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 Simpsons
1989 · Pa MacWeldon (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Doctor Who
2005 · Doctor (10)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012 · Fugitoid (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · Huyang (voice)
The One Show
2006 · Self
Top Gear
2002 · Self
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022 · General Kreig (voice)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Barty Crouch Junior
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · Self - Contestant
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self - Host
Natural World
1983 · Narrator
QI
2003 · Self
The Sandman
2022 · Don (voice)
Broadchurch
2013 · DI Alec Hardy
Foyle's War
2002 · Theo Howard
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015 · Kilgrave
DuckTales
2017 · Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Good Omens
2019 · Crowley
Doctor Who
2024 · The Doctor (archive fo...
Fish Hooks
2010 · Oscar's Brain (voice)
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015 · Spitelout (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self - Presenter
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
GMTV
1993 · Self
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009 · Self
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · Franklin (voice)
Ahsoka
2023 · Huyang (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Spitelout (voice)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
— · Self - Presenter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Spitelout / Ivar the W...
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self - Guest Announcer
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · Self - Guest
Rivals
2024 · Tony Baddingham
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023 · Huyang (voice)
Remembers…
2022 · Self
Chibiverse
2022 · Scrooge McDuck (Voice)
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Will
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Ian
Final Space
2018 · Lord Commander (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons
2012 · Spitelout (voice)
The Four Seasons
2025 · Gianpiero
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · The Doctor
Room 101
1994 · Self
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015 · Tyco Reeves (Voice)
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Self
Ferdinand
2017 · Angus (voice)
Staged
2020 · David
Criminal: UK
2019 · Dr. Edgar Fallon
Big Fat Quiz
2004 · Self - Guest
The Play on One
1988 · Third Squaddie
ARK: The Animated Series
2024 · Sir Edmund Rockwell (v...
Dramarama
1983 · Neil McDonald
Around the World in 80 Days
2021 · Phileas Fogg
The Hack
2025 · Nick Davies
gen:LOCK
2019 · Dr. Weller (voice)
Tree Fu Tom
2012 · Twigs (voice)
Clone High
2023 · David Tennant (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 · Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Inside Man
2022 · Harry Watling
Des
2020 · Dennis Nilsen
Twenty Twelve
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Fright Night
2011 · Peter Vincent
True Love
2012 · Nick
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990 · Davina
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009 · Self
Gracepoint
2014 · Emmett Carver
Dead Ringers
2002 · Regenerated Tony Blair
Blackpool
2004 · DI Peter Carlisle
W1A
2014 · Narrator (voice)
The Loud House Movie
2021 · Angus (voice)
The Escape Artist
2013 · Will Burton
Spine Chillers
2003 · Dr. Krull
Hang Ups
2018 · Martin Lamb
Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · John Knox
Camping
2018 · Walt
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 · The Doctor (10)
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003 · Young Custodian (voice...
Gogglebox
2013 · Self
Casanova
2005 · Giacomo Casanova
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 · Charles Darwin (voice)
Top Gear: Extra Gear
2016 · Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Self
Litvinenko
2022 · Alexander Litvinenko
Totally Doctor Who
2006 · Self
People Like Us
1999 · Rob Harker
Twenty Twenty Six
2026 · Narrator
The Amazing Maurice
2022 · Dangerous Beans (voice...
Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
2022 · Self
Duck Patrol
1998 · Simon 'Darwin' Brown
Macbeth
2025 · Macbeth
Trust
2003 · Gavin MacEwan
He Knew He Was Right
2004 · Mr Gibson
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 · Campbell
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Self - Guest
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014 · Doug McLeod
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998 · Max Valentine
Spies of Warsaw
2013 · Jean-François Mercier
Bad Samaritan
2018 · Cale Erendreich
Deadwater Fell
2020 · Tom Kendrick
Ask Rhod Gilbert
2010 · Self
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009 · Captain Lord Pomfrey /...
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009 · Self
There She Goes
2018 · Simon
Jude
1996 · Drunk Undergraduate
Einstein and Eddington
2008 · Arthur Eddington
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009 · The Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
2023 · Self - The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013 · Self
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006 · The Doctor
Single Father
2010 · Dave
The Politician's Husband
2013 · Aiden Hoynes
Bright Young Things
2003 · Ginger Littlejohn
RSC Live: Richard II
2013 · Richard II
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · The Doctor
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014 · Wilf (voice)
The Assembly
2025 · Self - Interviewee
United
2011 · Jimmy Murphy
The Decoy Bride
2011 · James Arber
The Genius Game
2025 · The Creator
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012 · Himself
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice...
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009 · The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009 · The Doctor
Wings 3D
2014 · Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008 · The Doctor
Comedy World Cup
2012 · Host
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012 · Donald / Roderick Pete...
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 · Charles Darwin
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 · The Doctor (10) (pictu...
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022 · Roach Chef (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021 · Self
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 · The Doctor (14) (10) (...
Earthflight
2011
Being Considered
2000
L.A. Without a Map
1999 · Richard
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 · Self - Host
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013 · Narrator (voice)
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
2007 · Himself
Spy in the Wild
2017 · Himself - Narrator
Secret Smile
2005 · Brendan
The Big Night In
2020 · Mr. Logan
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Self
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010 · The Doctor
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010 · Rex Alexander
Old Street
2004 · Mr. Watson
The Tales of Para Handy
1994 · John MacBryde
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
Wild About Pandas
2012 · Narrator
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016 · Himself
Glorious 39
2009 · Hector
The Highway Rat
2018 · The Highway Rat (voic...
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Hamlet
2009 · Hamlet
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011 · Narrator
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
2014 · Narrator
Much Ado About Nothing
2011 · Benedick
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · The Doctor (archive fo...
Talking Doctor Who
2023 · Self - Presenter
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015 · Self - Voice of Charle...
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018 · Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Rivals: The Official Podcast
2026 · Self
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
2023 · Narrator
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011 · Self / Narrator
Earthflight
2013 · Himself - Narrator
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005 · Self - Narrator (voice...
The Last September
2000 · Captain Gerald Colthur...
Endgame
2009 · Self - Host (uncredite...
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 · The Doctor / The Docto...
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
You, Me and Him
2018 · John
Traffic Warden
2004 · Traffic Warden
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017 · Buck Douglas (voice)
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020 · Crowley (voice)
The Chatterley Affair
2006 · Richard Hoggart
Learners
2007 · Chris
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009 · Narrator
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017 · Self
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007 · The Doctor (voice)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020 · Self
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007 · Self
National Theatre Live: Good
2023 · Professor John Halder/...
The Quatermass Experiment
2005 · Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024 · Self
Mad to Be Normal
2017 · RD Laing
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014 · Self / The Doctor (arc...
Heart to Heart
2020 · Heart
Discovering Hamlet
2011 · Self
Doctor Who Explained
2013 · Self
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 · The Doctor (archive fo...
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013 · Self
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015 · Igor the Door (voice)
Spy in the Snow
2018 · Narrator
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026 · self
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011 · Narrator
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 · Radio Newsreader / Str...
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 · Narrator
Recovery
2007 · Alan Hamilton
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013 · Self
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005 · Pete
The Friday Night Project
2005 · Self - Host
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007 · The Doctor (10)
Biting the Hands
1989 · 3rd Squaddie
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005
Bite
1997 · Alastair Galbraith
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015 · Mark
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013 · The Doctor (10)
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021 · Self
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002 · Charlie
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019 · Self
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023 · The Doctor
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
— · Dangerous Beans (voice...
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011 · Russell T. Davies / Se...
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015 · Narrator
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011 · Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011 · Self
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023 · The Doctor
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
2009 · Narrator (voice)
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020 · Narrator (voice)
Come in Number Five
2011 · Presenter
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020 · Self
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009 · Ghost of Christmas Pre...
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023 · Self
Human Footprint
2008 · Narrator (self)
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020 · Self
Stealing Shakespeare
2010 · Narrator
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014 · Self
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008 · The Doctor (Uncredited...
Comic Relief 2023
2023 · Self - Host
Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006 · Self - Host
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
2023 · Self
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Screening
2020 · Timothy
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015 · Narrator (Voice UK)
Quality Control
1996 · Gary Innes
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007 · Self - Guest Host
Spaces
1993 · Vinny