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David Tennant

David Tennant
David Tennant was born in Bathgate, West Lothian as David John Macdonald (18th April 1971), Tennant was educated at Ralston Primary and Paisley Grammar School. He also attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
When he completed his studies, Tennant developed his career in the British theatre, frequently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also played the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. It was announced on 30 August 2007 that he is returning to play Hamlet. In 1995, Tennant appeared at the Royal National Theatre, London, playing the role of Nicholas John Truman Beckett in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw.
Tennant appeared in several high-profile dramas for the BBC, including Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), He Knew He Was Right (2004), Blackpool (2004), Casanova (2005) and The Quatermass (2005).He also played Barty Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. David Tennant's name was put forward as a possible candidate for the role of the Ninth Doctor for the new series that began in March 2005 although the role eventually went to Christopher Eccleston. He made his first brief appearance in the episode "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) after the regeneration scene.
His first full-length outing as the Doctor was a sixty-minute special, "The Christmas Invasion", first broadcast on Christmas Day 2005.Tennant continued to play the Tenth Doctor into the revived programme's fourth series in 2008, and will continue in specials that will make up the 2009 series. However, he will be replaced in 2010 by Matt Smith in the role of the Doctor.


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David Tennant - what members say


  • Casanova - BBC
  • Casanova - BBC review by A customer from Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Rated - 5 stars Fantastic 19 May 2005
    ... a servant girl. The youthful Casanova is very cheekily and perfectly played by David Tennant. This is a bodice-bursting story of Casanova's escapades across Europe, with...  
  • Blackpool - BBC
  • Blackpool - BBC review by from Norfolk, England
    Rated - 4 stars Good BBC drama 27 December 2005
    ...Excellent if you are a fan of the wonderful(in my opinion)David Tennant and if you like popular music. ...  
  • Doctor Who - The New Series - Series 2 - Vol. 1
  • Doctor Who - The New Series - Series 2 - Vol. 1 review by from Sheffield, England
    Rated - 5 stars Brillant!! 24 October 2006
    ...I love the new series, David Tennant is superb as the Doctor. Billie Piper is perfect as Rose. Great stories, brillant acting that will have you on the edge of your seats. ...  

David Tennant - filmography


  • Glorious 39 (2009)
    Starring: Romola Garai,  Bill Nighy,  Julie Christie
    Director: Stephen Poliakoff
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "Glorious 39" is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 5 members
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  • Einstein And Eddington on DVD (2008)
    Starring: David Tennant,  Jodhi May,  Rebecca Hall
    Director: Philip Martin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A film which takes a closer look at the story behind the creation of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and the personal lives of the men behind it. This human story chronicles two men who, during the First World War, refused to accept narrow nationalistic boundaries and, against the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,710 members
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  • Hamlet
    Starring: David Tennant
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this Royal Shakespeare Company production, the titular prince of Denmark, returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius is the new king. To make matters worse, Claudius has married Hamlet's mother,..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 91% from 6 members
    Due for release on 4th January 2010
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  • Takin' Over The Asylum (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Ken Stott,  Katy Murphy,  Angus Macfadyen
    Director: David Blair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Six part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. The station is developed by alcoholic double glazing salesperson Eddie McKenna (Ken Stott), who is an aspiring DJ. At St. Jude's Hospital, he meets a range of people with varying mental illnesses.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 659 members
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David Tennant - watch online


  • Sweetnightgoodheart to Watch Now (2001)
    Starring: David Tennant,  Kate Ashfield,  Diana Hardcastle
    Director: Dan Zeff
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 9 minutes
    Peter cooks dinner in his modern flat. As he frantically prepares the meal, he runs through how he is going to break up with his girlfriend, Juliet. Juliet arrives home amazed at the jobs around the house that Peter has undertaken that day and the meal that he is cooking for her. Over dinner, ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 21 members
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