David Tennant
Born
April 18, 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

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.

Movies

The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 ★ 6.6
Ian
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 ★ 5.3
The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Macbeth
Macbeth
2025 ★ 9.1
Macbeth
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 ★ 7.2
The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Ahsoka - The Patterson Cut
Ahsoka - The Patterson Cut
2024 ★ 7.0
Huyang
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 ★ 9.2
The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023 ★ 4.5
The Doctor
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023 ★ 7.2
The Doctor
National Theatre Live: Good
National Theatre Live: Good
2023 ★ 8.5
Professor John Halder/Johnny
The Amazing Maurice
The Amazing Maurice
2022 ★ 6.7
Dangerous Beans (voice)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022 ★ 6.3
Roach Chef (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 ★ 7.0
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Loud House Movie
The Loud House Movie
2021 ★ 7.3
Angus (voice)
Screening
Screening
2020 ★ 7.0
Timothy
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020 ★ 6.8
Narrator (voice)
Good Omens: Lockdown
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020 ★ 7.8
Crowley (voice)
The Big Night In
The Big Night In
2020 ★ 9.0
Mr. Logan
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
2020 ★ 4.0
Heart
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 ★ 7.8
Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Spy in the Snow
Spy in the Snow
2018 ★ 6.5
Narrator
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 ★ 6.5
John Knox
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat
2018 ★ 6.4
The Highway Rat (voice)
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018 ★ 4.8
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Bad Samaritan
Bad Samaritan
2018 ★ 6.7
Cale Erendreich
You, Me and Him
You, Me and Him
2018 ★ 5.6
John
Ferdinand
Ferdinand
2017 ★ 7.2
Angus (voice)
Mad to Be Normal
Mad to Be Normal
2017 ★ 5.9
RD Laing
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017 ★ 5.8
Buck Douglas (voice)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 ★ 8.0
The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015 ★ 7.3
Narrator (Voice UK)
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 ★ 5.0
Narrator
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Narrator
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015 ★ 7.6
Igor the Door (voice)
96 Ways to Say I Love You
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015 ★ 5.4
Mark
What We Did on Our Holiday
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014 ★ 6.7
Doug McLeod
Wings 3D
Wings 3D
2014 ★ 10.0
Narrator (voice)
Postman Pat: The Movie
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014 ★ 5.1
Wilf (voice)
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013 ★ 5.8
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 ★ 9.0
The Doctor (archive footage)
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013
The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 ★ 8.2
The Doctor (10)
Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
2013 ★ 7.5
Richard II
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012 ★ 5.4
Donald / Roderick Peterson
The Science of Doctor Who
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
The Doctor (archive footage)
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 ★ 6.3
Charles Darwin
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 ★ 6.5
Charles Darwin (voice)
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011 ★ 8.0
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
Narrator
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 ★ 6.2
Peter Vincent
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 ★ 7.7
Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
The Decoy Bride
The Decoy Bride
2011 ★ 6.0
James Arber
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
2011 ★ 8.3
Benedick
Come in Number Five
Come in Number Five
2011
Presenter
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
2011 ★ 7.5
Narrator
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
Narrator
United
United
2011 ★ 6.9
Jimmy Murphy
Stealing Shakespeare
Stealing Shakespeare
2010
Narrator
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 ★ 7.9
Spitelout (voice)
Hamlet
Hamlet
2009 ★ 7.3
Hamlet
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009 ★ 7.8
Ghost of Christmas Present
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009 ★ 5.6
Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
2009 ★ 6.0
Hector
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009 ★ 7.9
The Doctor
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009
Narrator
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009 ★ 7.5
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2009 ★ 9.5
The Doctor (Uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008 ★ 7.4
The Doctor
Einstein and Eddington
Einstein and Eddington
2008 ★ 6.9
Arthur Eddington
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 ★ 7.6
The Doctor
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007 ★ 8.5
Guest Host
Doctor Who: Time Crash
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007 ★ 7.7
The Doctor (10)
Learners
Learners
2007 ★ 6.0
Chris
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007 ★ 6.6
The Doctor (voice)
Recovery
Recovery
2007 ★ 6.4
Alan Hamilton
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006 ★ 7.8
The Doctor
The Chatterley Affair
The Chatterley Affair
2006 ★ 4.9
Richard Hoggart
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 ★ 7.8
Barty Crouch Junior
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Sweetnightgoodheart
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005 ★ 7.1
Pete
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment
2005 ★ 5.3
Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Traffic Warden
Traffic Warden
2004 ★ 7.5
Traffic Warden
The Deputy
The Deputy
2004
Christopher Williams
Old Street
Old Street
2004 ★ 8.0
Mr. Watson
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003 ★ 6.2
Ginger Littlejohn
Nine 1/2 Minutes
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002 ★ 7.2
Charlie
The Last September
The Last September
2000 ★ 4.9
Captain Gerald Colthurst
Being Considered
Being Considered
2000 ★ 4.0
L.A. Without a Map
L.A. Without a Map
1999 ★ 5.8
Richard
Bite
Bite
1997
Jude
Jude
1996 ★ 6.3
Drunk Undergraduate
Spaces
Spaces
1993 ★ 5.5
Vinny
Biting the Hands
Biting the Hands
1989
3rd Squaddie

TV Series

The Hack
The Hack
2025 ★ 7.2
Nick Davies
7 Episodes
The Genius Game
The Genius Game
2025 ★ 6.6
The Creator
8 Episodes
Rivals
Rivals
2024 ★ 7.1
Tony Baddingham
8 Episodes
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2024 ★ 6.4
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1 Episode
ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series
2024 ★ 8.3
Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
6 Episodes
Ahsoka
Ahsoka
2023 ★ 7.5
Huyang (voice)
8 Episodes
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
2023 ★ 7.8
Narrator
4 Episodes
Clone High
Clone High
2023 ★ 6.6
David Tennant (voice)
1 Episode
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023 ★ 4.6
Huyang (voice)
1 Episode
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 ★ 7.8
Franklin (voice)
1 Episode
Litvinenko
Litvinenko
2022 ★ 7.4
Alexander Litvinenko
2 Episodes
Inside Man
Inside Man
2022 ★ 6.9
Harry Watling
4 Episodes
The Sandman
The Sandman
2022 ★ 7.9
Don (voice)
1 Episode
Chibiverse
Chibiverse
2022 ★ 7.0
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
1 Episode
The Legend of Vox Machina
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022 ★ 8.2
General Kreig (voice)
2 Episodes
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
2021 ★ 7.3
Phileas Fogg
8 Episodes
Des
Des
2020 ★ 7.2
Dennis Nilsen
3 Episodes
Staged
Staged
2020 ★ 7.9
David
20 Episodes
Deadwater Fell
Deadwater Fell
2020 ★ 6.1
Tom Kendrick
4 Episodes
Criminal: UK
Criminal: UK
2019 ★ 7.2
Dr. Edgar Fallon
1 Episode
Good Omens
Good Omens
2019 ★ 8.0
Crowley
12 Episodes
gen:LOCK
gen:LOCK
2019 ★ 7.0
Dr. Weller (voice)
8 Episodes
There She Goes
There She Goes
2018 ★ 8.2
Simon
10 Episodes
Camping
Camping
2018 ★ 5.2
Walt
8 Episodes
Hang Ups
Hang Ups
2018 ★ 6.4
Martin Lamb
1 Episode
Final Space
Final Space
2018 ★ 8.4
Lord Commander (voice)
10 Episodes
DuckTales
DuckTales
2017 ★ 7.8
Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
69 Episodes
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015 ★ 7.5
Kilgrave
14 Episodes
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015 ★ 8.4
Spitelout (voice)
12 Episodes
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015 ★ 6.2
Tyco Reeves (Voice)
1 Episode
Gracepoint
Gracepoint
2014 ★ 6.7
Emmett Carver
10 Episodes
W1A
W1A
2014 ★ 7.8
Narrator (voice)
14 Episodes
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
2014 ★ 8.5
Narrator
2 Episodes
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
2013 ★ 7.1
Will Burton
3 Episodes
The Politician's Husband
The Politician's Husband
2013 ★ 6.8
Aiden Hoynes
3 Episodes
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
2013 ★ 7.9
DI Alec Hardy
24 Episodes
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013 ★ 8.9
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Spies of Warsaw
Spies of Warsaw
2013 ★ 6.6
Jean-François Mercier
2 Episodes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012 ★ 8.3
Fugitoid (voice)
2 Episodes
Comedy World Cup
Comedy World Cup
2012
Host
7 Episodes
DreamWorks Dragons
DreamWorks Dragons
2012 ★ 7.8
Spitelout (voice)
2 Episodes
True Love
True Love
2012 ★ 7.0
Nick
1 Episode
Tree Fu Tom
Tree Fu Tom
2012 ★ 5.5
Twigs (voice)
72 Episodes
Wild About Pandas
Wild About Pandas
2012
Narrator
1 Episode
Earthflight
Earthflight
2011 ★ 6.7
6 Episodes
Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve
2011 ★ 7.3
Narrator (voice)
13 Episodes
Single Father
Single Father
2010 ★ 7.5
Dave
4 Episodes
Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks
2010 ★ 6.5
Oscar's Brain (voice)
2 Episodes
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010 ★ 6.0
Rex Alexander
1 Episode
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
1 Episode
Doctor Who: Dreamland
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009 ★ 5.3
The Doctor (voice)
6 Episodes
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
2009 ★ 7.3
Narrator (voice)
2 Episodes
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 ★ 8.5
Huyang (voice)
2 Episodes
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 ★ 7.1
The Doctor
2 Episodes
Secret Smile
Secret Smile
2005 ★ 6.3
Brendan
2 Episodes
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005 ★ 7.6
Doctor (10)
Casanova
Casanova
2005 ★ 7.1
Giacomo Casanova
3 Episodes
Blackpool
Blackpool
2004 ★ 6.8
DI Peter Carlisle
6 Episodes
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
2004 ★ 7.6
Mr. Gibson
4 Episodes
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003 ★ 6.6
Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
1 Episode
Spine Chillers
Spine Chillers
2003
Dr. Krull
1 Episode
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
2002 ★ 5.2
Regenerated Tony Blair
1 Episode
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
2002 ★ 7.9
Theo Howard
1 Episode
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001
Greig Miller
14 Episodes
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000 ★ 6.5
1 Episode
People Like Us
People Like Us
1999 ★ 8.0
Rob Harker
1 Episode
Love in the 21st Century
Love in the 21st Century
1999 ★ 4.0
John
1 Episode
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998 ★ 6.9
Max Valentine
1 Episode
Duck Patrol
Duck Patrol
1998 ★ 5.0
Simon 'Darwin' Brown
7 Episodes
A Mug's Game
A Mug's Game
1996
1 Episode
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 ★ 8.3
Campbell
6 Episodes
The Tales of Para Handy
The Tales of Para Handy
1994 ★ 5.0
John MacBryde
1 Episode
Rab C. Nesbitt
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990 ★ 7.0
Davina
1 Episode
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989 ★ 8.0
Pa MacWeldon (voice)
1 Episode
Natural World
Natural World
1983 ★ 7.1
Narrator
1 Episode
Dramarama
Dramarama
1983 ★ 6.7
1 Episode
Standing By
Standing By
1 Episode