David Tennant
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 260
The Simpsons
1989
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Doctor Who
2005
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
The One Show
2006
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
Top Gear
2002
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
QI
2003
Have I Got News for You
1990
Fish Hooks
2010
Good Omens
2019
DuckTales
2017
The Sandman
2022
Broadchurch
2013
Foyle's War
2002
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
Natural World
1983
Doctor Who
2024
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
GMTV
1993
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Last Leg
2013
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
Ahsoka
2023
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Rivals
2024
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
Chibiverse
2022
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
Playhouse Presents
2012
Final Space
2018
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
Room 101
1994
The Four Seasons
2025
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Remembers…
2022
Staged
2020
gen:LOCK
2019
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015
The Play on One
1988
Ferdinand
2017
Dramarama
1983
Criminal: UK
2019
Big Fat Quiz
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
The Hack
2025
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
Clone High
2023
Inside Man
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Twenty Twelve
2011
Dead Ringers
2002
Tree Fu Tom
2012
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
True Love
2012
Gracepoint
2014
Fright Night
2011
Des
2020
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
The Escape Artist
2013
W1A
2014
Camping
2018
The Loud House Movie
2021
Blackpool
2004
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Litvinenko
2022
Hang Ups
2018
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Gogglebox
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
Duck Patrol
1998
Casanova
2005
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Twenty Twenty Six
2026
The Amazing Maurice
2022
Spine Chillers
2003
Trust
2003
People Like Us
1999
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
Totally Doctor Who
2006
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
Love in the 21st Century
1999
He Knew He Was Right
2004
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
Spies of Warsaw
2013
Macbeth
2025
Deadwater Fell
2020
Top Gear: Extra Gear
2016
There She Goes
2018
Ask Rhod Gilbert
2010
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
Bad Samaritan
2018
Jude
1996
Einstein and Eddington
2008
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
Single Father
2010
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009
The Politician's Husband
2013
Earthflight
2011
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
Secret Smile
2005
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
2023
United
2011
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
2020
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
Spy in the Wild
2017
Being Considered
2000
Comedy World Cup
2012
L.A. Without a Map
1999
RSC Live: Richard II
2013
Bright Young Things
2003
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
An Audience with Adele
2021
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
2014
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
The Tales of Para Handy
1994
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
2007
The Assembly
2025
The Genius Game
2025
The Big Night In
2020
The Decoy Bride
2011
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001
The Highway Rat
2018
Wings 3D
2014
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
Glorious 39
2009
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013
Live from Studio Five
2009
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
The Joy of Sex
Wild About Pandas
2012
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016
Old Street
2004
Talking Doctor Who
2023
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
2023
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
Endgame
2009
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Rivals: The Official Podcast
2026
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
The Neverending Pillow Fort
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Learners
2007
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017
A Mug's Game
1996
Hamlet
2009
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017
Heart to Heart
2020
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
Traffic Warden
2004
The Quatermass Experiment
2005
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009
You, Me and Him
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
Earthflight
2013
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011
Doctor Who Explained
2013
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013
Mad to Be Normal
2017
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007
National Theatre Live: Good
2023
Standing By
Recovery
2007
The Chatterley Affair
2006
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013
The Last September
2000
Biting the Hands
1989
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
2009
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
Discovering Hamlet
2011
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023
The Friday Night Project
2005
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Bite
1997
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020
The Wind in the Willows
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
Spy in the Snow
2018
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002
The Deputy
2004
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015
Come in Number Five
2011
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008
Human Footprint
2008
Comic Relief 2023
2023
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014
Screening
2020
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
2023
Stealing Shakespeare
2010
Spaces
1993
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007
Quality Control
1996
