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David Tennant is a Scottish actor born in 1971 who is best known for his role as the Tenth Doctor in the BBC science fiction series "Doctor Who." He has become a prominent figure in television and film, known for his versatile acting across various genres and productions.
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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…
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- Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye — self2026
- Twenty Twenty Six — Narrator2026
- The Thursday Murder Club — Ian2025
- Macbeth — Macbeth2025
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — The Doctor / The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- The Genius Game — The Creator2025
- The Hack — Nick Davies2025
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David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying the lead character in Doctor Who, headlining the show as the Tenth Doctor from 2005–2010, and returning as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. His other notable screen roles include portraying Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch (2013–2017), Crowley in Good Omens (2019–2026), and various fictionalised versions of himself in 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, featured in the animated series DuckTales (2017–2021) as the voice of Scrooge McDuck. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Award.
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