David Tennant´original Audition (Takin´Over the Asylum)

[@bananatiergod]

No wonder they picked him for Campbell. He got both the manic energy and the self-loathing bitterness down pat, and the switches never felt too out of place

[@yippeee-gk7kq]

Real, as someone with bipolar he captures it so damn well 😭 like I feel so called out by him ngl

[@helenaquarian]

One of the many, MANY reasons I admire David Tennant so much. This footage inspires and depresses me - inspires because it shows what he is capable of - with so very little - but depresses because it reminds me if how far I need to go to be an actor.

[@BirdsOnPowerLines]

Agreed. I feel the same.

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

You've got to have the gift and he had it, I remember seeing him play a kidnapper in an episode of the bill in the 90s long before he got dr who and he was so chilling that I remembered his face and knew exactly who he was once he got the doctor. He was and is good at playing mentally deranged characters, this was his first.

[@OctopusOwl]

I recommend role playing with your actor friends, so it’ll help with practice and developing a character deeply. It will help make you a more natural actor.

[@LiterallyBillieJoe]

SAME

[@raven_canopy8195]

Try going to drama school and see where it goes from there I'm currently in Ardin school of theatre

[@K.D.Meyers]

I would LOVE to see him perform this whole thing again today, just to see what he does differently. Unrelated, it's INSANE how well invested I got into this, just an audition.

[@Rosey622]

No wonder he got the role he is fucking brilliant. And that accent tho.

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

Um he is Scottish, that wasn't putting on any accent that's how he naturally used to talk before fame toned it down somewhat. This tv show was a Scottish series starring another well known Scottish actor Ken Stott (the old dwarf in the hobbit) about a guy (Stott) going to work as a radio DJ in a lunatic asylum of which Tennant was one of the patients.

[@TYANTOWERS]

@@JohnBloggs-m8l he put on a German accent

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

@@TYANTOWERS who did?

[@TYANTOWERS]

@@JohnBloggs-m8l David at 9:09 onwards

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

@@TYANTOWERS oh you mean that's what the poster meant by "that accent" I thought they just loved the Scottish accent, people swoon over it you know.

[@stellasdoesstuff]

I hope the directors knew they hit gold during this audition. Like, obviously they know it now, but I hope they knew it then. Because wow, he was already remarkable

[@ProteinBlock]

He is skinny and he still wears clothes 3 sizes too big I love him so much

[@BirdieNoodle]

“…you hug him you get a paper cut!” -Donna Noble

[@ProteinBlock]

@@BirdieNoodle AGHAHHA YEAH I REMEMBER THAT SCENE

[@Sentientmatter8]

It was the fashion of the times

[@sweettoothgirl]

My dad also loves to swim in his clothes

[@valwest9199]

him asking to pull aside a table to use as his bed is absolute gold...he was one of the best actors even then, i love him so much

[@Fee212]

"Was"?

[@justgoodies]

David was so good a performer from such a young age! Blows my mind how he keeps getting better at losing himself in his roles. Gotta love DT

[@theREALgmanHL]

HES SO YOUNG! Gosh, David Tennant is THE best actor on the bloody planet. I look up to him so much. He's so full of emotion and just overall insanely talented.

[@gayass_punk]

WILL GRAHAM PFP SPOTTED??

[@theREALgmanHL]

@@gayass_punk YESSIR AND OR MA'AM!

[@linshanhsiang]

He was 22 I think or thereabouts playing a 19 year old. And started acting at was it 16 or 17? And got so much better over the years.

[@Callum_0n_Wheels]

A David Tennant fan and a will graham pfp-love it ❤

[@yippeee-gk7kq]

Dude Honeslty!!! I’m an aspiring actor and he’s my BIGGEST a inspiration!

[@debbiethomas3687]

I watched this series when it first aired and thought it was brilliant - and David Tennant was brilliant in it. I had to wait a very long time to see it again - when he became The Doctor - and it had lost nothing in the intervening years. The man is pure gold. As the Doctor he was lovely, as Denis Neilsen he was utterly terrifying, but he makes every role his own. Love him to bits.

[@SakuyaKira24]

that is such a 90's shirt. and he makes it look good XD I never actually thought anyone could pull it off XD

[@LuneAnimations]

Before this, I had never heard of Taking Over The Asylum and I knew nothing about it, but after watching this, I feel like I understand the story so well. I absolutely love Tennant as the 10th doctor and as Crowley and its fascinating to see him so young.

[@Sam-does-uke-stuff]

I want Campbell to have his own spinoff show, where he meets another person with bipolar disorder and he helps them because he know how hard it is for them, and then that person takes over his station when Campbell retires

[@amoeba5947]

Omg, fetus David!!

[@thejellies5192]

Only a young 23 years old

[@amoeba5947]

@@thejellies5192 holy f*ck I did not want to be reminded of this phase in my life lmfao

[@surzeekanimations]

@@amoeba5947here’s your yearly reminder :)

[@donkeysoxx]

here's another reminder bestie :)@@amoeba5947

[@Aster.2006]

@@amoeba5947honestly it was a hilarious comment 😂

[@pbbes]

He is perfect for the role

[@inxj5915]

Agreed

[@margotbrosnan6661]

He's absolutely brilliant

[@trinehorsens8664]

It's brilliant Tennant is brilliant everything is brilliant. I LOVE THIS

[@nfc2130]

I clicked because DT was such a cute bean back then 😍 BUT his performance immediately drew me in and I was totally shaken by his energy and skill and talent. My goodness DT you absolute king 🙌

[@cuedotfilms4427]

He was born to act. So talented.

[@thecrazyfamily323]

OMG his purple shirt is SO cute His ACCENT is AWSOME

[@desireemarotta9704]

Its actully crazy how he can be into charecheter and be his self in just a second

[@theheba.0]

He is sooo gorgeous ❤

[@sweettoothgirl]

He's such a flipping awesome actor! I have a long way to go if I want to follow in his footsteps!

[@NadiaAli1]

He's truly mesmerising!

[@thenewshifter]

I love david tennant so much when I saw this video it made me genuinely happy

[@Fee212]

He looks so young with talent oozing from every pore. Wow, just wow! 😮

[@Ethan-Entah]

4:56 Dunno why but I always love strong actors having scenes where they say they're no good at acting

[@campbellbains_wife]

david ages like fine wine 😍

[@ihtsnickyjai]

Soooooo Glad he got the role

[@cathys2307]

though accent was different from doctor who, that 'well' remains the same

[@Fuckyeahdragons]

Same with crowley too lmao

[@Ilikemyroom]

I wanna be an actor sooo bad but I would cringe at myself way too hard, likehowdopeopledothat 😭

[@XemeraldXD]

Same same same same

[@KamKaz00]

no me to actually 😟😟😟

[@peterparkerpancake]

Do it in private, film yourself and rewatch it. When you watch it, imagine you're watching someone else and not yourself. It helps with the cringe because you can dissociate it from yourself, and you can critique it more objectively. Then find mistakes, run it again, rinse and repeat

[@KamKaz00]

@@peterparkerpancake wait yeah!! i will do that at somepoint

[@SiljeM91]

Wow, he's brilliant!

[@Yourerightimwong]

He looks so young! OMG

[@scully47]

I don’t know how actors memorize all those lines.

[@anetaprzeszo2609]

It goes from 0 to 100% percent really quickly

[@BirdieNoodle]

he looks so nervous 😭

[@lauralide4804]

His hand is shaking a bit alright. Nice to see someone that talented also get nervous, he must have practiced so much for that audition!

[@elise205]

I think it's the character he was playing more than him

[@christmasnoodle123]

OH MY GOSH TO MUCH CUTENESS!!!!

[@alyburr6645]

maybe I should finish the show before I finish watching this I feel like I'm getting spoilered lol (but I love young David sm he's adorable)

[@pbbes]

@MrAttentionreader I too love his accent, I've put the subitulos in English, activate them, and you can choose between English and Spanish

[@pittlers]

Omg he's so adorable

[@andrewhaines3259]

I watched this when it came out, and I've always tried to watch what David Tennant has been in since. Like John Simm, they don't do crap work!

[@cdugan616]

It's the "well..." for me 🥰

[@thegamingguy9697]

Anyone here i 2024

[@IceMetalPunk]

BABY DAVID! ❤️

[@janealber1436]

Now this phone was definitely enthusiastically epic major league epic nice job tabreally nice job David

[@Askryllix]

WOAH YOUNG DAVID

[@Isliandra]

My fav Doctor and Hamlet

[@JustSad66]

I loved Takin’ over the Asylum. Angus McFadyen (Fergus),went on to star in many Hollywood movies.

[@gracenoneal6690]

His face reminds me of David Bowie in this video... 👍

[@collapsingnewpunkie]

Oh man he could be Such a good Bowie. Very thin white duke

[@max124garcia]

Omg he is so cute nd sexy nd adorable nd omg he is so perfect!!! 3 I will never stop being in love with Tennant *.*

[@JohannadRobles]

7:03 it seems to me he was channeling Robin Williams in "Good morning Vietnam"

[@juliapatricia6223]

The making of greatness.

[@MayaJagger]

I love that his microphone is a wooden spoon. Are you really a professional actor if you haven’t had to use makeshift props?

[@geluvicens7335]

Maldita sea!!! ¿Cómo puedo adorar tanto a un actor? Sinceramente ví la serie solo por él, y me encantó. Lo conocí gracias a Harry Potter😅😅 Soy yo o hay en partes(cuando está sentado) que mueve las piernas por nerviosismo?? Yo suelo hacerlo, pero no he visto mucha gente que lo haga en verdad.....

[@donnellelee201]

omfg david is so amazing! and hot :) i love u david

[@OrochimaruFromKpw]

The scrungly. The boinky

[@scdl-m2z]

HES SO YOUNG

[@junamazzola9924]

how cute is he😍?

[@justjulesvlogs]

dang he was young

[@thejellies5192]

Only a baby at 23!

[@facelessdrone]

@@thejellies5192 22. Actually

[@lauralide4804]

@@facelessdrone He was 23 during the filming of Taking Over the Asylum. Was he 22 during the audition?

[@Sentientmatter8]

His accent is a lot thicker

[@Annoyingwerewolf]

I love him

[@LiterallyBillieJoe]

brilliant.

[@pbbes]

@MrAttentionreader Do not worry, this afternoon I will put the subtitles in English, as well as better understand, although I understand what you say if I understood, the problem is that my English is very basic and always escape me things

[@pbbes]

Yes!!

[@wmv8996]

Thumbnail had me thinking it was a lanky chris Evans.

[@thecrazyfamily323]

4:56-6:45 real I mean his real dad was actually talking to him or was that just the part that his was try to get

[@fernweh_shm]

It's the audition. So no, it's not his dad it's probably the casting director.

[@sallyatticum]

@@fernweh_shm It was David Blair, the Director. He had seen David in something else and brought him in to audition.

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

Goddamn he looks young

[@KamKaz00]

waitiwait wtf i was looking at campbell playlists so i could edit him and ive never seen this video before but apparently ive watched two and a half minutes....??? 🤨😦

[@megangelynn]

Wait, that's not crowley.

[@linshanhsiang]

No it's not is it. Almost diametrically opposite!

[@DustinPlatt]

_Now that's proper skinny_

[@MattTorres]

How does he look older here than he ever has

[@LazzyVamples]

Not really, no. He just talks in a different accent when he's playing the Doctor and he did so on purpose. He still has this accent when he's not playing the Doctor.

[@fanshi8819]

Well is he is Scottish...

[@Nauta222]

realising he was like two years older than i am here and i am so far behind in my acting skills

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

It's nice to see the great actors of our time as swarmy nerd ya know?

[@justjulesvlogs]

free at last? I had the same words used to get my role as a star in a musical. I was cast as ensemble but I was an understudy

[@jiminsbeautifulbratzdollli6916]

He's so skinny! :D

[@dominiquepilon5910]

David John MacDonald aka David Tennant

[@WhoDoctor-u2e]

Look at this young actor David Tennant just starting out! I wonder what happened to him! ( Just kidding David! ❤)

[@linshanhsiang]

I miss the beautiful haircut he had in the show with his glossy hair falling over his forehead. And clothes that fit. And his performance was more smooth. Of course, actors always say auditioning is hell. And I believe them!

[@emersonbaker9685]

Did he get the role?

[@SamanthaSunwatcher]

Emerson Baker I think he did.

[@notmyrealname-1805]

Yeah he did and was very good at it

[@janellenewton5633]

You can watch him in the show on youtube actually! Just search Takin Over the Asylum

[@akemi86]

@MrAttentionreader how can you not understand them? I can understand them perfectly.

[@silvereagle2061]

1994 OMG

[@LucyEquestriann]

How old is he here :o

[@mmlei7540]

22

[@JustAnotherFangirl67]

Emily Wagner wow he young

[@Rosey622]

holy shit what really??? 22??

[@ryanstarlight8018]

He is 45

[@Rosey622]

Reims Arlett Well he is NOW. But in this he was 22.

[@velvetsrose]

dat shirt xD

[@AngelaM-s4o]

this is his Da'givin him shiit ,

[@olelukoe8965]

О-о! Дэвид!❤ Доктором можешь ты не быть. Но Кроули Ты быть обязан! Oh! David! ❤ You may not be a Doctor. But Crowley: You have to be! ❤🤩❤🤩 И пусть требования фанатов сериала и Тэннанта с Шином дойдут до создателей .😢 Ник! ❤ Напиши для них ещё любую историю! И они ее также божественно сыграют. 🎉❤ And let the demands of fans of the series and Tennant and Sheen reach the creators. 😢 Nick! ❤ Write any story for them! And they will also play it divinely. 🎉❤

[@wholelottavideo8381]

A little Allan Partridge!

[@ThatOtherCyber]

How old was he when this was filmed he was so talented

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

Early 20s, this show he got the role for, taking over the asylum was screened in 1994, Tennant born in 1971 and if we presume this was a year or two before filming that makes him either 21 or 22 playing a 19 year old character.

[@elise205]

​@@JohnBloggs-m8l gives me confidence. I'm 21. It's not too late for me. I just need to get out of the UK (because I'm trans and it's not safe here anymore) and then I can start auditioning for things.

[@killerqueen0831]

I can't believe that the language he's speaking is English omg

[@hazelmeldrum5860]

No is Glasgow Scottish without the clarity people use when not talking to someone with a different accent

[@ziggymar]

He looks like matpat 😭