 2 eps
2009
Ask Rhod GilbertSelf · 1 eps
2010
Fish HooksOscar's Brain (voice) · 2 eps
2010
Rex Is Not Your LawyerRex Alexander · 1 eps
2010
Single FatherDave · 4 eps
2010TN
The National Television Awards Backstage Live1 eps
2010
Earthflight6 eps
2011
Twenty TwelveNarrator (voice) · 13 eps
2011
Comedy World CupHost · 7 eps
2012
DreamWorks DragonsSpitelout (voice) · 2 eps
2012DreamWorks DragonsSpitelout (voice)
2012
Playhouse PresentsWill · 1 eps
2012
Shakespeare UncoveredHimself · 1 eps
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFugitoid (voice) · 2 eps
2012
Tree Fu TomTwigs (voice) · 72 eps
2012
True LoveNick · 1 eps
2012
Wild About PandasNarrator · 1 eps
2012
BroadchurchDI Alec Hardy · 24 eps
2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf · 11 eps
2013
GoggleboxSelf · 1 eps
2013
Penguins: Spy in the HuddleNarrator (voice) · 3 eps
2013
Spies of WarsawJean-François Mercier · 2 eps
2013
The Escape ArtistWill Burton · 3 eps
2013
The Last LegSelf · 7 eps
2013
The Politician's HusbandAiden Hoynes · 3 eps
2013
Dolphins: Spy in the PodNarrator · 2 eps
2014
GracepointEmmett Carver · 10 eps
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2014
Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf · 1 eps
2014
The Real History of Science FictionSelf · 2 eps
2014
W1ANarrator (voice) · 14 eps
2014
Dragons: Race to the EdgeSpitelout (voice) · 12 eps
2015
Marvel's Jessica JonesKilgrave · 14 eps
2015Marvel's Jessica JonesKilgrave (voice) · 1 eps
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertGeorge Harrison · 1 eps
2015
Thunderbirds Are Go!Tyco Reeves (Voice) · 1 eps
2015
Top Gear: Extra GearSelf · 1 eps
2016
DuckTalesScrooge McDuck (Voice) · 69 eps
2017
Spy in the WildHimself - Narrator · 9 eps
2017
CampingWalt · 8 eps
2018
Final SpaceLord Commander (voice) · 10 eps
2018
Hang UpsMartin Lamb · 1 eps
2018
There She GoesSimon · 10 eps
2018
Criminal: UKDr. Edgar Fallon · 1 eps
2019
gen:LOCKDr. Weller (voice) · 8 eps
2019
Good OmensCrowley · 13 eps
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 1 eps
2019
Deadwater FellTom Kendrick · 4 eps
2020
DesDennis Nilsen · 3 eps
2020DesExecutive Producer
2020
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million YearsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
2020
StagedDavid · 20 eps
2020StagedExecutive Producer
2020
Around the World in 80 DaysPhileas Fogg · 8 eps
2021Around the World in 80 DaysExecutive Producer
2021
TimeBobby Bailey · 3 eps
2021
Ant & Dec's Limitless WinSelf · 1 eps
2022
ChibiverseScrooge McDuck (Voice) · 1 eps
2022
Inside ManHarry Watling · 4 eps
2022
LitvinenkoAlexander Litvinenko · 2 eps
2022
Remembers…Self · 1 eps
2022
The Legend of Vox MachinaGeneral Kreig (voice) · 2 eps
2022
The SandmanDon (voice) · 1 eps
2022
AhsokaHuyang (voice) · 8 eps
2023
Clone HighDavid Tennant (voice) · 1 eps
2023
Doctor Who: Video CommentariesSelf - The Doctor · 5 eps
2023Doctor Who: Video CommentariesSelf · 2 eps
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurFranklin (voice) · 1 eps
2023
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature MiniseriesNarrator · 4 eps
2023
Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresHuyang (voice) · 1 eps
2023
ARK: The Animated SeriesSir Edmund Rockwell (voice) · 14 eps
2024
Doctor WhoThe Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
2024
RivalsTony Baddingham · 20 eps
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TVSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2024
Genius GameThe Creator · 8 eps
2025
The AssemblySelf - Interviewee · 1 eps
2025
The Four SeasonsGianpiero · 1 eps
2025
The HackNick Davies · 7 eps
2025The HackExecutive Producer
2025
Ages of IceSelf (voice) · 3 eps
2026
Rivals: The Official PodcastSelf · 1 eps
2026
Twenty Twenty SixNarrator · 6 eps
2026
Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Presenter · 9 eps
SB
Standing By1 eps
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