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David Tennant
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Scottish actor (born 1971)
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David John McDonald, known professionally as David Tennant, is a male actor from the United Kingdom. Born on April 18, 1971, in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, he works in television, film, stage, and character acting. He began his work period in 1989 and was educated at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His notable works include the series *Doctor Who* and *Good Omens*.
Tennant is married to Georgia Tennant, and they have five children, including Ty Tennant. He resides in Chiswick and speaks English as his native language. He has received a Daytime Emmy Award. His birth name is David John McDonald, and he uses the pseudonym David Tennant.
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Film & TV
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
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…
Known for
- 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
- The Assembly — Self - Interviewee2025
- The Four Seasons — Gianpiero2025
- Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money — Self2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bathgate
- Spouse
- Georgia Tennant
- Child
- Ty Tennant
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Daytime Emmy Award
- Notable work
- Good Omens
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Official website
- www.david-tennant.com
- Image
- David Tennant - Los Angeles Comic Con 2025.jpg
- Height
- 1.85
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Chiswick
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- Commons category
- David Tennant
- date of birth
- 1971-04-18
- birth name
- David John McDonald
- pseudonym
- David Tennant
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- name in native language
- David Tennant
- unmarried partner
- Sophia Myles
- social media followers
- 29800
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Encyclopedic overview
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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