
David Tennant
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.
Movies (124)

Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026

The Thursday Murder Club
2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025

Macbeth
2025

Doctor Who at the Proms
2024

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023

Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
2023

Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023

Talking Doctor Who
2023

National Theatre Live: Good
2023

Comic Relief 2023
2023

The Amazing Maurice
2022

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021

An Audience with Adele
2021

The Loud House Movie
2021

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020

Screening
2020

The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020

Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020

Good Omens: Lockdown
2020

The Big Night In
2020

The Big Night In
2020

Heart to Heart
2020

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019

Spy in the Snow
2018

Mary Queen of Scots
2018

The Highway Rat
2018

DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018

Bad Samaritan
2018

You, Me and Him
2018

Ferdinand
2017

Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017

Mad to Be Normal
2017

Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015

96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015

What We Did on Our Holiday
2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014

Wings 3D
2014

Postman Pat: The Movie
2014

Earthflight
2013

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013

RSC Live: Richard II
2013

Doctor Who Explained
2013

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012

Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012

So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012

Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011

Discovering Hamlet
2011

The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011

Fright Night
2011

The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011

The Decoy Bride
2011

Much Ado About Nothing
2011

Come in Number Five
2011

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011

United
2011

Stealing Shakespeare
2010

How to Train Your Dragon
2010

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010

Hamlet
2009

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009

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

Glorious 39
2009

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009

Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009

Endgame
2009

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008

Einstein and Eddington
2008

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008

Human Footprint
2008

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007

The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007

Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007

Learners
2007

David Tennant's Video Diary
2007

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007

Recovery
2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006

Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006

The Chatterley Affair
2006

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005

Sweetnightgoodheart
2005

The Quatermass Experiment
2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005

Traffic Warden
2004

Old Street
2004

Bright Young Things
2003

Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002

The Last September
2000

Being Considered
2000

L.A. Without a Map
1999

Jude
1996

Spaces
1993

Biting the Hands
1989
TV Shows (118)

Twenty Twenty Six
2026

The Hack
2025

The Genius Game
2025

The Assembly
2025

Rivals
2024

Doctor Who
2024

ARK: The Animated Series
2024

Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024

Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
2023

Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
2023

Ahsoka
2023

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
2023

Clone High
2023

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023

Litvinenko
2022

Inside Man
2022

The Sandman
2022

Chibiverse
2022

Remembers…
2022

The Legend of Vox Machina
2022

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022

Around the World in 80 Days
2021

Des
2020

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
2020

Staged
2020

Deadwater Fell
2020

Criminal: UK
2019

Good Omens
2019

gen:LOCK
2019

There She Goes
2018

Camping
2018

Hang Ups
2018

Final Space
2018

DuckTales
2017

Spy in the Wild
2017

Top Gear: Extra Gear
2016

Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015

Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015

Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015

Gracepoint
2014

The Real History of Science Fiction
2014

W1A
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014

Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
2014

The Escape Artist
2013

The Politician's Husband
2013

Gogglebox
2013

Broadchurch
2013

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013

The Last Leg
2013

Spies of Warsaw
2013

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012

Comedy World Cup
2012

DreamWorks Dragons
2012

DreamWorks Dragons
2012

Shakespeare Uncovered
2012

True Love
2012

Playhouse Presents
2012

Tree Fu Tom
2012

Wild About Pandas
2012

Earthflight
2011

Twenty Twelve
2011

Single Father
2010

Ask Rhod Gilbert
2010

Fish Hooks
2010

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010

Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009

Live from Studio Five
2009

Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009

CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009

CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009

Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
2009

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008

The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
2007

The Graham Norton Show
2007

The One Show
2006

Totally Doctor Who
2006

Secret Smile
2005

Doctor Who
2005

Doctor Who
2005

Doctor Who Confidential
2005

Casanova
2005

The Friday Night Project
2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

Big Fat Quiz
2004

Blackpool
2004

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004

He Knew He Was Right
2004

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003

QI
2003

Spine Chillers
2003

Dead Ringers
2002

Foyle's War
2002

Top Gear
2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002

People Like Us
1999

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998

Duck Patrol
1998

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996

Ready, Steady, Cook
1994

Takin' Over the Asylum
1994

The Tales of Para Handy
1994

Room 101
1994

Late Show with David Letterman
1993

GMTV
1993

Have I Got News for You
1990

Rab C. Nesbitt
1990

The Simpsons
1989

The Play on One
1988

Natural World
1983

Dramarama
1983
