David Tennant

Acting

David Tennant

Born April 18, 1971Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK248 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Good Omens 3
2026Good Omens 3
as CrowleyMovie
The Hack
2025The Hack
as Nick DaviesTV
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Genius Game
2025The Genius Game
as The CreatorTV
The Assembly
2025The Assembly
as Self - IntervieweeTV
Macbeth
2025Macbeth
as MacbethMovie
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)Movie
Rivals
2024Rivals
as Tony BaddinghamTV
Doctor Who
2024Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)TV
ARK: The Animated Series
2024ARK: The Animated Series
as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)TV
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Doctor (archive footage)Movie
Talking Doctor Who
2023Talking Doctor Who
as Self - PresenterMovie
Ahsoka
2023Ahsoka
as Huyang (voice)TV
Clone High
2023Clone High
as David Tennant (voice)TV
National Theatre Live: Good
2023National Theatre Live: Good
as Professor John Halder/JohnnyMovie
Comic Relief 2023
2023Comic Relief 2023
as Self - HostMovie
The Amazing Maurice
2022The Amazing Maurice
as Dangerous Beans (voice)Movie
Litvinenko
2022Litvinenko
as Alexander LitvinenkoTV
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
as Roach Chef (voice)Movie
Inside Man
2022Inside Man
as Harry WatlingTV
The Sandman
2022The Sandman
as Don (voice)TV
Chibiverse
2022Chibiverse
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)TV
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)Movie
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022The Legend of Vox Machina
as General Kreig (voice)TV
The Loud House Movie
2021The Loud House Movie
as Angus (voice)Movie
Screening
2020Screening
as TimothyMovie
Des
2020Des
as Dennis NilsenTV
Staged
2020Staged
as DavidTV
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020Good Omens: Lockdown
as Crowley (voice)Movie
The Big Night In
2020The Big Night In
as Mr. LoganMovie
Heart to Heart
2020Heart to Heart
as HeartMovie
Deadwater Fell
2020Deadwater Fell
as Tom KendrickTV
Criminal: UK
2019Criminal: UK
as Dr. Edgar FallonTV
Good Omens
2019Good Omens
as CrowleyTV
gen:LOCK
2019gen:LOCK
as Dr. Weller (voice)TV
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)Movie
Spy in the Snow
2018Spy in the Snow
as NarratorMovie
Mary Queen of Scots
2018Mary Queen of Scots
as John KnoxMovie
Camping
2018Camping
as WaltTV
The Highway Rat
2018The Highway Rat
as The Highway Rat (voice)Movie
Hang Ups
2018Hang Ups
as Martin LambTV
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)Movie
Bad Samaritan
2018Bad Samaritan
as Cale ErendreichMovie
Final Space
2018Final Space
as Lord Commander (voice)TV
Ferdinand
2017Ferdinand
as Angus (voice)Movie
DuckTales
2017DuckTales
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)TV
Mad to Be Normal
2017Mad to Be Normal
as RD LaingMovie
Spy in the Wild
2017Spy in the Wild
as Himself - NarratorTV
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
as Buck Douglas (voice)Movie
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Charles DarwinMovie
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)Movie
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Spitelout (voice)TV
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015Thunderbirds Are Go!
as Tyco Reeves (Voice)TV
Gracepoint
2014Gracepoint
as Emmett CarverTV
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)Movie
Wings 3D
2014Wings 3D
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014Postman Pat: The Movie
as Wilf (voice)Movie
W1A
2014W1A
as Narrator (voice)TV
Earthflight
2013Earthflight
as Himself - NarratorMovie
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as The Doctor (archive footage)Movie
RSC Live: Richard II
2013RSC Live: Richard II
as Richard IIMovie
The Escape Artist
2013The Escape Artist
as Will BurtonTV
Gogglebox
2013Gogglebox
as SelfTV
Broadchurch
2013Broadchurch
as DI Alec HardyTV
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
as Narrator (voice)TV
Spies of Warsaw
2013Spies of Warsaw
as Jean-François MercierTV
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as Donald / Roderick PetersonMovie
DreamWorks Dragons
2012DreamWorks Dragons
as Spitelout (voice)TV
T
2012The Science of Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage)Movie
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Charles DarwinMovie
True Love
2012True Love
as NickTV
Tree Fu Tom
2012Tree Fu Tom
as Twigs (voice)TV
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self / NarratorMovie
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as Russell T. Davies / SelfMovie
Fright Night
2011Fright Night
as Peter VincentMovie
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)Movie
The Decoy Bride
2011The Decoy Bride
as James ArberMovie
Come in Number Five
2011Come in Number Five
as PresenterMovie
Twenty Twelve
2011Twenty Twelve
as Narrator (voice)TV
United
2011United
as Jimmy MurphyMovie
Stealing Shakespeare
2010Stealing Shakespeare
as NarratorMovie
Fish Hooks
2010Fish Hooks
as Oscar's Brain (voice)TV
How to Train Your Dragon
2010How to Train Your Dragon
as Spitelout (voice)Movie
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
as Rex AlexanderTV
Hamlet
2009Hamlet
as HamletMovie
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas PresentMovie
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers PomfreyMovie
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009Doctor Who: Dreamland
as The Doctor (voice)TV
Glorious 39
2009Glorious 39
as HectorMovie
Endgame
2009Endgame
as Self - Host (uncredited)Movie
Einstein and Eddington
2008Einstein and Eddington
as Arthur EddingtonMovie
Human Footprint
2008Human Footprint
as Narrator (self)Movie
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007Doctor Who: Time Crash
as The Doctor (10)Movie
Learners
2007Learners
as ChrisMovie
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
as The Doctor (voice)Movie
Recovery
2007Recovery
as Alan HamiltonMovie
The Chatterley Affair
2006The Chatterley Affair
as Richard HoggartMovie
Secret Smile
2005Secret Smile
as BrendanTV
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Barty Crouch JuniorMovie
The Quatermass Experiment
2005The Quatermass Experiment
as Doctor Gordon BriscoeMovie
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as Doctor (10)TV
Casanova
2005Casanova
as Giacomo CasanovaTV
Big Fat Quiz
2004Big Fat Quiz
as Self - GuestTV
Blackpool
2004Blackpool
as DI Peter CarlisleTV
Traffic Warden
2004Traffic Warden
as Traffic WardenMovie
T
2004The Deputy
as Christopher WilliamsMovie
Old Street
2004Old Street
as Mr. WatsonMovie
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)TV
Bright Young Things
2003Bright Young Things
as Ginger LittlejohnMovie
QI
2003QI
as SelfTV
Spine Chillers
2003Spine Chillers
as Dr. KrullTV
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002Nine 1/2 Minutes
as CharlieMovie
Dead Ringers
2002Dead Ringers
as Regenerated Tony BlairTV
Foyle's War
2002Foyle's War
as Theo HowardTV
Top Gear
2002Top Gear
as SelfTV
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest AnnouncerTV
The Last September
2000The Last September
as Captain Gerald ColthurstMovie
People Like Us
1999People Like Us
as Rob HarkerTV
L.A. Without a Map
1999L.A. Without a Map
as RichardMovie
Duck Patrol
1998Duck Patrol
as Simon 'Darwin' BrownTV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - PresenterTV
Jude
1996Jude
as Drunk UndergraduateMovie
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - ContestantTV
The Tales of Para Handy
1994The Tales of Para Handy
as John MacBrydeTV
Room 101
1994Room 101
as SelfTV
Spaces
1993Spaces
as VinnyMovie
GMTV
1993GMTV
as SelfTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Pa MacWeldon (voice)TV
Biting the Hands
1989Biting the Hands
as 3rd SquaddieMovie
Natural World
1983Natural World
as NarratorTV