Claim: David Tennant got a British award.

David Tennant -LRB- born David John McDonald ; 18 April 1971 -RRB- is a Scottish actor and voice actor . He is best known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who , Alec Hardy in Broadchurch , Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial Casanova , Kilgrave in Jessica Jones , and Barty Crouch , Jr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . In addition to his appearances on screen , he has worked as a voice actor and in theatre , including a critically acclaimed stage production of Hamlet . In January 2015 , Tennant received the National Television Award for Special Recognition .