Who is David Tennant?

David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as the tenth incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series "Doctor Who" (2005–2010), Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial "Casanova" (2005), the title prince in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2009 adaptation of "Hamlet" (2009), Barty Crouch, Jr. in the fantasy film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005), DI Alec Hardy in the ITV crime drama series "Broadchurch" (2013–2017), Kilgrave in the Netflix superhero series "Jessica Jones" (2015–2019), and as himself in the lockdown comedy "Staged" (2020–2021).

Tennant has also worked extensively as a voice actor and in theatre, including a portrayal of the title character in a 2008 production of "Hamlet" and the voice of Scrooge McDuck in "DuckTales" (2017–2021). In 2015, he received the National Television Award for Special Recognition.

Tennant is married to actress Georgia Moffett, making him the son-in-law of actress Sandra Dickinson and Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison. The couple met in 2008 during the filming of the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter", in which she played the genetically engineered daughter of Tennant's Tenth Doctor. They married on 30 December 2011, and live in the Chiswick district of London. They have five children, including Ty, Moffett's child from a previous relationship whom Tennant adopted.