David Tennant and his wife, Georgia Moffett, have officially changed their last names, making Tennant the legal last name for both of them.
The actor, 54, was born David McDonald but has used the name David Tennant professionally since the start of his career, after being informed by the actors’ union that another performer was already registered under his birth name.
Public records on a British government website show that the couple updated their surname in connection with their production company, Sandyboy Limited.
Georgia, previously known as Georgia Elizabeth Moffett, has also adopted Tennant as her legal surname, now registered as Georgia Elizabeth Tennant. Both completed official identity checks earlier this month to finalize the change.
Tennant and Moffett met while working on Doctor Whowhere Tennant starred as the Tenth Doctor from 2005 to 2010. Moffett appeared in the 2008 episode “The Doctor’s Daughter”, playing Jenny, the Doctor’s genetically engineered child. The couple married in 2011.
They share five children, including Ty, 23; Olive, 14; Wilfred, 12; Doris, 10; and Birdie, 5. Ty, Georgia’s son from a previous relationship, was adopted by Tennant shortly after their wedding.
Tennant has previously spoken about becoming a father twice in six months, since the adoption and the birth of their youngest child at the time.
Several of their children are already pursuing acting careers. Ty showed up War of the Worlds And House of the Dragonwhile olive made her film debut in Belfast. She will also appear alongside her father in the second season of the series Rivalsmarking a rare on-screen collaboration between the two.
