David Tennant's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Doctor Who (UK) (2005) The Tenth D… Marvel's Jessica Jones Kilgrave Broadchurch (UK) DI Alec Hardy Gracepoint Emmett Carver The Sarah Jane Adventures (UK) The Doctor Doctor Who Confidential (UK) David Tennant Good Omens Crowley Who Do You Think You Are? (UK) David Tennant Final Space Lord Comman… The Escape Artist (UK) Will Burton Totally Doctor Who (UK) The Doctor David Tennant The Spies Of Warsaw (UK) Jean-Franco… The Friday Night Project (UK) Himself - G… The Politician's Husband (UK) Aiden Hoynes Blackpool (UK) D.I. Peter … Casanova (UK) Casanova The Real History of Science Fiction (UK) David Tennant Einstein And Eddington (UK) Arthur Eddi… Single Father (UK) Dave This is Jinsy (UK) Mr. Slightl… Spine Chillers (UK) Dr. Krull Takin' Over the Asylum (UK) Campbell The Chatterley Affair (UK) Richard Hog… Posh Nosh (UK) Jose-Luis Duck Patrol (UK) Simon 'Darw…

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

David John Tennant (né McDonald) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as the tenth incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who(2005–2010), Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), the title prince in the RSC's 2009 adaptation of Hamlet (2009), Barty Crouch, Jr. in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), DI Alec Hardy in the ITV crime drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), and Kilgrave in the Netflix superhero series Jessica Jones (2015–2019).
Tennant has also worked extensively as a voice actor and in theatre, including a portrayal of the title character in a 2008 production of Hamlet and the voice of Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales (2017–present). In 2015, he received the National Television Award for Special Recognition.



TRIVIA:

• Is the second Scots actor to be cast as the Doctor. The first was 'Sylvester McCoy' (qv), who was cast as the seventh Doctor in the original series. McCoy's time in the TARDIS was from 1987 to 1989.
• Cast as "Tenth Doctor" for BBC _"Doctor Who" (2005)_ (qv) series to star alongside 'Billie Piper' (qv) (April 2005).
• Chose his acting surname from 'Neil Tennant' (qv), singer with Pet Shop Boys. This came after reading an interview with Tennant in Smash Hits shortly after learning that he would have to change his professional name in order to join the actors' union, Equity, as there was already a registered member with his real name, David McDonald.
• Father is Alexander (Sandy), a retired minister; mother Helen died of cancer in July 2007.
• Has expressed an interest to play The Riddler in the possible sequel to The Dark Knight.
• Says that his favorite Doctor from the original _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv) was 'Peter Davison (I)' (qv), who reprised his role as the Fifth Doctor alongside Tennant in the Children in Need special episode, "Time Crash.".
• Is a big fan of film director 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv).
• (2000) Nominated for Best Classical Actor Under 30, 'Ian Charleson' (qv) Award for his theater role in "Comedy of Errors" as Antipholus of Syracuse.