Biography
David Tennant is a Scottish actor best known for playing the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who. In 2023, he returned as the show’s fourteenth incarnation. His other noteworthy film appearances include DI Alec Hardy in the crime drama Broadchurch and its 2014 adaptation, Kilgrave in the superhero series Jessica Jones, Crowley in the fantasy series Good Omens, and numerous fictionalized versions of himself in the comic series Staged.
David Tennant Age
Family – Education
Tennant was born David John McDonald in Bathgate on April 18, 1971, as the son of Helen (née McLeod; 1940-2007) and Alexander “Sandy” McDonald (1937-2016). His father was a pastor and Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly. He grew up in Ralston with his brother Blair and sister Karen, where his father served as the town minister. Two of his maternal great-grandparents, William and Agnes Blair, were Northern Irish Protestants from County Londonderry who signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912; William was also an Orange Order member. Tennant’s maternal grandpa, footballer Archie McLeod, first met William and Agnes’ daughter Nellie while playing for Derry City FC. McLeod descended from tenant farmers on the Isle of Mull. At the age of three, Neil Tennant, a Doctor Who enthusiast, told his parents he wanted to be an actor. They did, however, push him to take on more conventional tasks.
Tennant attended Saturday sessions at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and passed a formal audition at the age of sixteen. He studied there from the ages of 17 to 20. After discovering another Equity-represented actor, he devised his stage identity by appropriating the surname of Pet Shop Boys vocalist Neil Tennant, whom he had seen in Smash Hits. He eventually legally changed his surname to conform with the American Screen Actors Guild’s (later SAG-AFTRA) standards.
David Tennant Wife
Tennant is married to Georgia Moffett, an English actress, and thus the son-in-law of Sandra Dickinson and Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor. The couple met in 2008 while filming the Doctor Who episode “The Doctor’s Daughter”. They married in 2011 and now live in Chiswick, London. They have five children, including Ty Tennant, Moffett’s child from a previous relationship who Tennant adopted.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of £7 million.
Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m).
Doctor Who
David Tennant, the star of Doctor Who, has been a fan since boyhood and has appeared in a number of audio plays and television series. He made his directing debut in 2007 with the Doctor Who Confidential episode “Do You Remember The First Time?”. Tennant has also appeared in animated versions of Doctor Who, including Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest, and Dreamland.
In 2009, he appeared as the Doctor in a two-part episode of Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. Tennant left the role after three full seasons, appearing in four special episodes before his farewell episode in 2010. In 2013, he returned to Doctor Who for “The Day of the Doctor,” the show’s 50th anniversary special. In May 2022, it was reported that he will return to the show as the Fourteenth Doctor, a role previously assumed to be played by Ncuti Gatwa. The three 60th anniversary special episodes aired from November to December 2023.
In 2013, he returned to Doctor Who for “The Day of the Doctor,” the show’s 50th anniversary special. In May 2022, it was reported that he will return to the show as the Fourteenth Doctor, a role previously assumed to be played by Ncuti Gatwa. The three 60th anniversary special episodes aired from November to December 2023.
Political Career
Tennant, a self-proclaimed liberal and socialist, supported the Labour Party and featured in a party political program in 2005. In 2010, he voiced his support for then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown and described David Cameron as a “terrifying prospect”. In April 2010, he contributed to a Labour election program. He introduced Ed Miliband, the Labour Party’s leader, onstage at the 2012 Labour Party Conference. In 2015, he also voiced a Labour Party General Election broadcast.
Tennant remained neutral on the question of Scottish independence in the run-up to the 2014 referendum, claiming that it was not his concern because he no longer lived in Scotland. However, following Brexit, which he described as “depressing,” he declared in 2017 that he would back an independent Scotland if a second vote were held. Tennant is an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, particularly people who identify as non-binary, and frequently appears in interviews sporting pride pins.
Career
David Tennant is an English entertainer known for his parts in different TV series and movies. He started his profession in 2011 with the Manchester Joined together “Busby Angels” group and the 1958 Munich air catastrophe, playing Jimmy Murphy. In 2012, he featured in the satire series This is Jinsy and started recording Genuine romance, a semi-ad libbed BBC One show series. Tennant likewise voiced a person in the film transformation of Mailman Pat, which was anticipated a 3D dramatic delivery in spring 2013.
In 2012, he was named to the Illustrious Shakespeare Organization board and got back to the organization for the 2013 winter season, playing the lead spot in Richard II at Stratford-upon-Avon and moving to the Barbican Community in London. He then showed up in The Slick person What We Did on Our Vacation, a semi-ad libbed satire film.
Tennant likewise showed up on the Radio 4 board show One moment, turning into the show’s best introduction hopeful. He likewise depicted Kilgrave in Jessica Jones, a TV series from Wonder and Netflix. In 2016, he started shooting Distraught to Be Ordinary, a biopic of Scottish therapist R. D. Laing. In 2017, he showed up in Daisy Aitkens’ most memorable element film, You, Me and Him, co-created by his significant other, Georgia.
In 2018, he played reprobate Cale Erendreich in the thrill ride film Terrible Samaritan and showed up in the series Hints of something to look forward to. In 2019, he sent off his own web recording, named David Tennant Does a Digital broadcast With…, highlighting Olivia Colman, Whoopi Goldberg, Jodie Whittaker, Ian McKellen, Jon Hamm, Gordon Brown, Jennifer Earn, Catherine Tate, Krysten Ritter, James Corden, Samantha Honey bee, Tina Fey, and Michael Sheen.
Tennant featured as a specialist associated with killing his family in Deadwater Fell, a Scottish genuine wrongdoing miniseries, and won the Worldwide Emmy Grant for Best Entertainer for his exhibition in Des. From 2020 to 2022, he featured in three times of the television series Organized, with Michael Sheen. In September 2022, he featured as Reverend Harry Watling in BBC1’s Inside Man, which debuted on 26 September 2022 to blended audits. In December 2022, he featured as Alexander Litvinenko in the ITV1 performance Litvinenko, in view of the 10-year battle between Marina Litvinenko and the London police force.
In August 2023, he gave the voice to the droid Huyang in the surprisingly realistic series Ahsoka. In February 2024, he facilitated the 77th English Foundation Film Grants.