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It’s a good day to be a Doctor Who fan: David Tennant is coming to MCM Comic Con London this May, it has been announced.
The veteran actor will have his own spotlight panel – aka an interview about his life and career – and will be available for signing and photo opportunities on Saturday May 24.
Tennant is, at this point, a bit of a household name. Born in Paisley, Scotland, he’s most famous for playing the Tenth Doctor in the beloved series Doctor Who, between 2005-2010. That included a long-awaited return to screens in 2023, where he reprised is role as Ten in a three-episode arc that eventually introduced Ncuti Gatwa as the current Doctor.
More recently, he’s also appeared in the Prime Video series Good Omens as the devil Crawley, opposite Michael Sheen’s angelic Aziraphale, as the two reluctantly join forces to save the world – at this point, multiple times.
He’s appeared in Broadchurch, the hit Zoom-lockdown series Staged (also with Sheen, in which both played themselves), as Disney+ series rivals as the villainous Tony Baddingham, and several Shakespeare productions, including a celebrated run as Hamlet, and one as Macbeth, opposite Cush Jumbo, at the Donmar Warehouse.
He’s joining a guest list which includes Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz, PlayStation’s Miles Morales Nadji Jeter, sci-fi author Adrian Tchaikovsky, and other stars from Star Wars: The Bad Batch and Power Rangers.
The show, which runs between Friday May 23 and Sunday May 25, is held at the Excel Arena and is a chance for people to get together and celebrate their favourite films, books, comics and TV shows.
In addition to time with the celebrities attending the event, there’s the chance to attend panels featuring some of the biggest names in pop culture, attend a cosplay masquerade (worth the attendance fee in itself) and hang out with your favourite creators at the Creator’s Pavilion. There’s even a Gaming section, where fans of tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons, or live action role playing (or LARPing) can meet.
Can’t wait to get stuck in? Tickets for the weekend cost £97 for the full three days and can be purchased here, while new announcements will be made on the MCM Comic Con pages here.
