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David John Tennant, born David McDonald in 1971, is a Scottish actor celebrated for his versatility and range. His most iconic role is the tenth Doctor in "Doctor Who," a performance that reinvigorated the series from 2005 to 2010, with a return as the fourteenth Doctor in 2022. Tennant's screen work spans from DI Alec Hardy in the intense drama "Broadchurch" to the menacing Kilgrave in "Jessica Jones," and the mischievous Crowley in "Good Omens." On stage, his portrayal of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company earned critical acclaim. Tennant's voice acting includes Scrooge McDuck in "DuckTales," and he was honored with a National Television Award for Special Recognition in 2015.
The roles that explain the career.
76 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Twenty Twenty Six | Narrator | TV |
| 2025 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Film |
| 2025 | The Hack | Nick Davies | TV |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Ian | Film |
| 2025 | The Hack | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2024 | Rivals | Tony Baddingham | TV |
| 2023 | Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries | Narrator | TV |
| 2023 | Ahsoka | Huyang (voice) | TV |
| 2023 | Doctor Who: Video Commentaries | Self - The Doctor | TV |
| 2023 | Talking Doctor Who | Self - Presenter | Film |
| 2022 | Doctor Who: Out of Time | The 10th Doctor | Film |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice | Dangerous Beans (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Inside Man | Harry Watling | TV |
| 2021 | Around the World in 80 Days | Phileas Fogg | TV |
| 2021 | The Loud House Movie | Angus (voice) | Film |
| 2021 | Around the World in 80 Days | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2020 | Deadwater Fell | Tom Kendrick | TV |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice) | Film |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Crowley | TV |
| 2018 | Spy in the Snow | Narrator | Film |
| 2018 | Bad Samaritan | Cale Erendreich | Film |
| 2017 | Spy in the Wild | Himself - Narrator | TV |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Scrooge McDuck (Voice) | TV |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | Angus (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC | Narrator | Film |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Emmett Carver | TV |
| 2014 | Postman Pat: The Movie | Wilf (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Doug McLeod | Film |
| 2013 | Broadchurch | DI Alec Hardy | TV |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith | Film | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor | The Doctor (10) | Film |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Self | Film |
| 2013 | The Escape Artist | Will Burton | TV |
| 2013 | Earthflight | Himself - Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | Tree Fu Tom | Twigs (voice) | TV |
| 2012 | Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! | Donald / Roderick Peterson | Film |
| 2012 | So You Want To Be A Pirate! | Charles Darwin | Film |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Charles Darwin (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice | Narrator | Film |
| 2011 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Film |
| 2011 | Fright Night | Peter Vincent | Film |
| 2011 | The Decoy Bride | James Arber | Film |
| 2011 | United | Jimmy Murphy | Film |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Spitelout (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present | Film |
| 2009 | Glorious 39 | Hector | Film |
| 2009 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey | Film |
| 2009 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Film |
| 2008 | Einstein and Eddington | Arthur Eddington | Film |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: The Next Doctor | The Doctor | Film |
| 2008 | Human Footprint | Narrator (self) | Film |
| 2007 | Recovery | Alan Hamilton | Film |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest | The Doctor (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Learners | Chris | Film |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned | The Doctor | Film |
| 2006 | The Chatterley Affair | Richard Hoggart | Film |
| 2006 | Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride | The Doctor | Film |
| 2005 | Sweetnightgoodheart | Pete | Film |
| 2005 | The Quatermass Experiment | Doctor Gordon Briscoe | Film |
| 2005 | Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | Film |
| 2005 | Secret Smile | Brendan | TV |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Barty Crouch Junior | Film |
| 2004 | Blackpool | DI Peter Carlisle | TV |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Mr Gibson | TV |
| 2004 | Traffic Warden | Traffic Warden | Film |
| 2004 | Old Street | Mr. Watson | Film |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Ginger Littlejohn | Film |
| 2002 | Nine 1/2 Minutes | Charlie | Film |
| 2000 | The Last September | Captain Gerald Colthurst | Film |
| 1999 | L.A. Without a Map | Richard | Film |
| 1997 | Bite | Alastair Galbraith | Film |
| 1996 | Quality Control | Gary Innes | Film |
| 1996 | Jude | Drunk Undergraduate | Film |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylum | Campbell | TV |
| Good Omens: The Finale | Crowley | Film | |
| The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life | Dangerous Beans (voice) | Film |
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