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10. David Tennant - Fright Night

In 2011, David Tennant had just wrapped up his first stint as the Tenth Doctor on classic sci-fi monolith Doctor Who. Viewers had gotten very used to seeing him as an affable hero overflowing with bumbling British charm, but that all changed when he appeared in the remake of the classic vampire movie, Fright Night. 

In the film - which also starred Anthon Yelchin, Colin Farrell, and Toni Collette - Tennant plays Peter Vincent, who Roddy McDowell originally portrayed. Vincent is an actor who found fame as a fictional vampire hunter but has his world turned upside down when a fan, Charley Brewster, turns up at his door and demands help in fighting the real thing. 

The character of Peter Vincent is wonderfully snivelling. He’s a complete washout, a shell of the dashing hero he plays on TV, and Tennant handles this grovelling cowardice with ease. 

This was the first real hint that the former Time Lord could handle a role that wasn’t so squeaky clean, and this role helped pave the way for his performances in Jessica Jones and Good Omens - there’s more than a little bit of Vincent in Crowley.