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David Tennant

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David Tennant

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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Born
David John McDonald (1971-04-18) 18 April 1971 Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Education
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (BA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1987–present
Known for
Tenth and Fourteenth incarnations of the Doctor in Doctor Who
Works
Full list
Spouse
Georgia Moffett (m. 2011)
Children
5, including Ty
Relatives
Sandy McDonald (father) Archie McLeod (grandfather) Peter Davison (father-in-law) Sandra Dickinson (mother-in-law)
Awards
Full list

References

  1. Who's Who
    http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U119800/McDONALD_David_John_David_Tennant
  2. "David Tennant is at the top of his game – and there's a good reason why"
    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/david-tennant-birthday-top-game-comment/
  3. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35832846
  4. Daily Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/david-tennant-pays-tribute-to-his-late-438719
  5. "Frost's Scottish Who's Who – Very Rev. Dr. Alexander McDonald"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120516111241/http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/M_mfwwi/alexander_mcdonald.html
  6. Desert Island Discs
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pdz1n
  7. "Drama Faces: David Tennant"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090721123703/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/david_tennant.shtml
  8. "Who Do You Think You Are?"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/david-tennant.shtml
  9. Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
    http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/david-tennant
  10. The Conversation
    https://theconversation.com/actor-david-tennant-has-an-extra-toe-two-anatomists-explain-whats-so-fascinating-about-polydactyly-249139
  11. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/06/23/david-georgia-tennant-cancer-scare/
  12. What's on Stage
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080802212430/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=649
  13. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3563530/David-Tennant-from-Doctor-Who-to-Hamlet.html
  14. Ready Steady Cook
  15. Our Alumni - website of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
    https://www.rcs.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/
  16. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/david-tennant-the-good-doctor-802404.html
  17. The Independent
    https://web.archive.org/web/20060421054706/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article331665.ece
  18. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/05/ask-david-tennant-anything-livechat#comment-28627775
  19. "Treading the boards: Theatre in Dundee"
    http://www.archives-records-artefacts.blogspot.com/2009/12/treading-boards-theatre-in-dundee.html
  20. Kopstick, Kate (9 November 2000). "Crazy Love" The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
    http://www.david-tennant.co.uk/2000/01/interview-crazy-love.html
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