David Tennant
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
Credits
- 2025 · The Hack as Nick Davies
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Ian
- 2025 · The Assembly as Self - Interviewee
- 2024 · Rivals as Tony Baddingham
- 2024 · Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · ARK: The Animated Series as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
- 2023 · Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- 2023 · Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self
- 2023 · Ahsoka as Huyang (voice)
- 2023 · Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries as Narrator
- 2023 · Clone High as David Tennant (voice)
- 2023 · Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Huyang (voice)
- 2023 · Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Franklin (voice)
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)
- 2022 · The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)
- 2022 · Inside Man as Harry Watling
- 2022 · The Sandman as Don (voice)
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2022 · The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- 2021 · Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2020 · Screening as Timothy
- 2020 · Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Staged as David
- 2019 · Criminal: UK as Dr. Edgar Fallon
- 2019 · Good Omens as Crowley
- 2019 · How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
- 2018 · There She Goes as Simon
- 2018 · DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2018 · Final Space as Lord Commander (voice)
- 2017 · Ferdinand as Angus (voice)
- 2017 · DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- 2017 · Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie as Buck Douglas (voice)
- 2016 · Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- 2016 · Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- 2015 · A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
- 2015 · Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave
- 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 · What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug McLeod
- 2014 · Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Postman Pat: The Movie as Wilf (voice)
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2014 · Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator
- 2013 · Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)
- 2013 · The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)
- 2013 · RSC Live: Richard II as Richard II
- 2013 · The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes
- 2013 · Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy
- 2013 · Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! as Donald / Roderick Peterson
- 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Fugitoid (voice)
- 2012 · Comedy World Cup as Host
- 2012 · DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)
- 2012 · DreamWorks Dragons as Spitelout (voice)
- 2012 · So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Charles Darwin
- 2012 · Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself
- 2012 · Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)
- 2012 · Wild About Pandas as Narrator
- 2011 · Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- 2011 · Earthflight as
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2011 · The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- 2011 · The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- 2011 · Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Oscar's Brain (voice)
- 2010 · How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout (voice)
- 2010 · Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Rex Alexander
- 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 · Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- 2009 · Monty Python in Aberystwyth as Narrator
- 2009 · Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- 2009 · CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Self
- 2009 · Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor
- 2008 · Einstein and Eddington as Arthur Eddington
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Huyang (voice)
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as The Doctor
- 2007 · The Sarah Jane Adventures as The Doctor
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · Secret Smile as Brendan
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Junior
- 2005 · Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor (10)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as The Doctor
- 2005 · Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Big Fat Quiz as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
- 2004 · The Deputy as Christopher Williams
- 2004 · Old Street as Mr. Watson
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- 2002 · Dead Ringers as Regenerated Tony Blair
- 2002 · Foyle's War as Theo Howard
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2001 · Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch as Greig Miller
- 1998 · Duck Patrol as Simon 'Darwin' Brown
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Presenter
- 1994 · Ready, Steady, Cook as Self - Contestant
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Pa MacWeldon (voice)
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · The Genius Game as The Creator
- 2025 · Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- 2022 · Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · The Loud House Movie as Angus (voice)
- 2020 · Des as Dennis Nilsen
- 2020 · Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- 2020 · Deadwater Fell as Tom Kendrick
- 2019 · gen:LOCK as Dr. Weller (voice)
- 2018 · Mary Queen of Scots as John Knox
- 2018 · Camping as Walt
- 2018 · The Highway Rat as The Highway Rat (voice)
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Martin Lamb
- 2018 · Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich
- 2018 · You, Me and Him as John
- 2017 · Proclaimers: This Is the Story as Self
- 2017 · Spy in the Wild as Himself - Narrator
- 2016 · Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
- 2014 · Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2014 · W1A as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Doctor Who Explained as Self
- 2013 · The Escape Artist as Will Burton
- 2013 · Gogglebox as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- 2013 · Spies of Warsaw as Jean-François Mercier
- 2012 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2012 · True Love as Nick
- 2012 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)
- 2011 · Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- 2011 · Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
- 2011 · United as Jimmy Murphy
- 2010 · Single Father as Dave
- 2010 · Ask Rhod Gilbert as Self
- 2009 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 2009 · Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- 2007 · Learners as Chris
- 2007 · Recovery as Alan Hamilton
- 2006 · Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as The Doctor
- 2006 · Totally Doctor Who as Self
- 2006 · The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart
- 2005 · Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
- 2004 · Blackpool as DI Peter Carlisle
- 2004 · He Knew He Was Right as Mr. Gibson
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Being Considered as
- 1999 · People Like Us as Rob Harker
- 1999 · Love in the 21st Century as John
- 1999 · L.A. Without a Map as Richard
- 1998 · The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Max Valentine
- 1996 · Jude as Drunk Undergraduate
- 1994 · Takin' Over the Asylum as Campbell
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Davina
- 1983 · Dramarama as
- Future · Standing By as
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
- 2024 · Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money as Self
- 2023 · Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2023 · imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
- 2023 · Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
- 2023 · Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- 2023 · Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- 2021 · Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2020 · Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2020 · The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Mr. Logan
- 2020 · Heart to Heart as Heart
- 2020 · The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- 2019 · Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered as Self
- 2018 · Spy in the Snow as Narrator
- 2018 · The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- 2017 · Mad to Be Normal as RD Laing
- 2015 · Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (Voice UK)
- 2015 · The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
- 2015 · Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- 2015 · Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- 2015 · Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical as Igor the Door (voice)
- 2015 · 96 Ways to Say I Love You as Mark
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as
- 2013 · The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- 2012 · The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Self
- 2011 · Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time as
- 2011 · The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self
- 2011 · Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
- 2011 · My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- 2011 · Come in Number Five as Presenter
- 2011 · Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- 2010 · Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator
- 2010 · The National Television Awards Backstage Live as
- 2009 · The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- 2008 · Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as The Doctor (Uncredited)
- 2008 · Human Footprint as Narrator (self)
- 2007 · The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Guest Host
- 2007 · David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- 2007 · Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · Doctor Who: A Celebration as Self - Host
- 2005 · Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' as
- 2005 · The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
- 2002 · Nine 1/2 Minutes as Charlie
- 2000 · The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst
- 1997 · Bite as
- 1996 · A Mug's Game as
- 1994 · The Tales of Para Handy as John MacBryde
- 1993 · Spaces as Vinny
- 1989 · Biting the Hands as 3rd Squaddie



