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David Tennant

ActorBritish Cinema6 credits
63Star power

53rd of 173 in British Cinema

3 films led, $180M in reported gross.

Gross led
66
Consistency
61
Body of work
65
Momentum
55
Audience rating
77
The biggest British Cinema names
Born
18 April 1971
Birthplace
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Nationality
United States
Industry
British Cinema
In their own file

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.

Across the credits we hold

The record

1Blockbuster3Hit

4 of 6 credits have a verdict, together taking $960M. The biggest was How to Train Your Dragon at $495M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.

Known for

All 6 credits