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Aliases: Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ , Տէյվիտ Թէնընթ , დევიდ ტენანტი , David McDonald , دیوید تننت
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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Movie Involvements: 88
TV Involvements: 63
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(2005) The DoctorStar Wars: The Clone Wars
(2008) Huyang (voice)Ready Steady Cook
(1994) Self - ContestantWho Do You Think You Are?
(2004) SelfNatural World
(1983) NarratorDoctor Who
(2024) The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)CBeebies Bedtime Stories
(2009) SelfDragons: Race to the Edge
(2015) Spitelout (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ian Ventham | |
| The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| The Creator | ||
| Self - Interviewee | ||
| Macbeth | ||
| 2024 | The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage) | |
| Tony Baddingham | ||
| The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2023 | Self | |
| The Doctor (archive footage) | ||
| Self - The Doctor | ||
| Self | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| Self - Presenter | ||
| Huyang (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| David Tennant (voice) | ||
| Huyang (voice) | ||
| Professor John Halder/Johnny | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Franklin (voice) | ||
| 2022 | Dangerous Beans (voice) | |
| Alexander Litvinenko | ||
| Roach Chef (voice) | ||
| Harry Watling | ||
| Don (voice) | ||
| Scrooge McDuck (Voice) | ||
| Scrooge McDuck (voice) | ||
| General Kreig (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Phileas Fogg | ||
| Self | ||
| Angus (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Self | |
| Timothy | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Dennis Nilsen | ||
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| David | ||
| Self | ||
| Crowley (voice) | ||
| Mr. Logan | ||
| Heart | ||
| Tom Kendrick | ||
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
| Dr. Edgar Fallon | ||
| Crowley | ||
| Dr. Weller (voice) | ||
| Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Narrator | |
| John Knox | ||
| Simon | ||
| Walt | ||
| The Highway Rat (voice) | ||
| Martin Lamb | ||
| Self | ||
| Scrooge McDuck (voice) | ||
| Cale Erendreich | ||
| Lord Commander (voice) | ||
| John | ||
| 2017 | Angus (voice) | |
| Scrooge McDuck (Voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| RD Laing | ||
| Himself - Narrator | ||
| Buck Douglas (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Self | |
| Self - Host | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2015 | Self - Voice of Charles Darwin | |
| The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited) | ||
| Narrator (Voice UK) | ||
| Kilgrave | ||
| Kilgrave (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Igor the Door (voice) | ||
| Spitelout (voice) | ||
| Mark | ||
| Tyco Reeves (Voice) | ||
| 2014 | Emmett Carver | |
| Doug McLeod | ||
| Self / The Doctor (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Wilf (voice) | ||
| Himself | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2013 | N/A | |
| Himself - Narrator | ||
| The Doctor (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| The Doctor (10) | ||
| The Doctor (10) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Richard II | ||
| Self | ||
| Will Burton | ||
| Aiden Hoynes | ||
| DI Alec Hardy | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Jean-François Mercier | ||
| 2012 | Donald / Roderick Peterson | |
| Fugitoid (voice) | ||
| Host | ||
| Spitelout (voice) | ||
| Spitelout (voice) | ||
| The Doctor (archive footage) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Charles Darwin | ||
| Himself | ||
| Nick | ||
| Charles Darwin (voice) | ||
| Twigs (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2011 | Self / Narrator | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Russell T. Davies / Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Peter Vincent | ||
| Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice) | ||
| James Arber | ||
| Benedick | ||
| Presenter | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Jimmy Murphy | ||
| 2010 | Dave | |
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Oscar's Brain (voice) | ||
| Spitelout (voice) | ||
| Rex Alexander | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| 2009 | The Doctor | |
| Hamlet | ||
| Ghost of Christmas Present | ||
| Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey | ||
| The Doctor (voice) | ||
| Hector | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Host (uncredited) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| The Doctor (Uncredited) | ||
| 2008 | The Doctor | |
| Arthur Eddington | ||
| Huyang (voice) | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| Narrator (self) | ||
| 2007 | The Doctor | |
| Guest Host | ||
| The Doctor (10) | ||
| Chris | ||
| Self | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| The Doctor (voice) | ||
| Himself | ||
| Alan Hamilton | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2006 | The Doctor | |
| Self - Host | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Richard Hoggart | ||
| Brendan | ||
| The Doctor (10) | ||
| Barty Crouch Junior | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pete | ||
| Doctor Gordon Briscoe | ||
| Doctor (10) | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| Giacomo Casanova | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Self | ||
| 2004 | Self - Guest | |
| DI Peter Carlisle | ||
| Self | ||
| Traffic Warden | ||
| Mr. Gibson | ||
| Christopher Williams | ||
| Mr. Watson | ||
| 2003 | Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Ginger Littlejohn | ||
| Self | ||
| Dr. Krull | ||
| 2002 | Charlie | |
| Regenerated Tony Blair | ||
| Theo Howard | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Announcer | ||
| 2001 | Greig Miller | |
| 2000 | Captain Gerald Colthurst | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1999 | Rob Harker | |
| John | ||
| Richard | ||
| 1998 | Max Valentine | |
| Simon 'Darwin' Brown | ||
| 1997 | N/A | |
| 1996 | Self - Presenter | |
| Drunk Undergraduate | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1994 | Self - Contestant | |
| Campbell | ||
| John MacBryde | ||
| Self | ||
| 1993 | Self | |
| Vinny | ||
| 1990 | Self - Host | |
| Host | ||
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| Davina | ||
| 1989 | Pa MacWeldon (voice) | |
| 3rd Squaddie | ||
| 1983 | Narrator | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Huyang (voice) | ||
| Self - Presenter | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cinematography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 2005 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |