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.
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The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit - Extended Movie Cut
as The Doctor
Ages of Ice
as Self (voice)
Rivals: The Official Podcast
as Self
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
as self
Twenty Twenty Six
as Narrator
The Hack
as Nick Davies
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Four Seasons
as Gianpiero
Genius Game
as The Creator
The Assembly
as Self - Interviewee
Macbeth
as Macbeth
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
as Self
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
Rivals
as Tony Baddingham
Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
ARK: The Animated Series
as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
as Self
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
as Self
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
as Self - The Doctor
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
as Self
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
as The Doctor
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
as The Doctor
Talking Doctor Who
as Self - Presenter
Ahsoka
as Huyang (voice)
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
as Narrator
Clone High
as David Tennant (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
as Huyang (voice)
National Theatre Live: Good
as Professor John Halder/Johnny
Comic Relief 2023
as Self - Host
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Franklin (voice)
The Amazing Maurice
as Dangerous Beans (voice)
Litvinenko
as Alexander Litvinenko
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
as Roach Chef (voice)
Inside Man
as Harry Watling
The Sandman
as Don (voice)
Chibiverse
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Remembers…
as Self
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
as General Kreig (voice)
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
as Self
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Self
Around the World in 80 Days
as Phileas Fogg
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
as Unknown
The Loud House Movie
as Angus (voice)
Time
as Bobby Bailey
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Self
Screening
as Timothy
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
as Narrator (voice)
Des
as Dennis Nilsen
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Staged
as David
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
as Self
Good Omens: Lockdown
as Crowley (voice)
The Big Night In
as Mr. Logan
The Big Night In
as Self
Heart to Heart
as Heart
Deadwater Fell
as Tom Kendrick
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
as Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self
Criminal: UK
as Dr. Edgar Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Good Omens
as Crowley
gen:LOCK
as Dr. Weller (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Spy in the Snow
as Narrator
Mary Queen of Scots
as John Knox
There She Goes
as Simon
Camping
as Walt
The Highway Rat
as The Highway Rat (voice)
Hang Ups
as Martin Lamb
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Bad Samaritan
as Cale Erendreich
Final Space
as Lord Commander (voice)
You, Me and Him
as John
Ferdinand
as Angus (voice)
DuckTales
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
as Self
Mad to Be Normal
as RD Laing
Spy in the Wild
as Himself - Narrator
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
as Buck Douglas (voice)
Einstein 100
as Narrator
Top Gear: Extra Gear
as Self
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Host
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
as Himself
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (Voice UK)
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Kilgrave
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Kilgrave (voice)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Narrator
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Narrator
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
as Igor the Door (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as George Harrison
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Spitelout (voice)
96 Ways to Say I Love You
as Mark
Thunderbirds Are Go!
as Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Gracepoint
as Emmett Carver
What We Did on Our Holiday
as Doug McLeod
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
as Self
Wings 3D
as Narrator (voice)
Postman Pat: The Movie
as Wilf (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self
W1A
as Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
as Narrator
Earthflight
as Himself - Narrator
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as The Doctor (archive footage)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
as The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
as Self
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
as Self
RSC Live: Richard II
as Richard II
Doctor Who Explained
as Self
The Escape Artist
as Will Burton
The Politician's Husband
as Aiden Hoynes
Gogglebox
as Self
Broadchurch
as DI Alec Hardy
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as Self
The Last Leg
as Self
Spies of Warsaw
as Jean-François Mercier
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as Donald / Roderick Peterson
Comedy World Cup
as Host
DreamWorks Dragons
as Spitelout (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons
as Spitelout (voice)
Shakespeare's Sonnets
as Unknown
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Charles Darwin
Shakespeare Uncovered
as Himself
True Love
as Nick
Playhouse Presents
as Will
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Charles Darwin (voice)
Tree Fu Tom
as Twigs (voice)
Wild About Pandas
as Narrator
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self / Narrator
Earthflight
as Unknown
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self
Discovering Hamlet
as Self
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as Russell T. Davies / Self
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
as Unknown
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
as Narrator
Fright Night
as Peter Vincent
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
The Decoy Bride
as James Arber
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
as Self
Come in Number Five
as Presenter
Twenty Twelve
as Narrator (voice)
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
as Narrator
United
as Jimmy Murphy
Single Father
as Dave
Ask Rhod Gilbert
as Self
Stealing Shakespeare
as Narrator
Fish Hooks
as Oscar's Brain (voice)
Doctor Who: The End of Time
as The Doctor
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
as Rex Alexander
Hamlet
as Hamlet
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
Doctor Who: Dreamland
as The Doctor (voice)
Glorious 39
as Hector
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
as The Doctor
Live from Studio Five
as Self
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as Self
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
as Narrator
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as The Doctor
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
as Self
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as Self
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as Fourteenth Doctor
Endgame
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor
Einstein and Eddington
as Arthur Eddington
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Huyang (voice)
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
as The Doctor (Uncredited)
Human Footprint
as Narrator (self)
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as The Doctor
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
as Self - Guest Host
Doctor Who: Time Crash
as The Doctor (10)
Learners
as Chris
David Tennant's Video Diary
as Self
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
as The Doctor (voice)
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
as Himself
Recovery
as Alan Hamilton
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: A Celebration
as Self - Host
The One Show
as Self
Totally Doctor Who
as Self
The Chatterley Affair
as Richard Hoggart
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
as The Doctor
Secret Smile
as Brendan
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
as Unknown
Sweetnightgoodheart
as Pete
The Quatermass Experiment
as Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who
as Doctor (10)
Doctor Who
as The Doctor
Doctor Who Confidential
as Self
Casanova
as Giacomo Casanova
The Friday Night Project
as Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Guest
Blackpool
as DI Peter Carlisle
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
Traffic Warden
as Traffic Warden
He Knew He Was Right
as Mr Gibson
Old Street
as Mr. Watson
Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka
as Warehouseman
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
as Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
Bright Young Things
as Ginger Littlejohn
QI
as Self
Spine Chillers
as Dr. Krull
Trust
as Gavin MacEwan
Nine 1/2 Minutes
as Charlie
Dead Ringers
as Regenerated Tony Blair
Foyle's War
as Theo Howard
Top Gear
as Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest Announcer
The Last September
as Captain Gerald Colthurst
Being Considered
as Unknown
People Like Us
as Rob Harker
L.A. Without a Map
as Richard
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
as Max Valentine
Duck Patrol
as Simon 'Darwin' Brown
Bite
as Alastair Galbraith
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Presenter
Quality Control
as Gary Innes
Jude
as Drunk Undergraduate
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Contestant
Takin' Over the Asylum
as Campbell
The Tales of Para Handy
as John MacBryde
Room 101
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Spaces
as Vinny
GMTV
as Self
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
Rab C. Nesbitt
as Davina
The Simpsons
as Pa MacWeldon (voice)
Biting the Hands
as 3rd Squaddie
The Play on One
as Third Squaddie
Natural World
as Narrator
Dramarama
as Neil McDonald