David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is known for portraying the Doctor in Doctor Who, headlining the series as the Tenth Doctor from 2005–2010, and returning as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. His other notable screen roles include 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). Born in Bathgate, Tennant trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and began his acting career primarily working in theatre. His first major television role was in the BBC drama Takin' Over the Asylum (1994). He gained further recognition for the serials Blackpool (2004) and Casanova (2005). A childhood fan of Doctor Who, Tennant played the Doctor during a period of renewed mainstream popularity for the series. His portrayal is among the most popular interpretations of the character. Tennant subsequently portrayed supervillain Kilgrave in the Netflix Marvel Cinematic Universe series Jessica Jones (2015–2019) and serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the ITV miniseries Des (2020). He is also a voice actor, voicing Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales (2017–2021) and the droid Huyang in the Star Wars series The Clone Wars (2012) and Ahsoka (2023). Tennant has worked extensively on stage, including in Royal Shakespeare Company productions of As You Like It (1996), Romeo and Juliet (2000), Hamlet (2008–2009) and Richard II (2013, 2016); his Hamlet was adapted for television in 2009. His accolades include two BAFTA Scotland Awards and nominations for three Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards. (Via Wikipedia)