Question: who is the next doctor after david tennant
Answer: The Doctor The Eleventh Doctor Doctor Who character Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor First regular appearance The End of Time Last regular appearance `` The Time of the Doctor '' Portrayed by Matt Smith Information Tenure 1 January 2010 -- 25 December 2013 No of series 3 + Specials ( 2013 ) Appearances 39 stories ( 44 episodes ) Companions Amy Pond Rory Williams River Song Craig Owens Clara Oswald Chronology Series Series 5 ( 2010 ) Series 6 ( 2011 ) Series 7 ( 2012 -- 13 ) Specials ( 2013 ) Preceded by David Tennant ( Tenth Doctor ) Succeeded by Peter Capaldi ( Twelf