Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
David Tennant
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 2All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 20049
IMDb ID: nm0855039
Known for: Acting
Born: April 18, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2025
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 7.04
Wikidata: Q214601
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
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (4)Cinematography (1)
Biography
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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Series
Directed Series
Series directed by David Tennant.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Tennant.
8.2
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (10)
2013 Movie
8.0
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited)
2015 Movie
7.9
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
as The Doctor
2009 Movie
7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
as Spitelout (voice)
2010 Movie
7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Barty Crouch Junior
2005 Movie
7.8
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as The Doctor
2006 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
2019 Movie
7.7
Doctor Who: Time Crash
as The Doctor (10)
2007 Movie
7.6
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as The Doctor
2007 Movie
7.5
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as The Doctor
2009 Movie
7.4
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor
2008 Movie
7.3
The Loud House Movie
as Angus (voice)
2021 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Tennant.
8.5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Huyang (voice) • 2 eps
2008 Series
8.4
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Spitelout (voice) • 12 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Final Space
as Lord Commander (voice) • 10 eps
2018 Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Fugitoid (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.2
The Legend of Vox Machina
as General Kreig (voice) • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Pa MacWeldon (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Good Omens
as Crowley • 12 eps
2019 Series
8.0
QI
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Broadchurch
as DI Alec Hardy • 24 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Staged
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Foyle's War
as Theo Howard • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
The Sandman
as Don (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Tennant.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Tennant.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Pa MacWeldon (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Doctor (10)
2005 Series
8.5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Huyang (voice) • 2 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Top Gear
as Self • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 9 eps
2007 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.4
Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.8
DuckTales
as Scrooge McDuck (Voice) • 69 eps
2017 Series
7.9
The Sandman
as Don (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Fugitoid (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 3 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Kilgrave • 14 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Tennant.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Tennant.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Tennant.
Lights Out
as The 10th Doctor
2025 Movie
6.6
The Thursday Murder Club
as Ian
2025 Movie
5.4
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025 Movie
8.8
Macbeth
as Macbeth
2025 Movie
7.2
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (14) (10) (archive footage)
2024 Movie
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
as Self
2024 Movie
9.2
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2023 Movie
10.0
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
2023 Movie
4.5
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story
as The Doctor
2023 Movie
7.2
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
as The Doctor
2023 Movie
5.0
Talking Doctor Who
as Self - Presenter
2023 Movie
8.5
National Theatre Live: Good
as Professor John Halder/Johnny
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Tennant.
6.7
The Hack
as Nick Davies • 7 eps
2025 Series
6.6
The Genius Game
as The Creator • 8 eps
2025 Series
5.7
The Assembly
as Self - Interviewee • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.1
Rivals
as Tony Baddingham • 8 eps
2024 Series
6.4
Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.2
ARK: The Animated Series
as Sir Edmund Rockwell (voice) • 14 eps
2024 Series
5.4
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2024 Series
5.5
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
as Self - The Doctor • 5 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Ahsoka
as Huyang (voice) • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
as Narrator • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Clone High
as David Tennant (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
4.6
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
as Huyang (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series