David Tennant

David Tennant (né McDonald; b.18 April 1971) is a British actor of Scottish origin. He is best known in pop-culture for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who between 2005 and 2010, returning to the show for special appearances in 2013, 2022 and 2023. He also played a leading role in the BBC crime drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), and in Good Omens (Amazon, 2019–2023).

He also played the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, adapted for television in 2009.

Tennant adopted the surname after discovering that there was another actor called David McDonald. He adopted his stage name after reading an article by Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant in Smash Hits. He later changed his name legally.

He is married to Georgia Moffett, the daughter of actors Sandra Dickinson and Peter Davison, who has also played the role of Doctor Who. Tennant met Moffett when she was playing his on-screen daughter in The Doctor's Daughter (2008). David and Georgia Tennant have five children.