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My Take
What strikes me most about David Tennant is his refusal to be typecast by the role that made him a household name. Plenty of actors would have coasted on the Tenth Doctor's popularity forever; Tennant instead threw himself into Shakespeare on stage, villainy in prestige dramas, and gleeful chaos as Crowley in Good Omens. His 2023 return as the Fourteenth Doctor felt less like nostalgia-bait and more like a genuine love letter to fans. Add in his warm, self-deprecating podcast persona, and you get that rare thing: a beloved star who seems to grow more curious and more generous with age. I admire him enormously.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Tennant
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴィッド・テナント
- Reading
- でいゔぃっど・てなんと
- Born
- April 18, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Bathgate, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / character actor / stage actor / film actor / podcaster
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Daytime Emmy Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Doctor Who | — | |
| Notable work | Good Omens | — |
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Character actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.