David Tennant
David John Tennant (born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as the tenth incarnation of The Doctor in Doctor Who (2005–2010), Giacomo Casanova in Casanova (2005), the title prince in the RSC's 2009 adaptation of Hamlet, Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch (2013–2017), and Kilgrave in Jessica Jones (2015–2019).
He made his professional acting debut in a staging of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1991). He also made an early television appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Rab C Nesbitt (1993). He was awarded his first major TV role in the BBC Scotland drama series Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), but one of his earliest big-screen roles was in Jude (1996). In 2003, he appeared in the film Bright Young Things, and since, he began to appear on television more prominently, when he appeared in a dramatisation of He Knew He Was Right (2004), Blackpool (2004), Casanova (2005), and The Quatermass Experiment (2005), and later that same year, he appeared as Barty Crouch Jr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He was also in the early December 2005 ITV drama Secret Smile. He replaced Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor in Doctor Who in 2005 throughout three series, finishing in 2010. Later, he was replaced by Matt Smith.
He starred in the ITV detective series Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy between 2013 and 2017. He also filmed the US remake of Broadchurch, re-titled Gracepoint. He portrayed the villainous Kilgrave in Jessica Jones. Also in 2017, he became the voice of Scrooge McDuck for Disney XD's DuckTales reboot. In 2018, he played Simon Yates in There She Goes. He played Crowley in the miniseries Good Omens; alongside his co-star, Michael Sheen in Good Omens, he played himself in Staged (2020).
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| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BAFTA Awards, Wales | Winner BAFTA Cymru Award | Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau) (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2019 | National Television Awards, UK | Winner National Television Award | Most Popular Drama Performance (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2019 | National Television Awards, UK | Winner National Television Award | Outstanding Drama Performance (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2019 | National Television Awards, UK | Winner National Television Award | Most Popular Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2019 | National Television Awards, UK | Winner National Television Award | Most Popular Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2017 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Winner BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series (Seth Green, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Hoon Lee, Mae Whitman, Kevin Michael Richardson, Josh Peck, David Tennant, Eric Bauza, Clancy Brown, Michael Dorn, Fred Tatasciore, J.B. Smoove, Phil LaMarr) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 2016 | TV Quick Awards, UK | Winner TV Quick Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2016 | TV Quick Awards, UK | Winner TV Quick Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2016 | TV Quick Awards, UK | Winner TV Quick Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2015 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Winner IGN Award | Best TV Villain (David Tennant) | Marvel's Jessica Jones |
| 2015 | SFX Awards, UK | Winner SFX Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2015 | SFX Awards, UK | Winner SFX Award | Best TV Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2015 | SFX Awards, UK | Winner SFX Award | Best TV Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2013 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Winner BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Creation of a New Character (First Time Being Animated) (David Tennant) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| 2013 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Winner BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role (David Tennant) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Winner Daytime Emmy | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (David Tennant, Cartoon Network) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Actor on Television (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2019 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Satellite Award | Best Actor in a Series, Drama (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2017 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role (David Tennant) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 2017 | Royal Television Society, UK | Nominee RTS Television Award | Actor - Male (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2016 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor on Television (David Tennant) | Marvel's Jessica Jones |
| 2016 | BAFTA Awards, Scotland | Nominee BAFTA Scotland Award | Best Actor - Television (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2016 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role (David Tennant) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 2016 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series (Seth Green, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman, Hoon Lee, Michael Dorn, Peter Stormare, David Tennant, Eric Bauza) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 2015 | SFX Awards, UK | Nominee SFX Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2013 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role (David Tennant) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| 2013 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Creation of a New Character (First Time Being Animated) (David Tennant) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| 2013 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2013 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2013 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Nominee Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Best Actor (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
| 2013 | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Nominee Golden Nymph | Outstanding Actor - Drama Series (David Tennant) | Doctor Who |
