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David Tennant

David Tennant

39 movies on Netflix

Biography

David Tennant is a Scottish actor born in Bathgate in 1971 and raised in Paisley. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating in 1991, and made his professional debut at sixteen. After early stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and repertory theater, he became widely known for playing the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010, a role he returned to as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. His film work includes Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), in which he played Barty Crouch Jr. He also took the title role in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company Hamlet that was later adapted for television, and played DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch and Crowley in Good Omens. He has voiced Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales and won National Television Awards for Most Popular Actor, plus an International Emmy for Des.

55years old

Turns 56 on April 18in 188 days

  • Born Bathgate
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • David John McDonald (birth name)Also credited as David McDonald and David John Tennant

Movie Career

Films
39
Career span
27 years1998 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. About the name

    Tennant performs under a stage name since another David McDonald was already on the books at the actors' union Equity. He took the surname of Neil Tennant, the Pet Shop Boys frontman, after browsing an issue of Smash Hits.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Tennant auditioned for the role of Orlando with the Royal Shakespeare Company but was cast as the jester Touchstone instead in their 1996 production of As You Like It.

  3. Early training

    Tennant passed the entry audition for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland at 16, becoming one of its youngest students, after attending its Saturday classes from the age of 11.

  4. Behind the camera

    In 2007, Tennant directed a Doctor Who Confidential episode for the first time. Titled "Do You Remember The First Time?", it accompanies the Doctor Who episode "Blink".

David Tennant movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Bartemius 'Barty' Crouch Junior

    IMDb rating 7.7765K votes

  2. Fright Night2011 Comedy, Horroras Peter Vincent

    IMDb rating 6.4121K votes

  3. The Thursday Murder Club2025as Ian

    IMDb rating 6.593K votes

  4. How to Train Your Dragon2010as Spiteloutvoice

    IMDb rating 8.1909K votes

  5. Bad Samaritan2018as Cale Erendreich

    IMDb rating 6.529K votes

  6. Mary Queen of Scots2018as John Knox

    IMDb rating 6.361K votes

  7. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012as Charles Darwinvoice

    IMDb rating 6.755K votes

  8. What We Did on Our Holiday2014as Doug

    IMDb rating 6.926K votes

Most often with

Dean DeBlois directed two of these films, James Strong two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jim Broadbent, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jim BroadbentCelia Imrie, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Celia ImriePeter Davison, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Peter DavisonPaul Kasey, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Paul KaseyMichael Gambon, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Michael GambonHugh Bonneville, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Hugh BonnevilleDean DeBloisDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Dean DeBloisJames StrongDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by James Strong

Films together

Box office

What David Tennant's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.2 billion

13 of the 39 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 39 films: 13 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 17 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 6 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 17Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005as Bartemius 'Barty' Crouch Junior$896 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005as Bartemius 'Barty' Crouch Junior
    $896M40.6% of the total
  2. 2
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019as Spitelout / Ivar the Whitless (voice)
    $540M24.5% of the total
  3. 3
    How to Train Your Dragon2010as Spitelout (voice)
    $495M22.4% of the total
  4. 4
    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012as Charles Darwin (voice)
    $123M5.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Mary Queen of Scots2018as John Knox
    $47M2.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Fright Night2011as Peter Vincent
    $41M1.9% of the total
  7. 7
    The Amazing Maurice2022as Dangerous Beans (voice)
    $21M1.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!2012as Donald
    $14M0.7% of the total
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009), $11.2 millionPostman Pat: The Movie (2014), $8.7 millionBad Samaritan (2018), $4.8 millionFree Jimmy (2006), $2.3 millionWhat We Did on Our Holiday (2014), $1.3 million

$28.2 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors, two of them major.

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David Tennant's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2013Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramWon
International Emmy Award for Best ActorWon
Other honors
National Television Award for Special RecognitionWon
Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean PerformanceWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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