Ty Tennant

Ty Peter Tennant (né Martin-Moffett; born 27 March 2002) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Tom Gresham in the science fiction series War of the Worlds (2019–2022) and young Aegon II Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2023).

Ty Tennant
Born	Ty Peter Martin-Moffett (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) White City, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present
Parents	Georgia Tennant (mother) David Tennant (adoptive father)
Relatives	Peter Davison (maternal grandfather) Sandra Dickinson (maternal grandmother) Sandy McDonald (adoptive paternal grandfather) Harold Searles (maternal great-grandfather)

Early life

Tennant was born Ty Peter Martin-Moffett at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the White City area of West London to then 17-year-old actress Georgia Moffett and grew up in Chiswick.^[1] In 2011, when his mother married Scottish actor David Tennant, whom she had met in 2008, Tennant adopted Ty, who gained Tennant's surname.^[2] His maternal grandparents are actors Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson.^[3] He is of Guyanese descent through Davison's father,^[4] and Finnish descent through Dickinson's mother.^[5][6] Tennant attended Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) for sixth form.^[7]

Career

Tennant had a brief cameo in the 2013 comedy spoof The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. He later made his feature film debut in 2019 as a younger version of Tom Glynn-Carney's Christopher Wiseman in Tolkien. That same year, he began starring in the science fiction series War of the Worlds as Tom Gresham, the younger brother of Daisy Edgar-Jones' character Emily.^[8] He also made a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC One soap opera Casualty.^[9]

In 2021, Tennant and Sebastian Croft were cast as the Dead Boy Detectives Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland respectively in season 3 of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol.^[10] He had a cameo in Around the World in 80 Days.^[11] Tennant once again played a young Tom Glynn-Carney, this time as Aegon II Targaryen in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire and Blood.^[12] In 2023, Tennant played the role of Raffy in Channel 4's standalone drama Consent.^[13] In March 2023, it was announced that Tennant would appear in season 2 of Good Omens, alongside his father, David Tennant, and grandfather, Peter Davison.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2019	Tolkien	Christopher Wiseman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot	Himself	TV film
2019	Casualty	Aaron McKiernan	S33, E34
2019–2022	War of the Worlds	Tom Gresham	Main role; 19 episodes
2021	Doom Patrol	Edwin Paine	Episode: "Dead Patrol"
	Around the World in 80 Days	Gang Leader	1 episode
2022	House of the Dragon	Young Aegon II Targaryen	2 episodes
	Staged	Himself	Episode: "Past"
2023	Consent	Raffy	TV film
	Good Omens	Ennon	Episode: "The Clue"

References

1. Malone, Carole (5 May 2002). "I showed my mum a scan of my beautiful baby... but I was too scared". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
2. Edel, Victoria (26 September 2022). "David Tennant's Son Ty Is "House of the Dragon"'s Young Aegon". PopSugar. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. "Georgia Tennant tells Graham Norton about her meta comedy Staged and her many connections with Doctor Who". Virgin Radio UK. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
4. Palmer, Camilla (11 August 2017). "Peter Davison: 'Britain wasn't as welcoming as it should have been for my father'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
5. Burrows, Raymond Earl (1975). "Robert Burrows and descendants, 1630-1974". Internet Archive. p. 978. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
6. Sandra Dickinson (28 February 2021). "My first trip to Finland with my baby bro... the homeland of our mother and my hair". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via Instagram.
7. "Alumni Gallery". ArtsEd. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
8. Lyus, Jon (3 March 2020). "War of the Worlds Interviews: Ty Tennant, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Natasha Little". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
9. Gill, James (5 May 2019). "David Tennant's son Ty makes debut on Casualty". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
10. Eclarinal, Aeron Mer (15 April 2021). "Doom Patrol Season 3: Sebastian Croft & Ty Tennant Cast as Dead Boy Detectives (Exclusive)". thedirect.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
11. Brazier, Tori (13 December 2021). "David Tennant on acting with son Ty for first time in Around the World in 80 Days: 'It was quite weird!'". Metro. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
12. Harrison, Ellie (19 August 2022). "Ty Tennant: Is David Tennant's son starring in House of the Dragon?". The Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
13. "Meet the cast of Consent, Channel 4's bold new factual drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
14. "Good Omens season 2 casts Ty Tennant and Peter Davison". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

External links

• Ty Tennant at IMDb
• Ty Tennant at Independent Talent