ACTOR · BORN 1971
David Tennant
- Born
- 18 April 1971, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Known for
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), The Simpsons (1989), How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
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8 Facts From David Tennant's Career
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He took up acting in the hope that he would one day play the lead role in Doctor Who.
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David Tennant missed out on a 2009 Laurence Olivier Award nomination for his "Hamlet" because, after the production transferred from Stratford-upon-Avon, a back injury and surgery meant he could not perform enough shows during the London run.
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Early in his career, David Tennant appeared alongside Felicity Jones and Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" (2003).
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He was nominated for the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2002 for his performance in "Lobby Hero," staged at the Donmar Warehouse and the New Ambassador's Theatre.
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He was nominated for Best Actor at the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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He was nominated for Best Actor at the 2008 Royal Television Society Awards for Recovery (2007) and Doctor Who (2005).
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He was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for Best Classical Male Actor Under 30 for his stage role as Antipholus of Syracuse in "Comedy of Errors."
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On 9 February 2025, David was awarded the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Play for the 2023/2024 Donmar Warehouse production of Macbeth (alongside Gareth Fry for Sound Design and Macbeth for Best Revival). This award makes him the most awarded artist in WhatsOnStage's 25-year history. (His other WhatsOnStage awards are 2009 Theatre Event of the Year (Hamlet), 2012 Theatre Event of the Year (Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate), 2015 Theatre Event of the Year (Richard II), 2015 Best Actor in a Play (Richard II) and 2017 Best Actor in a Play (Don Juan in Soho).
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