David Tennant | Originals for BBC

David Tennant

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Biography

David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Tennant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Overview

Known For

The Simpsons

The Graham Norton Show

The One Show

GMTV

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Ready Steady Cook

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

The Sandman

Top Gear

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Dragons: Race to the Edge

Room 101

Foyle's War

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

The Real History of Science Fiction

Doctor Who: Unleashed

Extras

Top Gear: Extra Gear

True Love

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Clone High

Ask Rhod Gilbert

Doctor Who

Who Do You Think You Are?

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Shakespeare Uncovered

The Legend of Vox Machina

The Sarah Jane Adventures

CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Jude

He Knew He Was Right

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

How to Train Your Dragon

Twenty Twelve

Free Jimmy

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Ferdinand

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical

Ahsoka

Doctor Who

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who Confidential

Bright Young Things

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

ARK: The Animated Series

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Quatermass Experiment

The Deputy

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Camping

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Tree Fu Tom

Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

Recovery

Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story

Stealing Shakespeare

Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

Spies of Warsaw

Blackpool

There She Goes

Terri McIntyre - Classy Bitch

DuckTales

Dolphins: Spy in the Pod

The Escape Artist

Broadchurch

Around the World in 80 Days

Earthflight

Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Standing By

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Spy in the Snow

Comic Relief 2023

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Staged

Doctor Who: Born Again

Production Credits

Doctor Who Confidential

Around the World in 80 Days

Staged

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