David Tennant is a ridiculous ham

You better skip Good Omens.

But he is such a good dancer

He can get away with anything as he was great in Doctor Who. That's how it works here.

Same goes for Billie Piper.

R2 Cringe

I loved Broadchurch. Loved all three series. Didn't get the negative vibe about women's issues as you did, OP.

ITA with you, OP.

I used to love him on Dr. Who but I didn't watch his seasons for a few years then revisited and was instantly horrified by his hammy acting.

CONSTANTLY, mugging and screeching with the eyes either poppin' or wellin' up with big, pendulous tears.

All he can do is various variations on Bertie Crouch.

And, don't get me started on Billie Piper as Rose.

I think pretty much all the actors who have played the Doctor have been hammy but I think that’s part of the job description to be honest! It is a family show at the end of the day.

I gave up on Broadchurch after the awful second series. It was such a letdown after the brilliant first series.

And now he’s jumped into the podcast game....just because.

He has to escape his awful wife and eight thousand children somehow.

Gracepoint

He was great in the remake of Fright Night with Anton, stole several scenes. Ten will always be my favorite Doctor. He was clever and quirky but also deadly serious when the universe needed him to be.

David was the second best Doctor. That's not too bad with so many to choose from.

I can't bear him and his stupid accent. They use him for narration on documentaries now and it's awful.

[quote]I just finished "Broadchurch" season 3, which was so politically correct about women's issues that it could have been written by Andrea Dworkin

That's the way it goes these days. I'll bet "race" was handled in exactly the same way.

Sorry, not "race", I think I meant "diversity".

Subtle and hilarious.

I think Matt Smith was the BEST Doctor--hands down (of the latest crop). The others were great in their own way, but I think Smith encapsulates everything a modern Doctor should be. He's charming, light on the quirk, appropriately menacing when needed to be, but most importantly, somehow both odd-looking AND cute. Eccleston was a good way to start the reboot, but to me, he was wayyy too dark and sexy to be the Doctor. There was no ambiguity there. You WANTED him to fuck you. He was too distracting. Tennant was a little over the top for me. I stopped watching after Smith left.

Eccleston is not sexy, at least not anymore

R12 Good point. Was thrilled to see Tom in Day of the Doctor.

Give the man credit. David is a superb narrator.

[quote]Give the man credit. David is a superb narrator.

Och aye! - doesn't he sound just GRAND!

English actors tend do ham very well and often. They say it’s because they are trained in theater.

Except he's Scottish. How could you forget with that accent?

You should watch Kelly Reily (also a Brit) in Yellowstone. You will bust out laughing at the ham she serves up.

R23 was he trained in Scotland? More than likely, he started off acting in scotland, probably in theater too, and moved to London and got formal training in more theater acting.

R23 fuck off. Stupid cunt, crossing all her t’s and dotting all her i’s.

FUCK YOU!

Welcome to ignore bitch.

You don't need much of imagination to know what sort of accent R26 has.

R26 = common as muck.

He’s Scottish and went to drama school in Glasgow.

I read somewhere or other that Billie Piper called him David Ten-inch. Wonder if it’s true.

OP, I'm quite sure the director was more than happy with his performance as Barty Crouch, Jr. or he would have directed him to perform the character in a different manner. The character was a crazed, evil, lunatic. I think he did a stellar job of displaying the character as such.

He was horrible on Jessica Jones. I know the character was supposed to be evil and all that, but his acting was just so bad and annoying.

Agree with OP -- he is the most extraordinary ham -- it's as though he thinks acting is all about pouting, eyebrows, and wild eyes.

Also agree with above poster that Matt Smith was much better. But actually, Peter Capaldi was surprisingly good -- at first he was awkward in the role, but he had the best scripts and he had the most interesting relationship to his companion in Clara, who taught him as much as he taught her.

Also interesting -- as unattractive as Capaldi looks now, he was once a handsome man,

I fell in love with Peter Capaldi many years back when he was just getting started as a movie actor, in 1983's 'Local Hero', one of my favorite movies. If you have never seen it you must try to find it somewhere. It's just a gem of a movie IMNSHO.

[quote]he was just getting started as a movie actor, in 1983's 'Local Hero', one of my favorite movies. If you have never seen it you must try to find it somewhere. It's just a gem of a movie IMNSHO.

Most boring film I've ever seen.

It received an enormous amount of attention at the time - God knows why.

It’s subtle and nuanced r35, you may have missed that....

Agree, OP. He's all yelling, eye-popping and lip smacking. Tiresome.

[quote]Most boring film I've ever seen.

It was a period of bad highly (over) rated independent films from Scotland. There was another very draggy one about football that also garnered much praise.

I remember now, Gregory's Girl. Oh, dear!

[quote]It’s subtle and nuanced [R35], you may have missed that....

Yes, must have.

There aren't words.

Try this. Just 2 minutes. Says it all really.

Roger Ebert's review of 'Local Hero'.

[quote] Here is a small film to treasure, a loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company. The town is tucked away in a sparkling little bay, and is so small that everybody is well aware of everybody else's foibles. The oil company is run by an eccentric billionaire (Burt Lancaster) who would really rather have a comet named after him than own all the oil in the world. And what could have been a standard plot about conglomerates and ecology, etc., turns instead into a wicked study of human nature. . The movie opens in Houston, but quickly moves to the fishing village of Ferness. The oil company assigns an earnest young American (Peter Riegert) and a whimsical Scot (Peter Capaldi) to go to Ferness and buy it up, lock, stock and beachline, for a North Sea oil-refining complex. This is a simpler job than it appears, since a lot of the locals are all too willing to soak the off company for its millions of dollars, sell the beach, and go in search of the bright lights of Edinburgh. . But there are complications. One of them is old Ben, the cheerful philosopher who lives in a shack on the beach. It turns out that the beach has been the legal property of Ben's family for four centuries, ever since an ancestor did a favor for a king. And Ben doesn't want to sell: "Who'd look after the beach then? It would go to pieces in a short matter of time." . The local negotiations are handled by the innkeeper, Urquhart (Denis Lawson). He also is the accountant, and sort of the mayor, I guess, and is so much in love with his pretty wife that they're forever dashing upstairs for a quickie. Meanwhile, Riegert and Capaldi fall under the spell of the town, settle into its rhythms, become wrapped up in its intrigues, and, in general, are co-opted by a place whose charms are seductive. . What makes this material really work is the low-key approach of the writer-director, Bill Forsyth, who also made the charming "Gregory's Girl" and has the patience to let his characters gradually reveal themselves to the camera. He never hurries, and as a result, "Local Hero" never drags: Nothing is more absorbing than human personalities, developed with love and humor. Some of the payoffs in this film are sly and subtle, and others generate big laughs. . Forsyth's big scenes are his little ones, including a heartfelt, whiskey-soaked talk between the American and the innkeeper, and a scene where the visitors walk on the beach and talk about the meaning of life. By the time Burt Lancaster reappears at the end of the film, to personally handle the negotiations with old Ben, "Local Hero" could hardly have anything but a happy ending. But it's a fairly close call.

Well, 'Local Hero' may not be in the hallowed ranks of filmdom that some motion pictures achieved, but I'm sure those who found it "boring" would find something like this more to your liking. It's right up your alley. You won't have to use your little brains even once to figure out what's going on. It'll fairly slap you in the face from start to finish.

She called him David Ten-inch because of his small waist R30

The first series of Broadchurch was fine, but it should have been a standalone miniseries.

Capaldi was never conventionally handsome. He was more like the guy you cast if you couldn't get Richard E. Grant.

Tennant is better when he's playing an eccentric character rather than when he's trying to do normal.

I loved Broadchurch and him in it, though Olivia stole the show. I’ve never seen Doctor Who so I had no previous affection for him.

The 3rd season was the least successful of the three but I don’t understand your point about it being too PC. If anything it went out of its way to be realistic about the rape victim - she was messy, promiscuous and not that attractive.

Tennant is great actor he's only ham in Doctor Who and Harry Potter movie.

I only watched the first season which was terribly bad. I had no interest in any other one even when i found the female main character interesting and she is a good actress

[quote] Most boring film I've ever seen.

And here is the proof.

[quote] Was Vice-President Al Gore's favorite movie when asked by Oprah Winfrey during her September 11, 2000 program. Gore was a candidate for President at the time.

1. At [R33], I think Peter Capaldi is still pretty hot. Also brilliant, as Malcolm Tucker. Think he's more interesting looking now than when younger. 2. Agree, Local Hero is a lovely film. 3. Also think Tennant is a very good actor, who was allowed (encouraged?) to be more over the top than usual for Dr. Who.

Saying he's over the top for Harry Potter or Doctor Who is one thing, but he should not have been over the top for Broadchurch.

Agree with OP.

Any gossip about him?

Weirdly enough, he's very good in Shakespeare.

R51 I think Peter Capaldi is still pretty hot

I agree.

both Capaldi and Tennant are handsome and great actors.

R52 but he's not over the top in Broadchurch.

[quote][R26] = common as muck.

The ultimate British putdown is that you’re “common.” So classist, lol!

bump

I haven't seen Broadchurch, know this is off-topic, but wouldn't it actually be politically INcorrect today to say that there's a direct line between porn and rape? Third-wave feminism seems to be all about how "sex work" and porn are empowering to women.

Your mistake was watching Broadchurch, Season 3. Stopped after episode 1 or Season 2.

[quote] Your mistake was watching Broadchurch, Season 3.

Agreed. Season One was excellent. Season two was OK. Season three was wasted time.

I love him, though I agree with a lot of the criticism above. I just find him very appealing, even though I've seen him in some very unlikable, even repellent, roles.

[quote]I just find him very appealing

I don't.

My thoughts exactly r62

Season 1 was fantastic. Sexy James D'arcy made season 2 better. Three not good at all

Season 3 was awful. So much of it was taken up by showing in extensive detail how police can sensitively help women after they've been raped (you do not call them "rape victims," I learned), and I couldn't understand what them point of that was.

He is great as the voice of Scrooge McDuck on the new DuckTales.

Peter Capaldi was also great as the Cardinal in "The Musketeers".

David Tennant on The Catherine Tate Show

David Tennant as a child, en route to perform in his school play.

The rape victim in Season 3 was truly fugly. I thought they were trying to make a point that rape is not mainly about sexual attraction butthey also made her coveted by half the male cast...

R71 they did make that point - a few different characters said it. But she was hard to get for some of the men because she was promiscuous which made them want her more

I loved watching Olivia on the other hand. She's the furthest thing from hammy. As they say, she's a 'national treasure'!

David Tennant in drag

We had a poster here claiming that he was cruised by David (who was dressed like a character from Beauty and the Beast) at Matt Lucas' civil partnership ceremony.

One of David's earlier appearances. One look and you knew he would be an excellent Doctor Who.

I love Richard E. Grant.

David was in another earlier episode of Posh Nosh.

And, another vote for "Local Hero". Terrific film with a great soundtrack by Mark Knopfler.

And, Peter Capaldi was adorable.

Oh, I FUCKING love "Posh Nosh." I keep forgetting Oscar winner Coleman played Sofie on "Peep Show". She's completely unremarkable in a role that's pretty unremarkable.

Olivia Colman is frequently inappropriately hammy and way OTT but not in Broadchurch. I feel David Tennent was reining himself in. Jodie Whittaker cried and screamed and grimaced her way through 3 seasons.

I hated Season 2. Eve Myles was particularly awful. Pity gorgeous James D’Arcy was wasted.

The woman from Posh Nosh (forgot her name) I believe was his landlady when he was an aspiring young actor.

I saw David T during his stint playing Hamlet for the RSC. He's a better stage actor IMO which makes sense as that's his training and background although he's made a more decent crossover than some. I prefer him in the hammier roles than more serious stuff like Broadchurch - I don't think that's his strength and possibly why he hasn't been able to crack the US despite numerous attempts.

There have always been odd rumours circulating about his personal life since Dr Who but he is notoriously private (doesn't do social media and interviews are mostly strictly business talk). His marriage is a bit of a curious affair by all accounts, there used to be long running blog a few years ago run by fanatics called The Sisters of Pervitude but I believe it was taken down after a C&D. Like other celebrity stans they dug deep into anything they could find and endlessly analysed. It was entertaining but ridiculously hyperbolic.

However there is still enough gossip out there that does point to an unusual arrangement with his wife. They appear to live quite separate lives despite 3/4 kids or at least that was the case a few years ago - I haven't really taken much notice in recent years since the tabloids bored of him. Possibly some of that separation was him endlessly trying to make it in the US.

Dataloungers claimed that he was "notorious" for calling the paps in order to make them photograph random women leaving his house (this was pre marriage gossip):

Summarised: UK TV actor staging "female leaving the house" photo ops outside his front door, even though he's gay. BI.

Tennant is notorious for this.

Also we had a poster named Dame Maggie Smith who allegedly went to the scottish version of RADA with DT and said that he was "quietly" gay there.

R71 The actress that played the rape victim, first came to prominence playing a transgendered woman on Coronation Street, for over a decade.

LOL

r26's epic meltdown after justly being caught out in a stupid mistake is truly a thing of wonder!

He was a good villain in Season 1 of Jessica Jones. Hammy suits him!

Tennant is wonderfully OTT and hammy in Good Omens, but the role really suits the style.

His wife is pregnant with their fifth child.

The whole thing is bizarre. For year they lived mainly apart and he barely ever saw his kids, and refused to publicly acknowledge that she existed (making her walk behind him and enter events separately). Even though the family are notorious famewhores. Her dad was even selling looks at their wedding photos at a fan con.

Now she’s gone full famewhore and is pimping out their marriage and aspiring child actor kids all over social media.

The relationship between them and his female best friend Jennie (who is married to but living apart from Georgia’s best friend who lived with her while David was living in Canada) is also deeply odd, especially as the two women openly hate each other.

Good Omens is worth watching just to see Jon Hamm jogging in sweatpants. Major floppage.

Tennant and Sheen are perfect.

Some stage actors ham it up because they are so used to playing it up on stage for the peanut gallery and they can't turn it off for movie or TV set performances.

He's just Scottish. When they're wound up or acting they come across half mad.

Agree with r86. I was just about to roll my eyes during the first episode when I realised, "Hang on, this kind of acting is perfect for that role."

But yes, he's still a total ham.

[quote]His wife is pregnant with their fifth child.

Holy hell! How does that happen still? He obviously doesn't care for her that much but he can't be arsed to put on a condom when they fuck? I bet it's a super dysfunctional, co-dependent sort of thing. Kinky sex is definitely involved.

He's a terrible actor. I'm so surprised that he continues to get roles.

But it feels so much better without a condom.

When I saw that he was on Jessica Jones a few years ago, I was so disappointed. He didn't surprise me - terrible acting.

r93 The power of the Doctor Who cult, which admittedly I'm a part of as well.

Another vote here for the movie 'Local Hero' - one of those quiet gems you always remember and would watch again.

I love David's work. He's a scene stealer and that's what some consider hammy, but everyone is entitled to their opinion when it comes to art.

Good Omens is perfect for him. When I found out he was cast, I didn't have to know what role he took. Pratchett was a genius and Gaiman knew it. I hope more people become curious about his work. We lost a great one when he passed.

I miss Pratchett very much and I'm sad there won't be another book. The show was almost perfect (except some pacing problems) and both Sheen and Tennant are the most inspired cast for their respective roles. The fact that they are so supportive of the (gay ass) love between Az and Crowley is heart warming. It's a bummer there won't be a second season.

R98 It isn't certain that there won't be a second season. Neil Gaiman who wrote all the episodes and co-wrote the orginal book, has made it clear that this season was always designed to be a limited series. But, he and Terry Pratchett had sketched out a sequel, so there is an idea for more. Amazon and the BBC could always commission more.

I love David Tennant in this and Michael Sheen was brilliant. I also loved the ending, a bit of a diversion from the book, but wonderful. So happy to have had some satisfaction for a change in this great little satire/farce. It translated well to film.

Looking forward to more, if Amazon and BBC are listening.

According to the rumours back then it that paternity of his second child is allegedly questionable. Could be either his or the guy's who was pictured with DT's wife in the leaked fappening pics.

In the Graham Norton show last week. Also Chris Hemsworth looks hot here.

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He’s hellaciously bad in Good Omens. Michael Sheehan acts circles around him (granted I’m a huge MS fan), but David T is just atrocious. He shreds scenery and plays the character like Jack Sparrow - lite. Everyone else is okay, but with an already jokey show, you’d think they’d want to rein him in, but no, he pouts and mugs and screeches his way through every scene.

I agree, he was horrible on Broadchurch. Every time he had one of his little 'freak outs' the acting was like watching an episode of Neighbours. He contorts his facial muscles and bulges his eyes so much I honestly wonder if he's double jointed in the face. Not to mention his terrible theatre voice which completely lacks modulation or nuance. It's either roaring at the top of his lungs and sneering at Olivia Colman's character, or doing his fey 'vulnerable' Nicole Kidman whisper in the more emotional scenes. There is no in between.

And he's like that in most things i've seen him in. I'm sure he's got great presence on stage but on screen I just never see the character. It's always David *~*ACTING*~* (with a capital A).

I miss series like Posh Nosh though. Joanna Lumley's narration was great. They could easily do a similar concept today, especially with all the upper-crust food products that have inundated our culture, or even a version about beauty treatments or something.

David surprised by an NTA award.