David Tennant was born David John McDonald in Scotland, to a father who was a Presbyterian minister. Brought up in Bathgate, he attended Paisley Grammar school and was first noticed by Scottish television at a Saturday youth club he attended. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In 2005, David was cast to play the role of the Doctor in the BBC's new series of "Doctor Who" alongside Billie Piper, after Christopher Eccleston decided to leave.

Credits include: Shaun of the Dead, Pride & Prejudice, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The BFG and After Life

Credits include: Frenzy, The Railway Children, Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., Picassos äventyr and She

Credits include: Arrow, De-Lovely, Torchwood, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Credits include: Doctor Who, Gulliver's Travels, Starter for Ten, Monte Carlo and Love and Other Disasters

Credits include: Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, Collateral, Scoop and Catherine Called Birdy

Credits include: Stitches, Victoria, The Hippopotamus, The Sarah Jane Adventures and The Stolen Earth

Credits include: Sherlock Holmes, Torchwood, Dark Signal, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End

Credits include: New Amsterdam, Little Dorrit, The Carrie Diaries, Survivors and Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest

Credits include: Torchwood, Hijack, A Very English Scandal, The Unquiet Dead and Journey's End

Credits include: Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures, School Reunion, Journey's End and The Stolen Earth

Credits include: The Runaway Bride, The End of Time: Part One, The Giggle, Partners in Crime and The Sontaran Stratagem