David Tennant in Hamlet
David Tennant (1971 -)
Film Deaths[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) [Barty Crouch, Jr.]: Presumably given the "Dementor's Kiss" as his punishment for escaping Azkaban and aiding in Ralph Fiennes return. Although David isn't shown on-screen dying this way, nor is it outright stated this will happen to him, it's discreetly implied since Michael Gambon says after his capture that Azkaban will find their "missing a prisoner," in addition to the fact that David's character met this fate in the original book.
- Glorious 39 (2009) [Hector Haldane, MP]: Killed (off-screen) by Bill Nighy, who stages it to look like a sucide; we learn of his death when Romola Garai is informed.
Television Deaths[]
- Doctor Who: Smith and Jones (2007) [The Tenth Doctor]: Is temporarily dead after his blood is partially drained by Anne Reid; he is then revived due to a combination of his alien physiology and CPR administered by Freema Agyeman.
- Doctor Who: The Family of Blood (2007) [The Tenth Doctor/John Smith]: In a vision of what would happen if he continued living as the human being "John Smith", he dies of old age with Jessica Hynes by his side. (He survives the episode in reality).
- Doctor Who: Turn Left (2008) [The Tenth Doctor]: In an alternate timeline, he is drowned (off-screen) while killing Sarah Parish; his body is shown afterwards when Catherine Tate sees him being loaded into an ambulance. He is brought back to life when the proper timeline is restored.
- Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth (2008) [The Tenth Doctor]: Shot with an energy blast by a Dalek, which triggers his regenerations process. David is able to redirect the regeneration energy so that he does not change form. (It is revealed in a later season, that this was an actual regeneration)
- Hamlet (2009; TV movie) [Hamlet]: Cut across the back of the neck a poison-tipped sword during a sword fight with Edward Bennett; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Peter de Jersey.
- Doctor Who: The End of Time (2010) [Tenth Doctor]: Dies of radiation poisoning after taking Bernard Cribbins’ place in the booth that will soon flood, exposing himself to the radiation and sacrificing himself to save him; he then regenerates into Matt Smith.
- Jessica Jones: AKA Smile (2015) [Kilgrave]: Neck snapped by Krysten Ritter after she succeeds in convincing him that she was under his mind control, while Rachael Taylor looks on.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Earth's Last Stand (2016; animated) [Fugitod]: Voicing both past and future selfs, Future Fugitod sacrifices himself to destroy the Heart of Darkness and the tricerations. "Past Fugitod" lives. However in the end, "Future Fugitod's" is shown to have survived the explosion and it comes back online.
- gen:LOCK: The Only Me I Know (2019) [Dr. Rufus Weller]: Killed in an explosion by activating an explosive device upon surrounded by enemies, sacrificing himself in the process.
- Final Space: The Toro Regatta (2019) [Lord Commander]: Impaled in the chest by Nightfall (voiced by Tika Sumpter).
- Des: Episode 3 (2020) [Dennis Nilsen]: Dies (off-screen) from pulmonary embolism and retroperitoneal haemorrhage. His death is mentioned in the closing text.
- The Legend of Vox Machina: The Terror of Tal'Dorei - Part 2 (2022; animated) [General Krieg/Brimscythe]: Head cut in half by Grog Strongjaw (voiced by Travis Willingham).
- Litvinenko: Episode One (2022) [Alexander Litvinenko]: Poisoned by Radoslaw Kaim with polonium.
- Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder (2023) [The Fourteenth Doctor/Not-Thing]: Playing a dual role, the Not-Thing is incinerated when the ship it is on self destructs, despite the Not-Thing running in an attempt to prevent the explosion. The Fourteenth Doctor survives the episode.
Gallery[]
David Tennant in Doctor Who: Smith and Jones
David Tennant in Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth
David Tennant in Doctor Who: The End of Time
David Tennant in Jessica Jones: AKA Smile
David Tennant's animated death in gen:LOCK: The Only Me I Know
Notable Connections[]
- Mr. Georgia Tennant