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 Thursday Murder Club as Ian
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025 · The Genius Game as The Creator
- 2025 · The Assembly as Self - Interviewee
- 2025 · Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
- 2024 · Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- 2023 · Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self
- 2023 · Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- 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 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Franklin (voice)
- 2022 · Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- 2022 · The Sandman as Don (voice)
- 2022 · Remembers… as Self
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2022 · The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- 2020 · Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Staged as David
- 2020 · Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- 2020 · Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- 2020 · Deadwater Fell as Tom Kendrick
- 2019 · Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered as Self
- 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 · The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- 2018 · Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich
- 2018 · Final Space as Lord Commander (voice)
- 2017 · Ferdinand as Angus (voice)
- 2017 · DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- 2017 · Mad to Be Normal as RD Laing
- 2017 · Spy in the Wild as Himself - Narrator
- 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 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (Voice UK)
- 2015 · Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave
- 2015 · Marvel's Jessica Jones as Kilgrave (voice)
- 2015 · The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
- 2015 · Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical as Igor the Door (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 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- 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 · Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as
- 2013 · The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who Explained as Self
- 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 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)
- 2011 · Earthflight as
- 2011 · Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- 2011 · The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- 2011 · Come in Number Five as Presenter
- 2011 · United as Jimmy Murphy
- 2010 · Single Father as Dave
- 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
- 2010 · The National Television Awards Backstage Live as
- 2009 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 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: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- 2009 · CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Self
- 2009 · CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Fourteenth Doctor
- 2009 · Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- 2008 · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Huyang (voice)
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as The Doctor
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- 2007 · The Sarah Jane Adventures as The Doctor
- 2007 · Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as The Doctor
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Junior
- 2005 · Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' as
- 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
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 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
- 2000 · The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst
- 1999 · L.A. Without a Map as Richard
- 1998 · The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Max Valentine
- 1998 · Duck Patrol as Simon 'Darwin' Brown
- 1996 · A Mug's Game as
- 1994 · The Tales of Para Handy as John MacBryde
- Future · Standing By as
- 2026 · Good Omens 3 as Crowley
- 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: Recollections with Russell and David as Self
- 2023 · Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
- 2023 · Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- 2023 · Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
- 2022 · Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor as The Doctor
- 2021 · Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2020 · Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2020 · Screening as Timothy
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Mr. Logan
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Self
- 2020 · Heart to Heart as Heart
- 2018 · Spy in the Snow as Narrator
- 2018 · DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2018 · You, Me and Him as John
- 2017 · Proclaimers: This Is the Story as Self
- 2015 · Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- 2014 · Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (10)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as Self
- 2012 · The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2012 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2012 · Wild About Pandas as Narrator
- 2011 · Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2011 · The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self
- 2011 · Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time as
- 2011 · Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
- 2011 · The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- 2011 · My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- 2011 · Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- 2011 · Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
- 2010 · Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator
- 2010 · Doctor Who: The End of Time as The Doctor
- 2009 · Monty Python in Aberystwyth as Narrator
- 2009 · Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as The Doctor (Uncredited)
- 2008 · Human Footprint as Narrator (self)
- 2007 · Learners as Chris
- 2007 · David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- 2007 · Recovery as Alan Hamilton
- 2006 · Doctor Who: A Celebration as Self - Host
- 2005 · Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion as
- 2005 · Secret Smile as Brendan
- 2005 · Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
- 2004 · Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
- 2004 · The Deputy as Christopher Williams
- 2004 · Old Street as Mr. Watson
- 2002 · Nine 1/2 Minutes as Charlie
- 2000 · Being Considered as
- 1997 · Bite as
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Presenter
- 1996 · Jude as Drunk Undergraduate
- 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)
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · The Hack as Nick Davies
- 2024 · Rivals as Tony Baddingham
- 2024 · ARK: The Animated Series as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 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 · Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · The Loud House Movie as Angus (voice)
- 2020 · The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Des as Dennis Nilsen
- 2020 · The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- 2019 · Criminal: UK as Dr. Edgar Fallon
- 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
- 2016 · Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
- 2015 · Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- 2015 · 96 Ways to Say I Love You as Mark
- 2014 · Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2014 · W1A as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)
- 2013 · RSC Live: Richard II as Richard II
- 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 · True Love as Nick
- 2012 · Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Self
- 2011 · Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- 2011 · Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Ask Rhod Gilbert as Self
- 2009 · The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- 2009 · Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- 2008 · Einstein and Eddington as Arthur Eddington
- 2007 · The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Self - Guest Host
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · Totally Doctor Who as Self
- 2006 · The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart
- 2005 · The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- 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
- 2003 · Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- 2002 · Dead Ringers as Regenerated Tony Blair
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 1999 · People Like Us as Rob Harker
- 1999 · Love in the 21st Century as John
- 1994 · Takin' Over the Asylum as Campbell
- 1993 · Spaces as Vinny
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Davina
- 1989 · Biting the Hands as 3rd Squaddie
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Dramarama as