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David Tennant

Born April 18, 1971
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
55 years old

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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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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Barty Crouch Junior

Spitelout (voice)

Pa MacWeldon (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)

Doctor (10) / The Doctor

Angus (voice)

Don (voice)

Kilgrave / Kilgrave (voice)

Crowley

Huyang (voice)

Peter Vincent

John Knox

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

Huyang (voice)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

Charles Darwin (voice)

Ian

DI Alec Hardy

Lord Commander (voice)

Fugitoid (voice)

Cale Erendreich

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

The Doctor (10)

Spitelout (voice) / Spitelout (voice)

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Doug McLeod

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Spitelout (voice)

Harry Watling

Scrooge McDuck (Voice)

Bobby Bailey

Dr. Edgar Fallon

James Arber

The Doctor

The Doctor

The Doctor

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)

Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey

The Doctor

Dennis Nilsen

The Doctor

Angus (voice)

Gianpiero

Dangerous Beans (voice)

Phileas Fogg

Jimmy Murphy

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)

The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)

Arthur Eddington

Drunk Undergraduate

The Doctor

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)

Donald / Roderick Peterson

Theo Howard

David

The Doctor (10)

Will Burton

Ginger Littlejohn

Oscar's Brain (voice)

Hector

Tony Baddingham

Tom Kendrick

Emmett Carver

Hamlet

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Richard

Wilf (voice)

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Benedick

John

Narrator (voice)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)

Franklin (voice)

Walt

David Tennant (voice)

Dr. Weller (voice)

Charles Darwin

Jean-François Mercier

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! (2022)

Roach Chef (voice)

RD Laing

The Highway Rat (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Alexander Litvinenko

The Doctor (voice)

Huyang (voice)

Narrator

Davina

Nick Davies

Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)

Crowley (voice)

Aiden Hoynes

DI Peter Carlisle

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015)

Narrator (Voice UK)

Campbell

Alan Hamilton

Simon

Mr Gibson

Doctor Gordon Briscoe

Chris

Rob Harker

Captain Gerald Colthurst

Nick

Martin Lamb

Dave

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 (2023)

The Doctor

The Doctor (voice)

Narrator

Brendan

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol (2009)

Ghost of Christmas Present

Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)

Narrator (voice)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)

Max Valentine

Scrooge McDuck (Voice)

Narrator

Richard Hoggart

Fourteenth Doctor

Macbeth

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical (2015)

Igor the Door (voice)

Richard II

Pete

Mark

Twigs (voice)

Regenerated Tony Blair

Narrator

Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie (2017)

Buck Douglas (voice)

Russell T. Davies / Self

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 (2008)

The Doctor (Uncredited)

DuckTales: Destination Adventure! (2018)

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

The Creator

Professor John Halder/Johnny

Charlie

Timothy

The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story (2020)

Narrator (voice)

Traffic Warden

Neil McDonald

Narrator (self)

Love in the 21st Century (1999)

John

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries (2023)

Narrator

Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions (2009)

Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith (2013)

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)

The Doctor

Heart

Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)

Third Squaddie

The Doctor

Simon 'Darwin' Brown

Mr. Watson

Vinny

Dr. Krull

Narrator

Mr. Logan

John MacBryde

Gavin MacEwan

Alastair Galbraith

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' (2005)

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)

Narrator

The Doctor

Will

Rex Alexander

Archie

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro (2013)

The Doctor (10)

The Deputy (2004)

Christopher Williams

A Mug's Game (1996)

3rd Squaddie

Presenter

Host

Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords (2007)

The Doctor

Narrator

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line (2011)

Narrator

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)

Narrator

Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)

Narrator

Narrator

Gary Innes

Standing By

Narrator

Steven Wilson: Requiem for a Village (2026)

Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch (2001)

Greig Miller

Dangerous Beans (voice)

The Joy of Sex

The National Television Awards Backstage Live (2010)

The Neverending Pillow Fort

The Wind in the Willows

Basil

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Production (4)

Executive production

Directing (3)

Editing (1)

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Cinematography

Appearances (66)

The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Self - Presenter

Self

Self - Host (uncredited)

Self

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)

Self - Guest Announcer

Self

Self - Guest

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015)

Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

Self

Self

The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)

Self

Himself - Narrator

Self - Host

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (2023)

The Doctor (archive footage)

Himself - Narrator

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)

The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)

Self

Self / Narrator

Self

Himself

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Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (2013)

Self

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)

Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

Self

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years (2020)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Self

The Doctor (10) (14) (archive footage)

Self - Host

Self

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2021)

Self

Self

Self - Presenter

Self

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered (2019)

Self

Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye (2026)

self

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (2023)

Self

Himself

The Muppets Take The O2 (2018)

Self

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One (2015)

Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties (2011)

Self

Self

Self - Narrator (voice)

Self - The Doctor / Self

Self

The Friday Night Project - Unleashed (2007)

Self - Guest Host

Self - Host

The Doctor (archive footage)

Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen (2020)

Self

Self

Self - Contestant

Self

The Science of Doctor Who (2012)

The Doctor (archive footage)

Self (voice)

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money (2024)

Self

Self - Host

Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David (2023)

Self

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS (2013)

Self

The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014)

Self

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen (2011)

Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)

Self

The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years (2020)

Self