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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Movies (140)
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
2026 · The Doctor (archive footage)
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026 · self
El club del crimen de los jueves
2025 · Ian
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 · The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Macbeth
2025 · Macbeth
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
2025 · Self
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 · The Doctor (10) (14) (archive footage)
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024 · Self
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023 · Self
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 · The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
2023 · Self
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023 · The Doctor
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023 · The Doctor
Talking Doctor Who
2023 · Self - Presenter
National Theatre Live: Good
2023 · Professor John Halder/Johnny
Comic Relief 2023
2023 · Self - Host
Las aventuras de Maurice
2022 · Dangerous Beans (voice)
The Paloni Show! Especial de Halloween
2022 · Roach Chef (voice)
Chip y Dale: Al rescate
2022 · Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021 · Self
An Audience with Adele
2021 · Self
The Loud House: La película
2021 · Angus (voice)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020 · Self
Screening
2020 · Timothy
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020 · Narrator (voice)
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020 · Self
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020 · Crowley (voice)
The Big Night In
2020 · Mr. Logan, Self
Heart to Heart
2020 · Heart
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020 · Self
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019 · Self
Cómo Entrenar A Tu Dragón 3
2019 · Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
Spy in the Snow
2018 · Narrator
Las dos reinas
2018 · John Knox
The Highway Rat
2018 · The Highway Rat (voice)
The Muppets Take The O2
2018 · Self
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018 · Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Latidos en la oscuridad
2018 · Cale Erendreich
Tú, Yo y Él
2018 · John
Olé, el viaje de Ferdinand
2017 · Angus (voice)
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017 · Self
Mad to Be Normal
2017 · RD Laing
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017 · Buck Douglas (voice)
Einstein 100
2016 · Narrator
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 · Self - Host
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016 · Himself
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015 · Self - Voice of Charles Darwin
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 · The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015 · Narrator (Voice UK)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 · Narrator
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 · Narrator
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015 · Igor the Door (voice)
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015 · Mark
Nuestro último verano en Escocia
2014 · Doug McLeod
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014 · Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014 · Self
Wings 3D
2014 · Narrator (voice)
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014 · Wilf (voice)
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Earthflight
2013 · Himself - Narrator
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · The Doctor (archive footage)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Self
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013 · The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: El día del Doctor
2013 · The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013 · Self
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013 · Self
RSC Live: Richard II
2013 · Richard II
Doctor Who Explained
2013 · Self
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012 · Donald / Roderick Peterson
The Science of Doctor Who
2012 · The Doctor (archive footage)
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 · Charles Darwin
¡Piratas! Una loca aventura
2012 · Charles Darwin (voice)
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011 · Self / Narrator
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011 · Self
Discovering Hamlet
2011 · Self
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011 · Russell T. Davies / Self
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011 · Narrator
Noche de miedo
2011 · Peter Vincent
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 · Radio Newsreader / Stretchy McStretch (voice)
The Decoy Bride
2011 · James Arber
Much Ado About Nothing
2011 · Benedick
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011 · Self
Come in Number Five
2011 · Presenter
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011 · Narrator
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011 · Narrator
United
2011 · Jimmy Murphy
Stealing Shakespeare
2010 · Narrator
Cómo Entrenar A Tu Dragón
2010 · Spitelout (voice)
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010 · The Doctor
Hamlet
2009 · Hamlet
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009 · Ghost of Christmas Present
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009 · Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
Glorious 39
2009 · Hector
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009 · The Doctor
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009 · Narrator
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009 · The Doctor
Endgame
2009 · Self - Host (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008 · The Doctor
Einstein y Eddington
2008 · Arthur Eddington
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008 · The Doctor (Uncredited)
Human Footprint
2008 · Narrator (self)
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · The Doctor
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007 · Self - Guest Host
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007 · The Doctor (10)
Learners
2007 · Chris
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007 · Self, Cinematography, Director, Editor
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007 · The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords
2007 · The Doctor
Recovery
2007 · Alan Hamilton
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006 · The Doctor
Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006 · Self - Host
The Chatterley Affair
2006 · Richard Hoggart
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005 · The Doctor
Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego
2005 · Barty Crouch Junior
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005 · Pete
The Quatermass Experiment
2005 · Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Traffic Warden
2004 · Traffic Warden
The Deputy
2004 · Christopher Williams
Old Street
2004 · Mr. Watson
Bright Young Things
2003 · Ginger Littlejohn
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002 · Charlie
The Last September
2000 · Captain Gerald Colthurst
Being Considered
2000
L.A. Without a Map
1999 · Richard
Bite
1997 · Alastair Galbraith
Quality Control
1996 · Gary Innes
Jude
1996 · Drunk Undergraduate
Spaces
1993 · Vinny
Biting the Hands
1989 · 3rd Squaddie
The Wind in the Willows
· Basil
The Neverending Pillow Fort
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
· Dangerous Beans (voice)
The Joy of Sex
Good Omens T3: El final
TV shows (130)
Ages of Ice
2026 · Self (voice)
Rivals: The Official Podcast
2026 · Self
Twenty Twenty Six
2026 · Narrator
The Hack
2025 · Nick Davies, Executive Producer
The Four Seasons
2025 · Gianpiero
Genius Game
2025 · The Creator
The Assembly
2025 · Self - Interviewee
Rivales
2024 · Tony Baddingham
Doctor Who
2024 · The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
ARK: La serie animada
2024 · Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Self - Guest
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
2023 · Self - The Doctor, Self
Ahsoka
2023 · Huyang (voice)
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
2023 · Narrator
Escuela de Clones
2023 · David Tennant (voice)
Star Wars: Las aventuras de jóvenes Jedi
2023 · Huyang (voice)
Moon Girl y Devil, el dinosaurio
2023 · Franklin (voice)
Litvinenko
2022 · Alexander Litvinenko
El plan perfecto
2022 · Harry Watling
Sandman
2022 · Don (voice)
Chibiverse
2022 · Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Remembers…
2022 · Self
La leyenda de Vox Machina
2022 · General Kreig (voice)
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022 · Self
La Vuelta al Mundo en 80 Días
2021 · Phileas Fogg, Executive Producer
Time
2021 · Bobby Bailey
Des
2020 · Dennis Nilsen, Executive Producer
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Staged
2020 · David, Executive Producer
Deadwater Fell
2020 · Tom Kendrick
Criminal: Reino Unido
2019 · Dr. Edgar Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Good Omens
2019 · Crowley
Gen:Lock
2019 · Dr. Weller (voice)
There She Goes
2018 · Simon
Camping
2018 · Walt
Hang Ups
2018 · Martin Lamb
Final Space
2018 · Lord Commander (voice)
Patoaventuras
2017 · Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Spy in the Wild
2017 · Himself - Narrator
Top Gear: Extra Gear
2016 · Self
Marvel - Jessica Jones
2015 · Kilgrave, Kilgrave (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest, George Harrison
Dragones: Carrera al borde
2015 · Spitelout (voice)
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015 · Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Gracepoint
2014 · Emmett Carver
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Self
W1A
2014 · Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
2014 · Narrator
The Escape Artist
2013 · Will Burton
The Politician's Husband
2013 · Aiden Hoynes
Gogglebox
2013 · Self
Broadchurch
2013 · DI Alec Hardy
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013 · Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013 · Self
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Spies of Warsaw
2013 · Jean-François Mercier
Las Tortugas Ninja
2012 · Fugitoid (voice)
Comedy World Cup
2012 · Host
Dragones de Berk
2012 · Spitelout (voice), Spitelout (voice)
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012 · Himself
True Love
2012 · Nick
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Will
Tree Fu Tom
2012 · Twigs (voice)
Wild About Pandas
2012 · Narrator
Earthflight
2011
Twenty Twelve
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Single Father
2010 · Dave
Ask Rhod Gilbert
2010 · Self
Pecezuelos
2010 · Oscar's Brain (voice)
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010 · Rex Alexander
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009 · The Doctor (voice)
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009 · Self
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009 · Self
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009 · Self, Fourteenth Doctor
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
2009 · Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones
2008 · Huyang (voice)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · The Doctor
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
2007 · Himself
Jane la Inmortal
2007 · Director
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
The One Show
2006 · Self
Totally Doctor Who
2006 · Self
Secret Smile
2005 · Brendan
Doctor Who
2005 · Doctor (10), The Doctor
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Self, Director
Casanova
2005 · Giacomo Casanova
The Friday Night Project
2005 · Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Big Fat Quiz
2004 · Self - Guest
Blackpool
2004 · DI Peter Carlisle
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
He Knew He Was Right
2004 · Mr Gibson
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003 · Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)
QI
2003 · Self
Spine Chillers
2003 · Dr. Krull
Trust
2003 · Gavin MacEwan
Dead Ringers
2002 · Regenerated Tony Blair
Foyle's War
2002 · Theo Howard
Top Gear
2002 · Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self - Guest Announcer
Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch
2001 · Greig Miller
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
People Like Us
1999 · Rob Harker
Love in the 21st Century
1999 · John
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998 · Max Valentine
Duck Patrol
1998 · Simon 'Darwin' Brown
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self - Presenter
A Mug's Game
1996
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · Self - Contestant
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 · Campbell
The Tales of Para Handy
1994 · John MacBryde
Room 101
1994 · Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
GMTV
1993 · Self
Strathblair
1992 · Archie
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self - Host
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990 · Davina
Los Simpson
1989 · Pa MacWeldon (voice)
Comic Relief
1988
The Play on One
1988 · Third Squaddie
Natural World
1983 · Narrator
Dramarama
1983 · Neil McDonald
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
· Self - Presenter
Standing By