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David Tennant

Character Actor | * 04/18/1971 (53) | Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
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David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 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). He returned to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character from 2022 to 2023. 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 ()
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David John Tennant is a Scottish actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Casanova, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Broadchurch, and Jessica Jones. He made his professional acting debut in 1991 and has appeared in various films and television shows including Bright Young Things, He Knew He Was Right, Blackpool, The Quatermass Experiment, Secret Smile, and Gracepoint. In 2017, he became the voice of Scrooge McDuck for the DuckTales reboot and in 2018, he played Simon Yates in There She Goes. In 2020, he appeared as himself in the miniseries Staged, in addition to playing Crowley in Good Omens alongside co-star Michael Sheen.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician. ...

Fright Night

FSK: 16+ years

2011 | 3.1/5 | 1h 46min
Horror, Comedy
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The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart. ...

Broadchurch

FSK: 12+ years

2013 | 4.0/5
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilit ...

Marvel's Jessica Jones

FSK: 18+ years

2015 | 3.8/5 | 52min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor' ...

Doctor Who

FSK: 12+ years

2005 | 3.7/5
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for David Tennant

Daytime Emmy Awards
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Movies with David Tennant as Actor(98)

as himself2024 Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
as Simon Yates2023 There She Goes: 414
as The Doctor2023 Doctor Who: The Star Beast
as Professor John Halder/Johnny2023 National Theatre Live: Good
as Lisping Man2023 Fuddy Meers
as Dangerous Beans (voice)2022 The Amazing Maurice
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
as Angus (voice)2021 The Loud House Movie
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)2021 DuckTales: The Last Adventure!
as himself2021 An Audience with Adele
as himself2021 Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Mr. Logan2020 The Big Night In
as Crowley2020 Good Omens: Lockdown
as Narrator (voice)2020 The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
as Timothy2020 Screening
as himself2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as himself2019 Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as himself2018 The Muppets Take The O2
as Narrator2018 Spy in the Snow
as Cale Erendreich2018 Bad Samaritan
as The Highway Rat (voice)2018 The Highway Rat
as John Knox2018 Mary Queen of Scots
as John2018 You, Me and Him
as Angus (voice)2017 Ferdinand
as RD Laing2017 Mad to Be Normal
as Self - Host2016 Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as himself2016 Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
as Narrator (Voice UK)2015 Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin2015 A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as himself2015 The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Mark2015 96 Ways to Say I Love You
as Igor the Door (voice)2015 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)2014 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Wilf (voice)2014 Postman Pat: The Movie
as Doug McLeod2014 What We Did on Our Holiday
as Narrator (voice)2014 Wings 3D
as himself2014 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
as Richard II2013 Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II
as himself2013 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
as Himself - Narrator2013 Earthflight
as The Doctor (archive footage)2013 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
as himself2013 Doctor Who Explained
as himself2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as The Doctor (10)2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (archive footage)2012 The Science of Doctor Who
as Charles Darwin (voice)2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Donald / Roderick Peterson2012 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as Charles Darwin2012 So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Narrator2011 Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
as himself2011 Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Peter Vincent2011 Fright Night
as Benedick2011 Much Ado About Nothing
as Narrator2011 Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
as Russell T. Davies / Self2011 The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)2011 The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Self / Narrator2011 Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as James Arber2011 The Decoy Bride
as Jimmy Murphy2011 United
as Narrator2010 Stealing Shakespeare
as Spitelout (voice)2010 How to Train Your Dragon
as The Doctor2009 Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
as The Doctor2009 Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as Ghost of Christmas Present2009 The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey2009 St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as The Doctor2009 Doctor Who at the Proms
as Hamlet2009 Hamlet
as Hector2009 Glorious 39
as The Doctor2008 Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as Narrator2008 Human Footprint
as Arthur Eddington2008 Einstein and Eddington
as The Doctor2008 Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres
as The Doctor (10)2007 Doctor Who: Time Crash
as Alan Hamilton2007 Recovery
as himself2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as The Doctor (voice)2007 Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
as Chris2007 Learners
as The Doctor2007 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as The Doctor2006 Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as Hamish (voice)2006 Free Jimmy
as Richard Hoggart2006 The Chatterley Affair
as Doctor Gordon Briscoe2005 The Quatermass Experiment
as Barty Crouch Junior2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Pete2005 Sweetnightgoodheart
as The Doctor2005 Doctor Who: Attack of the Graske
as Brendan Block2005 Secret Smile
as Christopher Williams2004 The Deputy
as Traffic Warden2004 Traffic Warden
as Mr. Watson2004 Old Street
as Ginger Littlejohn2003 Bright Young Things
as Charlie2002 Nine 1/2 Minutes
2000 Being Considered
as Captain Gerald Colthurst2000 The Last September
as Richard1999 L.A. Without a Map
as Drunk Undergraduate1996 Jude
as Vinny1993 Spaces

TV Shows/Series with David Tennant as Actor(86)

as Rex Alexander2024 Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2024 Standing By
as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)2024 ARK: The Animated Series
as Tony Baddingham2023 Rivals
as Huyang (voice)2023 Ahsoka
as Narrator2023 Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
as Alexander Litvinenko2022 Litvinenko
as General Kreig (voice)2022 The Legend of Vox Machina
as Harry Watling2022 Inside Man
as himself2022 Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)2021 This Duckburg Life
as Phileas Fogg2021 Around the World in 80 Days
as Tom Kendrick2020 Deadwater Fell
as Dennis Nilsen2020 Des
as Self - Narrator2020 Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
as David2020 Staged
as Dr. Edgar Fallon2019 Criminal: UK
as Dr. Weller (voice)2019 gen:LOCK
as Crowley2019 Good Omens
as Martin Lamb2018 Hang Ups
as Lord Commander (voice)2018 Final Space
as Simon2018 There She Goes
as Walt2018 Camping
as Himself - Narrator2017 Spy in the Wild
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)2017 DuckTales
as Tyco Reeves (Voice)2015 Thunderbirds Are Go!
as Spitelout (voice)2015 Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Kilgrave2015 Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Kilgrave (voice)2015 Marvel's Jessica Jones
as himself2014 The Real History of Science Fiction
as Narrator2014 Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
as Emmett Carver2014 Gracepoint
as himself2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Narrator (voice)2014 W1A
as himself2013 Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as himself2013 The Last Leg
2013 The Last Leg
as Narrator (voice)2013 Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
as Aiden Hoynes2013 The Politician's Husband
as DI Alec Hardy2013 Broadchurch
as Will Burton2013 The Escape Artist
as Spitelout (voice)2012 DreamWorks Dragons
as Spitelout (voice)2012 DreamWorks Dragons
as Twigs (voice)2012 Tree Fu Tom
as himself2012 Shakespeare Uncovered
as Host2012 Comedy World Cup
as Nick2012 True Love
as Narrator (voice)2011 Twenty Twelve
as Dave2010 Single Father
2010 Ask Rhod Gilbert
as himself2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2009 CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as The Doctor2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures
as himself2007 Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
2006 Totally Doctor Who
as himself2006 Totally Doctor Who
as himself2006 The One Show
as Doctor (10)2005 Doctor Who
as The Doctor2005 Doctor Who
2005 Doctor Who
as himself2005 Extras
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as himself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
as DI Peter Carlisle2004 Blackpool
as Self - Guest2004 Big Fat Quiz
as Young custodian2003 Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
as himself2003 QI
as Self - Guest Announcer2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as himself2002 Top Gear
as Regenerated Tony Blair2002 Dead Ringers
2002 Foyle's War
as Greig Miller2001 Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Rob Harker1999 People Like Us
as Darwin1998 Duck Patrol
as Presenter1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as himself1994 Room 101
as John MacBryde1994 The Tales of Para Handy
as Campbell1994 Takin' Over the Asylum
as himself1993 GMTV
as Self - Host1990 Have I Got News for You
as Host1990 Have I Got News for You
1983 Dramarama
as Narrator1983 Natural World

TV Shows/Series with David Tennant as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Around the World in 80 Days
Production/Executive Producer2020 Des
Production/Executive Producer2020 Staged
Directing/Director2007 Painkiller Jane
Directing/Director2005 Doctor Who Confidential

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.david-tennant.com
Full Name: David John Tennant
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 04/18 1971 (April) in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 53 years + 1 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Paisley Grammar School
Spouses (current/former): Georgia Tennant
Children: Olive Tennant, Ty Tennant
Father: Sandy McDonald
Mother: Essdale Helen McDonald
Other names for David Tennant (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"ديفيد تينانت"
"Дейвид Тенант"
"Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ"
"דייוויד טננט"
"Տէյվիտ Թէնընթ"
"デイヴィッド・テナント"
"데이비드 테넌트"
"เดวิด เทนนันต์"
"დევიდ ტენანტი"
"大衛·田納特"
"David McDonald"
"David John McDonald"
David Tennant frequently works together with these people:
Keith Ferguson (27x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (24x, Actor)
Russell T Davies (20x, Crew)
Brook Chalmers (18x, Actor)
Eric Bauza (16x, Actor)
Mark Gatiss (15x, Actor)
Catherine Tate (14x, Actress)
Bill Bailey (14x, Actor)
Sam Riegel (14x, Actor)
Murray Gold (14x, Crew)
Ricky Gervais (13x, Actor)
Steven Moffat (13x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:985, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024