David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He portrays the demon Crowley in the Prime Video streaming series Good Omens.
Biography[]
Over the duration of his 27-year acting career, David Tennant has left a trail of memorable characters over an expansive and diverse array of film, television and on-stage credits.
Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth and fourteenth incarnations of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. His other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Peter Vincent in the horror remake Fright Night (2011), DI Alec Hardy in the ITV crime drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), Kilgrave in the Netflix superhero series Jessica Jones (2015–2019), the demon Crowley in Good Omens (2019-present), Angus in The Loud House Movie (2021), and Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days (2021).
Next, Tennant was also seen in Season 1 of Amazon Original series Good Omens. The show, based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s book of the same name, is set on the brink of an Apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley (Tennant), a demon, aren’t enthusiastic about the end of the world, and can’t seem to find the Antichrist. The series initially consisted of six one-hour episodes.
On the silver screen, Tennant portrayed John Knox in Focus Features’ Mary Queen of Scots. The film is a historical drama based on John Guy’s biography Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart and stars Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.
In Spring 2018, Tennant was also seen in Daisy Aitkens’ romantic comedy You, Me and Him, which co-stars Lucy Punch and Faye Marsay. The film tells the story of a lesbian couple’s differing experiences with pregnancy and Tennant plays John, their obnoxious neighbour who is closely linked to one of the women.
Tennant currently voices Scrooge McDuck in Disney XD’s animated television series Duck Tales.
In December 2017, Tennant lent his voice to the character of Angus in 20th Century Fox’s Ferdinand. The film tells the story of a giant bull, Ferdinand (John Cena), with a big heart, who after being mistaken for a dangerous beast, is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
In February 2017, Tennant starred as the world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing in Robert Mullan’s Mad to be Normal alongside Elizabeth Moss. The story follows Dr. Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London during the 1960’s.
From 2013 – 2017, Tennant played detective Alec Hardy on the critically acclaimed ITV crime series Broadchurch. Tennant’s character was brought to the small town of Broadchurch to investigate the murder of an 11-year-old local boy. In its second season, Broadchurch was nominated and won several awards, including the 2014 BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series. Season 3 of the series premiered in the UK in February 2017 and premiered in the US on BBC America on June 28.
In 2017, Tennant was seen on-stage as Don Juan in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho. Loosely based on Moliére’s tragicomedy Don Juan, this hilarious modern update transports the action to contemporary London and follows the final adventures of its debauched protagonist - a cruel seducer who lives only for pleasure. The play ran for a limited season at Wyndham Theatre and closed on June 10 of that same year.[1]
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- While they don't appear together on screen, him and Miranda Richardson had already stared together in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where he play Barty Crouch Jr. and she plays Rita Skeeter.
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