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.
131 movies · 123 shows
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
2026·0.0
The Thursday Murder Club
2025·6.6
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025·5.0
Macbeth
2025·8.8
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024·7.2
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024·0.0
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023·10.0
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023·8.8
Doctor Who: Recollections with Russell and David
2023·0.0
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
2023·4.5
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
2023·7.2
Talking Doctor Who
2023·5.0
National Theatre Live: Good
2023·8.5
Comic Relief 2023
2023·8.0
The Amazing Maurice
2022·6.6
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022·6.4
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022·7.0
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021·4.7
An Audience with Adele
2021·8.4
The Loud House Movie
2021·7.3
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020·6.3
Screening
2020·7.0
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020·6.8
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020·8.0
Good Omens: Lockdown
2020·7.8
The Big Night In
2020·9.0
Heart to Heart
2020·4.0
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020·0.0
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019·9.0
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019·7.8
Spy in the Snow
2018·6.5
Mary Queen of Scots
2018·6.6
The Highway Rat
2018·6.3
The Muppets Take The O2
2018·8.3
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
2018·4.8
Bad Samaritan
2018·6.7
You, Me and Him
2018·5.6
Ferdinand
2017·7.2
Proclaimers: This Is the Story
2017·8.0
Mad to Be Normal
2017·5.9
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie
2017·5.8
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016·7.2
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016·7.2
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015·7.1
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015·8.0
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015·7.3
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015·9.3
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015·5.0
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015·0.0
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
2015·7.6
96 Ways to Say I Love You
2015·5.4
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014·6.7
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014·8.1
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014·0.0
Wings 3D
2014·10.0
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014·5.2
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013·5.8
Earthflight
2013·6.7
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013·9.0
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013·7.8
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013·10.0
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013·8.2
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
2013·7.8
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013·0.0
RSC Live: Richard II
2013·7.4
Doctor Who Explained
2013·6.7
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012·5.5
The Science of Doctor Who
2012·7.0
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012·0.0
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012·6.2
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012·6.5
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011·7.5
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011·10.0
Discovering Hamlet
2011·7.5
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011·10.0
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011·8.0
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011·0.0
Fright Night
2011·6.2
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011·7.7
The Decoy Bride
2011·6.0
Much Ado About Nothing
2011·8.3
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011·0.0
Come in Number Five
2011·0.0
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011·7.5
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
2011·0.0
United
2011·6.9
Stealing Shakespeare
2010·0.0
How to Train Your Dragon
2010·7.9
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010·8.5
Hamlet
2009·7.3
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009·7.8
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009·5.6
Glorious 39
2009·6.0
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009·7.9
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009·0.0
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009·7.5
Endgame
2009·5.9
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008·7.4
Einstein and Eddington
2008·6.8
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008·8.8
Human Footprint
2008·5.8
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007·7.6
The Friday Night Project - Unleashed
2007·8.5
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007·7.7
Learners
2007·6.0
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007·9.3
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
2007·6.6
Recovery
2007·6.4
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007·0.0
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006·7.8
Doctor Who: A Celebration
2006·0.0
The Chatterley Affair
2006·5.3
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005·8.5
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005·7.8
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005·7.0
Sweetnightgoodheart
2005·7.5
The Quatermass Experiment
2005·5.6
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005·9.0
Traffic Warden
2004·7.8
The Deputy
2004·9.0
Old Street
2004·9.0
Bright Young Things
2003·6.3
Nine 1/2 Minutes
2002·7.4
The Last September
2000·5.2
Being Considered
2000·5.5
L.A. Without a Map
1999·5.9
Bite
1997·9.0
Quality Control
1996·0.0
Jude
1996·6.3
Spaces
1993·5.5
Biting the Hands
1989·0.0