Acting
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.
Acting
- 2026Ages of IceSelf (voice)3 ep.
- 2026Rivals: The Official PodcastSelf1 ep.
- 2026Twenty Twenty SixNarrator6 ep.
- 2025The HackNick Davies7 ep.
- 2025The Four SeasonsGianpiero1 ep.
- 2025Genius GameThe Creator8 ep.
- 2025The AssemblySelf - Interviewee1 ep.
- 2024RivalsTony Baddingham20 ep.
- 2024Doctor WhoThe Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2024ARK: The Animated SeriesSir Edmund Rockwell (voice)14 ep.
- 2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2023Doctor Who: Video CommentariesSelf - The Doctor5 ep.
- 2023AhsokaHuyang (voice)8 ep.
- 2023Spy in the Ocean, A Nature MiniseriesNarrator4 ep.
- 2023Clone HighDavid Tennant (voice)1 ep.
- 2023Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresHuyang (voice)1 ep.
- 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurFranklin (voice)1 ep.
- 2022LitvinenkoAlexander Litvinenko2 ep.
- 2022Inside ManHarry Watling4 ep.
- 2022ChibiverseScrooge McDuck (Voice)1 ep.
- 2022Remembers…Self1 ep.
- 2022The Legend of Vox MachinaGeneral Kreig (voice)2 ep.
- 2022Ant & Dec's Limitless WinSelf1 ep.
- 2021Around the World in 80 DaysPhileas Fogg8 ep.
- 2021TimeBobby Bailey3 ep.
- 2020DesDennis Nilsen3 ep.
- 2020Red Dwarf: The First Three Million YearsSelf - Narrator (voice)3 ep.
- 2020StagedDavid20 ep.
- 2020Deadwater FellTom Kendrick4 ep.
- 2019Criminal: UKDr. Edgar Fallon1 ep.
- 2019Good OmensCrowley13 ep.
- 2019gen:LOCKDr. Weller (voice)8 ep.
- 2018There She GoesSimon10 ep.
- 2018CampingWalt8 ep.
- 2018Hang UpsMartin Lamb1 ep.
- 2018Final SpaceLord Commander (voice)10 ep.
- 2017DuckTalesScrooge McDuck (Voice)69 ep.
- 2017Spy in the WildHimself - Narrator9 ep.
- 2016Top Gear: Extra GearSelf1 ep.
- 2015Marvel's Jessica JonesKilgrave15 ep.
- 2015Dragons: Race to the EdgeSpitelout (voice)12 ep.
- 2015Thunderbirds Are Go!Tyco Reeves (Voice)1 ep.
- 2014GracepointEmmett Carver10 ep.
- 2014The Real History of Science FictionSelf2 ep.
- 2014W1ANarrator (voice)14 ep.
- 2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1 ep.
- 2014Dolphins: Spy in the PodNarrator2 ep.
- 2013The Escape ArtistWill Burton3 ep.
- 2013The Politician's HusbandAiden Hoynes3 ep.
- 2013GoggleboxSelf1 ep.
- 2013BroadchurchDI Alec Hardy24 ep.
- 2013Penguins: Spy in the HuddleNarrator (voice)3 ep.
- 2013Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf11 ep.
- 2013The Last LegSelf7 ep.
- 2013Spies of WarsawJean-François Mercier2 ep.
- 2012Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFugitoid (voice)2 ep.
- 2012Comedy World CupHost7 ep.
- 2012DreamWorks DragonsSpitelout (voice)2 ep.
- 2012Shakespeare UncoveredHimself1 ep.
- 2012True LoveNick1 ep.
- 2012Playhouse PresentsWill1 ep.
- 2012Tree Fu TomTwigs (voice)72 ep.
- 2012Wild About PandasNarrator1 ep.
- 2011Earthflight6 ep.
- 2011Twenty TwelveNarrator (voice)13 ep.
- 2010Single FatherDave4 ep.
- 2010Ask Rhod GilbertSelf1 ep.
- 2010Fish HooksOscar's Brain (voice)2 ep.
- 2010Rex Is Not Your LawyerRex Alexander1 ep.
- 2010The National Television Awards Backstage Live1 ep.
- 2009Doctor Who: DreamlandThe Doctor (voice)6 ep.
- 2009Live from Studio FiveSelf2 ep.
- 2009Doctor Who Greatest MomentsSelf3 ep.
- 2009Chris Moyles' Quiz NightSelf2 ep.
- 2009CBeebies Bedtime StoriesSelf2 ep.
- 2009Swarm: Nature's Incredible InvasionsNarrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsHuyang (voice)2 ep.
- 2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresThe Doctor2 ep.
- 2007Derren Brown: Trick or TreatHimself2 ep.
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf9 ep.
- 2006The One ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2006Totally Doctor WhoSelf5 ep.
- 2005Secret SmileBrendan2 ep.
- 2005Doctor WhoThe Doctor40 ep.
- 2005Doctor Who ConfidentialSelf39 ep.
- 2005CasanovaGiacomo Casanova3 ep.
- 2005The Friday Night ProjectSelf - Host2 ep.
- 2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf1 ep.
- 2004Big Fat QuizSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2004BlackpoolDI Peter Carlisle6 ep.
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2004He Knew He Was RightMr Gibson4 ep.
- 2003Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaYoung Custodian (voice) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2003QISelf1 ep.
- 2003Spine ChillersDr. Krull1 ep.
- 2003TrustGavin MacEwan1 ep.
- 2002Dead RingersRegenerated Tony Blair1 ep.
- 2002Foyle's WarTheo Howard1 ep.
- 2002Top GearSelf2 ep.
- 2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf - Guest Announcer2 ep.
- 2001Terri McIntyre - Classy BitchGreig Miller14 ep.
- 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 ep.
- 1999People Like UsRob Harker1 ep.
- 1999Love in the 21st CenturyJohn1 ep.
- 1998The Mrs Bradley MysteriesMax Valentine1 ep.
- 1998Duck PatrolSimon 'Darwin' Brown7 ep.
- 1996A Mug's Game1 ep.
- 1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Contestant2 ep.
- 1994Takin' Over the AsylumCampbell6 ep.
- 1994The Tales of Para HandyJohn MacBryde1 ep.
- 1994Room 101Self1 ep.
- 1990Have I Got News for YouSelf - Host10 ep.
- 1990Rab C. NesbittDavina1 ep.
- 1988Comic Relief3 ep.
- 1988The Play on OneThird Squaddie1 ep.
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator1 ep.
- 1983DramaramaNeil McDonald1 ep.
- —Standing By1 ep.
- —Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Presenter9 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025The HackExecutive Producer7 ep.
- 2021Around the World in 80 DaysExecutive Producer8 ep.
- 2020DesExecutive Producer3 ep.
- 2020StagedExecutive Producer20 ep.
- 2007Painkiller JaneDirector1 ep.
- 2005Doctor Who ConfidentialDirector39 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Rivals: The Official PodcastSelf1 ep.
- 2015Have I Got News for YouSelf - Host10 ep.
- 2026The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2026The Four SeasonsGianpiero1 ep.
- 2025GoggleboxSelf1 ep.
- 2023Doctor Who: UnleashedSelf, Self - The Doctor5 ep.
- 2015Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Presenter9 ep.
- 2008The One ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2025The AssemblySelf - Interviewee1 ep.
- 2023Doctor WhoThe Doctor, The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)4 ep.
- 2025ChibiverseScrooge McDuck (Voice)1 ep.
- 2024Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresHuyang (voice)1 ep.
- 2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2022Comic Relief3 ep.
- 2024Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurFranklin (voice)1 ep.
- 2017The Last LegSelf8 ep.
- 2023Doctor Who: Video CommentariesSelf2 ep.
- 2023The SimpsonsPa MacWeldon (voice)1 ep.
- 2009CBeebies Bedtime StoriesFourteenth Doctor, Self2 ep.
- 2023Remembers…Self1 ep.
- 2023Clone HighDavid Tennant (voice)1 ep.
- 2016Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf - Guest Announcer2 ep.
- 2023Ant & Dec's Limitless WinSelf1 ep.
- 2022LitvinenkoAlexander Litvinenko2 ep.
- 2005Doctor WhoThe Doctor, The Doctor (voice)17 ep.
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf9 ep.
- 2022The SandmanDon (voice)1 ep.
- 2022The Legend of Vox MachinaGeneral Kreig (voice)2 ep.
- 2019Criminal: UKDr. Edgar Fallon1 ep.
- 2019Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1 ep.
- 2018Marvel's Jessica JonesKilgrave, Kilgrave (voice)2 ep.
- 2018Hang UpsMartin Lamb1 ep.
- 2016The Late Show with Stephen ColbertGeorge Harrison, Self - Guest3 ep.
- 2015Dragons: Race to the EdgeSpitelout (voice)12 ep.
- 2017Thunderbirds Are Go!Tyco Reeves (Voice)1 ep.
- 2017Top Gear: Extra GearSelf1 ep.
- 2007Top GearSelf2 ep.
- 2016Room 101Self1 ep.
- 2015Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFugitoid (voice)2 ep.
- 2015Natural WorldNarrator1 ep.
- 2014The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf1 ep.
- 2014Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2014The Real History of Science FictionSelf2 ep.
- 2012DreamWorks DragonsSpitelout (voice)2 ep.
- 2013Fish HooksOscar's Brain (voice)2 ep.
- 2012Star Wars: The Clone WarsHuyang (voice)2 ep.
- 2012Shakespeare UncoveredHimself1 ep.
- 2012True LoveNick1 ep.
- 2012Playhouse PresentsWill1 ep.
- 2010Chris Moyles' Quiz NightSelf2 ep.
- 2010Ask Rhod GilbertSelf1 ep.
- 2009Live from Studio FiveSelf2 ep.
- 2010GMTVSelf1 ep.
- 2010The National Television Awards Backstage Live1 ep.
- 2009QISelf1 ep.
- 2009Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 2009The Sarah Jane AdventuresThe Doctor2 ep.
- 2008Derren Brown: Trick or TreatHimself2 ep.
- 2008The Friday Night ProjectSelf - Host2 ep.
- 2007ExtrasDavid Tennant1 ep.
- 2006Totally Doctor WhoSelf5 ep.
- 2007ParkinsonSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2006Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Contestant2 ep.
- 2007Dead RingersRegenerated Tony Blair1 ep.
- 2006Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2005Big Fat QuizSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2003Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaYoung Custodian (voice) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2003Spine ChillersDr. Krull1 ep.
- 2003TrustGavin MacEwan1 ep.
- 2002Foyle's WarTheo Howard1 ep.
- 2001People Like UsRob Harker1 ep.
- 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 ep.
- 2000The Mrs Bradley MysteriesMax Valentine1 ep.
- 1999Love in the 21st CenturyJohn1 ep.
- 1996A Mug's Game1 ep.
- 1995The Tales of Para HandyJohn MacBryde1 ep.
- 1993Rab C. NesbittDavina1 ep.
- 1989The Play on OneThird Squaddie1 ep.
- 1988DramaramaNeil McDonald1 ep.
Also known as: Ντέιβιντ Τένναντ · Տէյվիտ Թէնընթ · დევიდ ტენანტი · David McDonald · دیوید تننت · Девід Джон Макдональд · David John Tennant · David John McDonald · Девід Джон Теннант