Doctor Who’s David Tennant wants to be on Star Trek, thanks to George Takei

David Tennant as The Doctor in Doctor Who

Scottish actor David Tennant is most well known for his role as The Doctor from 2005 - 2010 on the long-running BBC series Doctor Who. Lately, Tennant has been hosting his own podcast David Tennant Does a Podcast With… which is set to go into its second season. To promote the new season, Tennant hosted an AMA (or, “Ask Me Anything”) session on Reddit this week, during which the actor expressed his interest in joining the Star Trek franchise.

The AMA session has gathered more than 8,400 comments and Reddit users asked Tennant a wide range of questions - from his thoughts on acting and his career to how he prefers to have a Scotch egg prepared - and everything in between. But then someone asked Tennant if there was a franchise on his “bucket list” of acting projects that he’d like to “cross off”. Tennant replied “Star Trek would be great. After talking to George Takei for the podcast, I’ve got a bit immersed in it.”

If David Tennant were to join Star Trek as a crossover actor from Doctor Who, he would become the 34th person to have acted in both franchises. According to Memory Alpha, some of the 33 actors who have already done so include Nana Visitor, John DeLancie, Noel Clarke, David Warner and Simon Pegg.

David Tennant does already have one connection to Star Trek, having previously shared both stage and screen with Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of “Hamlet” in 2008 and the subsequent 2009 television movie, also from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Tennant held the title role and Patrick Stewart joined the cast in the roles of Claudius and The Ghost.

Just think about it: he could play Lieutenant Tennant...