
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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- Self(The 50 Greatest Television Dramas)
- Barty Crouch Junior(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
- The Doctor (archive footage)(Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty)
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- The Doctor (archive footage)(The Science of Doctor Who)
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- Self - Host(Comic Relief 2023)
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- Jimmy Murphy(United)
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- Donald / Roderick Peterson(Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!)
- Himself - Narrator(Earthflight)
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- Scrooge McDuck (voice)(Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers)
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- Self - Host (uncredited)(Endgame)
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- The Doctor (10)(Doctor Who: Time Crash)
- Christopher Williams(The Deputy)
- Angus (voice)(Ferdinand)
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- (Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time)
- Himself(Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge)
- Scrooge McDuck (voice)(DuckTales: Destination Adventure!)
- Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)(How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)
- Spitelout (voice)(How to Train Your Dragon)
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- Vinny(Spaces)
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- Crowley (voice)(Good Omens: Lockdown)
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- Timothy(Screening)
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- Angus (voice)(The Loud House Movie)
- 3rd Squaddie(Biting the Hands)
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- Macbeth(Macbeth)
- The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)(Doctor Who at the Proms)
- Buck Douglas (voice)(Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie)
- The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)(Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song)
- Presenter(Come in Number Five)
- (Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment')
- The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)(Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War)
- Self(My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen)
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- The Doctor(Doctor Who: The End of Time)
- (Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion)
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- Basil(The Wind in the Willows)
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- The Doctor(The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- DI Alec Hardy(Broadchurch)
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- Huyang (voice)(Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
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- Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice)(ARK: The Animated Series)
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- The Doctor (voice)(Doctor Who: Dreamland)
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- Greig Miller(Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch)
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- Aiden Hoynes(The Politician's Husband)
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- Kilgrave(Marvel's Jessica Jones)
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- Young Custodian (voice) (uncredited)(Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka)
- Self(Doctor Who Greatest Moments)
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- Crowley(Good Omens)
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- Pa MacWeldon (voice)(The Simpsons)
- Self(Doctor Who Confidential)
- Scrooge McDuck (Voice)(DuckTales)
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- Twigs (voice)(Tree Fu Tom)
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- Don (voice)(The Sandman)
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- Harry Watling(Inside Man)
- Self - Narrator (voice)(Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years)
- Franklin (voice)(Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)
- Fugitoid (voice)(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Dr. Edgar Fallon(Criminal: UK)
- Self - Guest(Rob Beckett's Smart TV)
- Tom Kendrick(Deadwater Fell)
- (Standing By)
- Self(Doctor Who: Video Commentaries)
- Dennis Nilsen(Des)
- Phileas Fogg(Around the World in 80 Days)
- Self(Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited)
- Self(The Real History of Science Fiction)
- Self(Ant & Dec's Limitless Win)
- Max Valentine(The Mrs Bradley Mysteries)
- Narrator (voice)(Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions)
- Self - Contestant(Ready, Steady, Cook)
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- Kilgrave (voice)(Marvel's Jessica Jones)
- David(Staged)
- Spitelout (voice)(DreamWorks Dragons)
- Huyang (voice)(Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures)
- The Creator(The Genius Game)
- Martin Lamb(Hang Ups)
- Self(Top Gear: Extra Gear)
- Self - Host(The Friday Night Project)
- Nick Davies(The Hack)
- Scrooge McDuck (Voice)(Chibiverse)
- Self - Interviewee(The Assembly)
- The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)(Doctor Who)
- Alexander Litvinenko(Litvinenko)
- Jean-François Mercier(Spies of Warsaw)
- Self(Gogglebox)
- Fourteenth Doctor(CBeebies Bedtime Stories)
- Self(Remembers…)
- Will(Playhouse Presents)
- Narrator(Twenty Twenty Six)
- Self - Guest(Late Show with David Letterman)
- Self - Guest(Late Night with Seth Meyers)
- Self - Guest(The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
- Third Squaddie(The Play on One)
- George Harrison(The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
- Gavin MacEwan(Trust)
- Gianpiero(The Four Seasons)
- Self(Chris Moyles' Quiz Night)