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 Genius Game as The Creator
- 2025 · Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2024 · Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Doctor Who: The Star Beast as The Doctor
- 2023 · Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 as The Doctor
- 2023 · Ahsoka as Huyang (voice)
- 2023 · Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Huyang (voice)
- 2023 · National Theatre Live: Good as Professor John Halder/Johnny
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Franklin (voice)
- 2022 · The Sandman as Don (voice)
- 2022 · The Legend of Vox Machina as General Kreig (voice)
- 2022 · Ant & Dec's Limitless Win as Self
- 2021 · The Loud House Movie as Angus (voice)
- 2020 · Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2020 · Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Good Omens: Lockdown as Crowley (voice)
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Mr. Logan
- 2020 · Deadwater Fell as Tom Kendrick
- 2020 · The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- 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 · Hang Ups as Martin Lamb
- 2018 · The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- 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 · Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie as Buck Douglas (voice)
- 2016 · Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
- 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 · Wings 3D as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · W1A as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as
- 2013 · Earthflight as Himself - Narrator
- 2013 · The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- 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: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (10)
- 2013 · The Politician's Husband as Aiden Hoynes
- 2013 · Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- 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 · 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 · True Love as Nick
- 2011 · Shrek: Once Upon a Time as Self / Narrator
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Self
- 2011 · Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line as Narrator
- 2011 · Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- 2011 · The Itch of the Golden Nit as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
- 2011 · Come in Number Five as Presenter
- 2010 · Single Father as Dave
- 2010 · Ask Rhod Gilbert as Self
- 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 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 2009 · Glorious 39 as Hector
- 2009 · Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as The Doctor
- 2009 · Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- 2009 · Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as The Doctor
- 2009 · CBeebies Bedtime Stories as Self
- 2009 · Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as The Doctor (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 · David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
- 2007 · The Sarah Jane Adventures as The Doctor
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as The Doctor
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Totally Doctor Who as Self
- 2006 · The Chatterley Affair as Richard Hoggart
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Junior
- 2005 · The Quatermass Experiment as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
- 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 · He Knew He Was Right as Mr. Gibson
- 2004 · Old Street as Mr. Watson
- 2003 · Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Ginger Littlejohn
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2002 · Nine 1/2 Minutes as Charlie
- 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
- 2000 · The Last September as Captain Gerald Colthurst
- 1999 · People Like Us as Rob Harker
- 1999 · L.A. Without a Map as Richard
- 1998 · The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Max Valentine
- 1998 · Duck Patrol as Simon 'Darwin' Brown
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Presenter
- 1994 · Ready, Steady, Cook as Self - Contestant
- 1994 · Takin' Over the Asylum as Campbell
- 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 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · Rivals as Tony Baddingham
- 2024 · ARK: The Animated Series as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Clone High as David Tennant (voice)
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Dangerous Beans (voice)
- 2022 · Litvinenko as Alexander Litvinenko
- 2022 · The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Roach Chef (voice)
- 2022 · Inside Man as Harry Watling
- 2022 · Chibiverse as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2021 · Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2021 · Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2020 · Screening as Timothy
- 2020 · Des as Dennis Nilsen
- 2020 · Staged as David
- 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 · Bad Samaritan as Cale Erendreich
- 2018 · You, Me and Him as John
- 2017 · Spy in the Wild as Himself - Narrator
- 2016 · Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- 2016 · Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- 2015 · 96 Ways to Say I Love You as Mark
- 2014 · Gracepoint as Emmett Carver
- 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 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2013 · Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II as Richard II
- 2013 · The Escape Artist as Will Burton
- 2013 · Spies of Warsaw as Jean-François Mercier
- 2012 · The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2012 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Charles Darwin (voice)
- 2012 · Tree Fu Tom as Twigs (voice)
- 2011 · The Decoy Bride as James Arber
- 2011 · Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- 2011 · Twenty Twelve as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · United as Jimmy Murphy
- 2009 · The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
- 2009 · St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
- 2009 · Endgame as Self - Host (uncredited)
- 2008 · Einstein and Eddington as Arthur Eddington
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (10)
- 2007 · Learners as Chris
- 2007 · Recovery as Alan Hamilton
- 2005 · Sweetnightgoodheart as Pete
- 2005 · Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
- 2004 · Blackpool as DI Peter Carlisle
- 2004 · The Deputy as Christopher Williams
- 2003 · Spine Chillers as Dr. Krull
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Being Considered as
- 1999 · Love in the 21st Century as John
- 1996 · Jude as Drunk Undergraduate
- 1990 · Rab C. Nesbitt as Davina
- 1983 · Dramarama as
- Future · The Minor Character as Will
- 2025 · The Assembly as Self - Interviewee
- 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: Video Commentaries as Self - The Doctor
- 2023 · Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self
- 2023 · Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story as The Doctor
- 2023 · Talking Doctor Who as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries as Narrator
- 2023 · Comic Relief 2023 as Self - Host
- 2020 · The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen as Self
- 2020 · Heart to Heart as Heart
- 2018 · Spy in the Snow as Narrator
- 2018 · DuckTales: Destination Adventure! as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2017 · Proclaimers: This Is the Story as Self
- 2015 · A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
- 2015 · Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (Voice UK)
- 2015 · Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- 2015 · Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC as Narrator
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- 2014 · Dolphins: Spy in the Pod as Narrator
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who Explained as Self
- 2013 · Penguins: Spy in the Huddle as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Comedy World Cup as Host
- 2012 · Wild About Pandas as Narrator
- 2011 · Earthflight as
- 2011 · Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time as
- 2011 · Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia as Narrator
- 2009 · Doctor Who: Dreamland as The Doctor (voice)
- Future · Standing By as
- 2012 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2011 · The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Russell T. Davies / Self
- 2011 · Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice as Narrator
- 2010 · Stealing Shakespeare as Narrator
- 2010 · The National Television Awards Backstage Live as
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Monty Python in Aberystwyth as Narrator
- 2009 · Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Human Footprint as Narrator (self)
- 2007 · The Friday Night Project - Unleashed as Guest Host
- 2007 · Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest as The Doctor (voice)
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · Doctor Who: A Celebration as Self - Host
- 2005 · Secret Smile as Brendan
- 2005 · Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' as
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
- 2004 · Traffic Warden as Traffic Warden
- 2001 · Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch as Greig Miller
- 1997 · Bite as
- 1996 · A Mug's Game as
- 1994 · The Tales of Para Handy as John MacBryde
- Future · Doctor Who:The End of Time: Part Two as The Doctor
- 1993 · Spaces as Vinny
- 1989 · Biting the Hands as 3rd Squaddie