David Tennant (born 1 April 1971 ) is a Scottish actor and the tenth Doctor Who, playing the role from 2005 until 2010, and starring in 47 episodes over 3 series.
In 2006, readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted Tennant “Best Doctor” over Tom Baker who had been the recurring favourite over the years. Also during 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010, Tennant won the National Television Awards award for Most Popular Actor, and in 2008 was voted the 16th Sexiest Man in the World in a Cosmopolitan survey.
A firm fan favourite, Tennant himself was a Doctor Who fan admitting that he owned his own toy Tardis and starring as the doctor was a dream come true.
Tennant is married to actress Georgia Tennant, who is daughter of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison. They met when Georgia played his genetically engineered daughter in the episode “The Doctor’s Daughter” in 2008, and were married in 2011 and have 5 children.
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