David Tennant

David Tennant — real name David MacDonald — (born April 18 1971 in Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom) is a Scottish actor best known for appearing in BBC Dramas such as Casanova, in which he played the title role. He has recently received much publicity as the tenth actor to portray the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who, though as yet he has only appeared for around 20 seconds in the episode The Parting of the Ways.

List of credits

Television

• Takin' Over the Asylum (1994) (Campbell McBain)
• Duck Patrol (1998) (Darwin)
• The Deputy (2004)
• He Knew He Was Right (2004) (Rev Gibson)
• Blackpool (2004) (DI Carlisle)
• Casanova (2005) (Giacamo Casanova)
• The Quatermass Experiment (2005) (Dr Briscoe)
• Doctor Who (2005) (The Doctor)

Film

• Jude (1996)
• Bite (1997)
• L.A. Without a Map (1998)
• Nine 1/2 Minutes (1999)
• The Last September (1999)
• One Eyed Jacques (2001)
• Sweetnightgoodheart (2001)
• Bright Young Things (2003)
• Free Jimmy (2004)
• Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) (Barty Crouch Jr.)

Radio

• Dixon of Dock Green PC Andy Crawford BBC Radio 4 (2005)

Theatre

• The Princess and the Goblin Curdie
• Antigone
• Jump the Life to Come
• The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
• Scotland Matters
• What the Butler Saw Nick (1995) Royal National Theatre
• Vassa — Scenes from Family Life Pavel (1996) Albery Theatre
• As You Like It Touchstone (1996) Royal Shakespeare Company
• The General From America Hamilton (1996) Royal Shakespeare Company
• The Herbal Bed Jack Lane (1996) Royal Shakespeare Company
• Hurly Burly Mickey (1997)
• Black Comedy Brinsley Miller
• Edward III (staged reading) Edward, the Black Prince (1999)
• An Experienced Woman Gives Advice Kenny (1999)
• Comedy of Errors Antipholus of Syracuse (2000) Royal Shakespeare Company
• The Rivals Jack (2000) Royal Shakespeare Company
• Romeo and Juliet Romeo (2000) Royal Shakespeare Company
• Comedians (2001)
• The Real Inspector Hound Moon
• The Lobby Hero Jeff (2002) Donmar Warehouse
• Push-Up Robert (2002) Royal Court Jerwood Theatre
• The Glass Menagerie Tom
• Long Day's Journey Into Night Edmund
• Tartuffe Valere
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Nick
• Hay Fever Simon, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
• Merlin Arthur Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
• King Lear Edgar
• The Pillowman Katurian (2003) Royal National Theatre
• Twelve Angry Men
• Slab Boys Trilogy Alan Young Vic
• Look Back in Anger Jimmy Porter (2005) Edinburgh Royal Lyceum