Tennant, David 1971–

PERSONAL

Original name, David McDonald; born April 18, 1971, in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; son of Alexander and E. Helen McDonald. Education: Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 76 Oxford St., Oxford House, London W1D 1BS, United Kingdom; Castaway Agency, 7 Garrick St., London WC2E 9AR United Kingdom.

Career: Actor. Appeared with 7:84 Theatre Company (a Scottish theater group); Royal Shakespeare Company, member of company; does voice work for many television commercials.

Awards, Honors: Ian Charleson Award, best classical actor under thirty, 2000; Laurence Olivier Theatre Award, best actor, Society of London Theatre, 2003, for Lobby Hero.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Drunk undergraduate, Jude, Gramercy, 1996.

Alistair Galbraith, Bite, 1997.

Richard, L.A. Without a Map (also known as I Love L.A. and Los Angeles Without a Map), United Media, 1998.

Captain Gerald Colthurst, The Last September, Trimark Pictures, 1999.

Larry, Being Considered, Storm Entertainment, 2000.

Peter, Sweetnightgoodheart (short), BBC, 2001.

One Eyed Jacques (short), 2001.

Charlie, Nine 1/2 Minutes (short), Dazzle Films, 2002.

Ginger Littlejohn, Bright Young Things, ThinkFilm, 2003.

Mr. Watson, Old Street (short), 2004.

The traffic warden, Traffic Warden (short), 2004.

Barty Crouch Junior, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros., 2005.

Himself, Bring Something Back: The Making of "The Quartermass Experiment" (documentary), DD Home Entertainment, 2005.

Voice of Hamich, Free Jimmy (animated; also known as Slipp Jimmy fri), 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Campbell, Takin' Over the Asylum, BBC, 1994.

The Tales of Para Handy, BBC, 1994.

Gavin, A Mug's Game, BBC, 1996.

Simon "Darwin" Brown, Duck Patrol, ITV, 1998.

The doctor, Doctor Who, BBC1 and Sci-Fi Channel, 2005–2006.

Himself, "Doctor Who" Confidential (also known as "Doctor Who" Confidential: Cut Down), BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Voice of caretaker, "Doctor Who": Scream of the Shalka, BBC, 2003.

Mr. Gibson, He Knew He Was Right, BBC and PBS, 2004.

Detective Inspector Peter Carlisle, Blackpool (also known as Viva Blackpool), BBC, 2004, BBC America, 2005.

Giacomo Casanova, Casanova, BBC and PBS, 2005.

Brendan Block, Secret Smile, BBC America, 2005.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Romantics, 2006.

Alan Hamilton, Recovery, BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Gordon Briscoe, The Quartermass Experiment, BBC4, 2005.

Richard Hoggart, The Chatterly Affair, BBC4, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Christopher Williams, The Deputy, BBC, 2004.

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Channel 4, 2005.

Narrator, "Doctor Who": A New Dimension (documentary), BBC1, 2005.

The Ultimate "West Wing" Challenge, 2006.

The National Television Awards, ITV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Davina, "Touch," Rab C. Nesbitt, BBC, 1993.

Steve Clemens, "Deadline," The Bill, ITV1, 1995.

Nurse, Holding the Baby, ITV, 1997.

John, "Reproduction," Love in the 21st Century, Channel 4, 1999.

Max Valentine, "Death at the Opera," The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, BBC and BBC America, 1999.

Gordon Styles, "Drop Dead," Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), BBC1, 2000.

Rob Harker, "The Actor," People Like Us, BBC, 2001.

Theo Howard, "A Lesson in Murder," Foyle's War, ITV and PBS, 2002.

"Paella," Posh Nosh, BBC, 2003.

"Comfort Food," Posh Nosh, BBC, 2003.

Dr. Krull, "Bradford in My Dreams," Spine Chillers, BBC, 2003.

Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2005.

GMTV, ITV, 2005.

The doctor, Children in Need (telethon), BBC, 2005.

"Planet Potter," Planet Voice, 2005.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2005.

Breakfast, BBC, 2005, 2006.

This Morning, ITV, 2006.

Ready, Steady, Cook, BBC, 2006.

The doctor, "Doctor Who Special," CBBC eXtra, BBC, 2006.

Popworld, 2006.

"David Tennant," Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Touchstone, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1996.

Pavel, Vassa, Albery Theatre, London, 1999.

Antipholus of Syracuse, The Comedy of Errors, RSC, 2000.

Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, RSC, 2000.

The Rivals, RSC, 2000.

Captain Jack Absolute, The Rivals, RSC, 2000.

Jeff, Lobby Hero, Donmar Warehouse Theatre and New Ambassadors Theatre, London, 2002.

Radio Appearances:

Dangerous Beans, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, BBC, 2004.

Police constable Andy Crawford, Dixon of Dock Green, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

The doctor, Doctor Who: Attack of the Graske, BBCi, 2005.