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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Thursday Murder Club
Character:Ian
Release Date:22/08/2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Character:The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/2025
Macbeth
Character:Macbeth
Release Date:05/02/2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
Character:The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2024
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/2024
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Character:The Doctor (archive footage)
Release Date:18/12/2023
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:23/11/2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:17/11/2023
Talking Doctor Who
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:01/11/2023
National Theatre Live: Good
Character:Professor John Halder/Johnny
Release Date:20/04/2023
Comic Relief 2023
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:17/03/2023
The Amazing Maurice
Character:Dangerous Beans (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Character:Roach Chef (voice)
Release Date:16/10/2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Character:Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Release Date:20/05/2022
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2021
An Audience with Adele
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2021
The Loud House Movie
Character:Angus (voice)
Release Date:20/08/2021
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2020
Screening
Character:Timothy
Release Date:20/11/2020
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/09/2020
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
Character:Self
Release Date:04/05/2020
Good Omens: Lockdown
Character:Crowley (voice)
Release Date:01/05/2020
The Big Night In
Character:Mr. Logan
Release Date:23/04/2020
Heart to Heart
Character:Heart
Release Date:16/03/2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Character:Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Release Date:03/01/2019
Spy in the Snow
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/12/2018
Mary Queen of Scots
Character:John Knox
Release Date:07/12/2018
The Highway Rat
Character:The Highway Rat (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2018
The Muppets Take The O2
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2018
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
Character:Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Release Date:05/06/2018
Bad Samaritan
Character:Cale Erendreich
Release Date:19/04/2018
You, Me and Him
Character:John
Release Date:01/02/2018
Ferdinand
Character:Angus (voice)
Release Date:09/12/2017
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2017
Mad to Be Normal
Character:RD Laing
Release Date:06/04/2017
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Character:Buck Douglas (voice)
Release Date:05/01/2017
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:23/04/2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/01/2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Character:Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
Release Date:26/12/2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Character:The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Character:Narrator (Voice UK)
Release Date:25/11/2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2015
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/11/2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/11/2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Character:Igor the Door (voice)
Release Date:09/10/2015
96 Ways to Say I Love You
Character:Mark
Release Date:18/04/2015
What We Did on Our Holiday
Character:Doug McLeod
Release Date:26/09/2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Character:Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Release Date:13/08/2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2014
Wings 3D
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/06/2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
Character:Wilf (voice)
Release Date:23/05/2014
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Character:
Release Date:25/12/2013
Earthflight
Character:Himself - Narrator
Release Date:26/11/2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Character:The Doctor (archive footage)
Release Date:23/11/2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2013
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
Character:The Doctor (10)
Release Date:23/11/2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Character:The Doctor (10)
Release Date:23/11/2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2013
RSC Live: Richard II
Character:Richard II
Release Date:13/11/2013
Doctor Who Explained
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2013
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Character:Donald / Roderick Peterson
Release Date:23/11/2012
The Science of Doctor Who
Character:The Doctor (archive footage)
Release Date:04/08/2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Character:
Release Date:18/07/2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Character:Charles Darwin
Release Date:09/07/2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Character:Charles Darwin (voice)
Release Date:12/03/2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Character:Self / Narrator
Release Date:30/12/2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/2011
Discovering Hamlet
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
Character:Russell T. Davies / Self
Release Date:31/10/2011
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
Character:
Release Date:31/10/2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/08/2011
Fright Night
Character:Peter Vincent
Release Date:18/08/2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Character:Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2011
The Decoy Bride
Character:James Arber
Release Date:06/06/2011
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Benedick
Release Date:16/05/2011
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/2011
Come in Number Five
Character:Presenter
Release Date:28/03/2011
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/02/2011
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/01/2011
United
Character:Jimmy Murphy
Release Date:02/01/2011
Stealing Shakespeare
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/09/2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Character:Spitelout (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2010
Hamlet
Character:Hamlet
Release Date:26/12/2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
Character:Ghost of Christmas Present
Release Date:25/12/2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Character:Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
Release Date:18/12/2009
Glorious 39
Character:Hector
Release Date:20/11/2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:15/11/2009
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/05/2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:11/04/2009
Endgame
Character:Self - Host (uncredited)
Release Date:18/01/2009
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:25/12/2008
Einstein and Eddington
Character:Arthur Eddington
Release Date:29/11/2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
Character:The Doctor (Uncredited)
Release Date:27/07/2008
Human Footprint
Character:Narrator (self)
Release Date:13/04/2008
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:25/12/2007
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
Character:Guest Host
Release Date:19/11/2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash
Character:The Doctor (10)
Release Date:16/11/2007
Learners
Character:Chris
Release Date:11/11/2007
David Tennant's Video Diary
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2007
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
Character:The Doctor (voice)
Release Date:30/06/2007
Recovery
Character:Alan Hamilton
Release Date:25/02/2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2007
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:25/12/2006
Doctor Who: A Celebration
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:19/11/2006
The Chatterley Affair
Character:Richard Hoggart
Release Date:20/03/2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character:Barty Crouch Junior
Release Date:16/11/2005
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Character:
Release Date:24/10/2005
Sweetnightgoodheart
Character:Pete
Release Date:05/09/2005
The Quatermass Experiment
Character:Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Release Date:02/04/2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/03/2005
Traffic Warden
Character:Traffic Warden
Release Date:27/08/2004
The Deputy
Character:Christopher Williams
Release Date:23/02/2004
Old Street
Character:Mr. Watson
Release Date:01/01/2004
Bright Young Things
Character:Ginger Littlejohn
Release Date:03/10/2003
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/12/2002
The Last September
Character:Captain Gerald Colthurst
Release Date:28/04/2000
Being Considered
Character:
Release Date:01/03/2000
L.A. Without a Map
Character:Richard
Release Date:26/02/1999
Bite
Character:
Release Date:18/08/1997
Jude
Character:Drunk Undergraduate
Release Date:06/02/1996
Spaces
Character:Vinny
Release Date:01/01/1993
Biting the Hands
Character:3rd Squaddie
Release Date:11/04/1989
Television Appearances
The Hack
Character:Nick Davies
The Genius Game
Character:The Creator
The Assembly
Character:Self - Interviewee
Rivals
Character:Tony Baddingham
Doctor Who
Character:The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
ARK: The Animated Series
Character:Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Character:Self - Guest
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Character:Self - The Doctor
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
Character:Self
Ahsoka
Character:Huyang (voice)
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Character:Narrator
Clone High
Character:David Tennant (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Character:Huyang (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Character:Franklin (voice)
Litvinenko
Character:Alexander Litvinenko
Inside Man
Character:Harry Watling
The Sandman
Character:Don (voice)
Chibiverse
Character:Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
Character:General Kreig (voice)
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Character:Self
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Phileas Fogg
Des
Character:Dennis Nilsen
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Staged
Character:David
Deadwater Fell
Character:Tom Kendrick
Criminal: UK
Character:Dr. Edgar Fallon
Good Omens
Character:Crowley
gen:LOCK
Character:Dr. Weller (voice)
There She Goes
Character:Simon
Camping
Character:Walt
Hang Ups
Character:Martin Lamb
Final Space
Character:Lord Commander (voice)
DuckTales
Character:Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Spy in the Wild
Character:Himself - Narrator
Top Gear: Extra Gear
Character:Self
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Character:Kilgrave
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Character:Kilgrave (voice)
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Character:Spitelout (voice)
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Character:Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Gracepoint
Character:Emmett Carver
The Real History of Science Fiction
Character:Himself
W1A
Character:Narrator (voice)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Character:Narrator
The Escape Artist
Character:Will Burton
The Politician's Husband
Character:Aiden Hoynes
Gogglebox
Character:Self
Broadchurch
Character:DI Alec Hardy
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Character:Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Character:Self
The Last Leg
Character:Self
Spies of Warsaw
Character:Jean-François Mercier
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Character:Fugitoid (voice)
Comedy World Cup
Character:Host
DreamWorks Dragons
Character:Spitelout (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons
Character:Spitelout (voice)
Shakespeare Uncovered
Character:Himself
True Love
Character:Nick
Tree Fu Tom
Character:Twigs (voice)
Wild About Pandas
Character:Narrator
Earthflight
Character:
Twenty Twelve
Character:Narrator (voice)
Single Father
Character:Dave
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Character:Self
Fish Hooks
Character:Oscar's Brain (voice)
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Character:Rex Alexander
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
Character:
Doctor Who: Dreamland
Character:The Doctor (voice)
Live from Studio Five
Character:Self
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Character:Self
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Character:Self
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
Character:Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Character:Huyang (voice)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Character:The Doctor
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Character:Himself
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
Totally Doctor Who
Character:Self
Secret Smile
Character:Brendan
Doctor Who
Character:Doctor (10)
Doctor Who
Character:The Doctor
Doctor Who Confidential
Character:Self
Casanova
Character:Giacomo Casanova
The Friday Night Project
Character:Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Big Fat Quiz
Character:Self - Guest
Blackpool
Character:DI Peter Carlisle
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
He Knew He Was Right
Character:Mr. Gibson
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Character:Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
QI
Character:Self
Spine Chillers
Character:Dr. Krull
Dead Ringers
Character:Regenerated Tony Blair
Foyle's War
Character:Theo Howard
Top Gear
Character:Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self - Guest Announcer
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
Character:Greig Miller
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:
People Like Us
Character:Rob Harker
Love in the 21st Century
Character:John
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Character:Max Valentine
Duck Patrol
Character:Simon 'Darwin' Brown
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self - Presenter
A Mug's Game
Character:
Ready, Steady, Cook
Character:Self - Contestant
Takin' Over the Asylum
Character:Campbell
The Tales of Para Handy
Character:John MacBryde
Room 101
Character:Self
GMTV
Character:Self
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self - Host
Rab C. Nesbitt
Character:Davina
The Simpsons
Character:Pa MacWeldon (voice)
Natural World
Character:Narrator
Dramarama
Character:
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