Peter Capaldi
Acting
Born: April 14, 1958 (age 68) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
World War Z
2013
The Suicide Squad
2021
Black Mirror
2011
Paddington
2014
Doctor Who
2005
Christopher Robin
2018
Paddington 2
2017
Bean
1997
Skins
2007
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
The Fifth Estate
2013
In the Loop
2009
Photos (4)
Movies (78)
The Suicide Squad
Thinker
World War Z
W.H.O. Doctor
Christopher Robin
Rabbit (voice)
Paddington 2
Reginald Curry
Paddington
Reginald Curry
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mr. Micawber
Dangerous Liaisons
Azolan
Bean
Gareth
The Fifth Estate
Alan Rusbridger
Local Hero
Danny Oldsen
Benediction
Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
In the Loop
Malcolm Tucker
The Lair of the White Worm
Angus Flint
The Best Man
Priest
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
Max
David Cohn
House of 9
Max Roy
Modigliani
Jean Cocteau
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Birgo Lander
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Murder at Road Hill House
Samuel Kent
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
The Doctor (12)
Captives
Simon
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor
Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet
Preacher
The Treasure Seekers
Jellicoe
Shooting Fish
Mr Gilzean
Inside the Mind of Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci
Turtle Diary
Assistant Keeper
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
The Doctor
What Rats Won't Do
Tony
Selling Hitler
Thomas Walde
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
The Greatest Store in the World
Mr. Whiskers
John and Yoko: A Love Story
George Harrison
Up Line
Scott Dare
The Secret Agent
Mr Vladimir
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
The Doctor (12)
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
Peter Van Gellis
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
David Critchley
The Story of a Recluse
Jamie Kirkwood
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Derek
Magicians
Mike Francis
Bistro
Max
Rosie the Great
The British Ambassador
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Gavin Bellini
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
The Doctor
Prison, My Parents & Me
Narrator
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
The Doctor
Jealousy
John
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Luke Wakefield
December Bride
Young Sorleyson
Pinochet in Suburbia
Andy McEntee
Michael Powell
Narrator
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
The Doctor
Hotel!
Hilton Gilfoyle
Wild Country
Father Steve
Spinners and Losers
Malcolm Tucker
Martin's Close
Dolben
The Love Child
Dillon
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery
Narrator
Aftersun
Jim
Riverwoods: An Untold Story
Narrator
Communicators From Hell
1989
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
John
Unconditional Love
DI Terry Machin
The Rise of the Nutters
Malcolm Tucker
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
2011
Dream Baby
Willie
I Hate Christmas Too
Man
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Solid Geometry
David Hunter
Lost for Words
The Tourist
Salvage
James Mulwray
Napoleon's Waterloo
Narrator
TV Shows (61)
Midsomer Murders
Laurence Barker · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Caecilius · 1 eps
Doctor Who
The Doctor · 36 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Claude Langton · 1 eps
Black Mirror
Older Cameron Walker · 1 eps
The Penguins of Madagascar
Uncle Nigel (voice) · 1 eps
Skins
Mark · 4 eps
Minder
Ozzie · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 2 eps
Waking the Dead
Lucien Calvin · 2 eps
Screen Two
Bruce Coldfield · 1 eps
Screen Two
Simon · 1 eps
Foyle's War
Raymond Carter · 1 eps
Torchwood
John Frobisher · 5 eps
Criminal Record
DCI Daniel Hegarty · 16 eps
The Musketeers
Cardinal Richelieu · 10 eps
My Family
Colin Judd · 1 eps
Peep Show
Professor Alistair MacLeish · 1 eps
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Zeno Vedast · 3 eps
Prime Suspect
Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds
Prime Suspect
Vera Reynolds · 2 eps
The Devil's Hour
Gideon Shepherd · 11 eps
Judge John Deed
1 eps
The Thick of It
Malcolm Tucker · 21 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
1 eps
Dramarama
The British Ambassador · 1 eps
Accused
Frank Ryland · 1 eps
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Dolben · 1 eps
The Afternoon Play
Billy Shannon · 1 eps
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice) · 2 eps
The Hour
Randall Brown · 6 eps
Coming Up
Joe · 1 eps
Sea of Souls
Gordon Fleming · 2 eps
Chandler & Co
Larry · 6 eps
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Lord Fellamar · 3 eps
Travelling Man
John · 1 eps
Getting On
Peter Healy · 3 eps
10 Minute Tales
The Man · 1 eps
Stay Lucky
1 eps
In Deep
Jeremy Church · 2 eps
The Devil's Whore
King Charles I · 3 eps
Shadow of the Noose
Robert Wood · 1 eps
Class
The Doctor · 1 eps
Neverwhere
Islington · 5 eps
Rik Mayall Presents
David Critchley · 1 eps
Psychos
Mark Collins · 1 eps
The Crow Road
Rory McHoan · 4 eps
Fortysomething
Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey · 6 eps
The Field of Blood
Dr. Pete · 2 eps
Fallen Angel
Henry Appleton · 3 eps
The Cloning of Joanna May
Isaac · 2 eps
Selling Hitler
Thomas Walde · 5 eps
Midnight Man
Trevor · 3 eps
The Nativity
Balthazar · 4 eps
Punk Britannia
Narrator · 3 eps
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
6 eps
The Martians and Us
Narrator · 3 eps
Trawlermen
Narrator (voice) · 19 eps
Titmuss Regained
Ken Cracken · 3 eps
Being Beethoven
Beethoven (voice) · 3 eps
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
voice actor · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self · 1 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · 1 eps
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · 4 eps
TFI Unplugged
Self · 2 eps
This Morning
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Doctor Who Extra
Self · 12 eps
Cold Blood
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
The Big Night In
Self
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
Self
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
Self - Presenter
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Self
The Madness of Peter Howson
Self - Narrator (Voice)
The Cricklewood Greats
Himself
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
The Academy of Armando
Self
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Self
