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Peter Capaldi

Known for: Acting

Peter Dougan Capaldi (born April 14, 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role in In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2012, Capaldi wrote (with Tony Roche), directed and performed in The Cricklewood Greats, an affectionate spoof documentary about a fictitious film studio, which tracks real developments and trends throughout the history of British cinema. Film roles include Oldsen in Local Hero, Angus Flint in Ken Russell's The Lair of the White Worm, and Mr Curry in Paddington and its sequel, Paddington 2. As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. He went on to write and direct the drama film Strictly Sinatra and helmed two series of sitcom Getting On.

Filmography 44

Criminal Record 2024TV show as DCI Daniel Hegarty
The Fifth Estate 2013Movie as Alan Rusbridger
The Hour 2011TV show as Randall Brown
Local Hero 1983Movie as Danny Oldsen
In the Loop 2009Movie as Malcolm Tucker
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013Movie as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
Благослов 2021Movie as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
Fallen Angel 2007TV show as Henry Appleton
Doctor Who at the Proms 2024Movie as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
Modigliani 2004Movie as Jean Cocteau
Max 2002Movie as David Cohn
Wild Country 2005Movie as Father Steve