Peter Capaldi
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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
Credits
World War Z (2013)
as W.H.O. Doctor
The Suicide Squad (2021)
as Thinker
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Reginald Curry
Paddington (2014)
as Reginald Curry
Bean (1997)
as Gareth
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
as Azolan
Christopher Robin (2018)
as Rabbit (voice)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
as Mr. Micawber
The Fifth Estate (2013)
as Alan Rusbridger
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
Local Hero (1983)
as Danny Oldsen
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
as Angus Flint
In the Loop (2009)
as Malcolm Tucker
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
as The Doctor (12)
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
as Birgo Lander
Captives (1994)
as Simon
Modigliani (2004)
as Jean Cocteau
House of 9 (2005)
as Max Roy
The Best Man (2005)
as Priest
Benediction (2021)
as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
Shooting Fish (1997)
as Mr Gilzean
Up Line (1987)
as Scott Dare
Turtle Diary (1985)
as Assistant Keeper
Max (2002)
as David Cohn
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
as The Doctor
Dream Baby (1989)
as Willie
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Runway One (1995)
as Mick Galligan
Magicians (2007)
as Mike Francis
The Treasure Seekers (1996)
as Jellicoe
Giving Tongue (1996)
as Duncan Fielding
Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)
as The Doctor (12)
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Thomas Walde
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2003)
as Derek
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)
as The Doctor (12)
Michael Powell (2005)
as Narrator
What Rats Won't Do (1998)
as Tony
The Secret Agent (1992)
as Mr Vladimir
Hotel! (2001)
as Hilton Gilfoyle
The Greatest Store in the World (1999)
as Mr. Whiskers
Unconditional Love (2003)
as DI Terry Machin
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love (1993)
as David Critchley
The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
as Samuel Kent
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
as The Doctor
Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)
as Andy McEntee
Martin's Close (2019)
as Dolben
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)
as Peter Van Gellis
Inside the Mind of Leonardo (2013)
as Leonardo da Vinci
The Academy of Armando (2025)
as Self
December Bride (1990)
as Young Sorleyson
National Theatre Live: Constellations (2021)
as Roland
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future (2016)
as The Doctor
Communicators From Hell (1989)
Actor
The Love Child (1988)
as Dillon
Wild Country (2005)
as Father Steve
Colleagues From Hell (1989)
Actor
John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985)
as George Harrison
Solid Geometry (2002)
as David Hunter
The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
as Malcolm Tucker
Salvage (2004)
as James Mulwray
The Story of a Recluse (1987)
as Jamie Kirkwood
Spinners and Losers (2007)
as Malcolm Tucker
Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)
as Gavin Bellini
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)
as Luke Wakefield
The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)
as Isaac
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery (2019)
as Narrator
God's Chosen Car Park (1986)
as Everard
Living Apart Together (1982)
as Joe
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (2016)
as The Doctor
Do Not Disturb (1991)
as Bruce
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? (2013)
as Self - Presenter
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life (2021)
as Self
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite (2011)
Actor
Jealousy (1993)
as John
Bistro (2010)
as Max
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) (2004)
as John
The Cricklewood Greats (2012)
as Himself
Lost for Words (1996)
as The Tourist
Napoleon's Waterloo (2004)
as Narrator
Rosie the Great (1989)
as The British Ambassador
Aftersun (2006)
as Jim
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)
as Self
A Portrait of Scotland (2009)
as Self - Presenter
Riverwoods: An Untold Story (2022)
as Narrator
Prison, My Parents & Me (2016)
as Narrator
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour (2014)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation (2015)
as The Doctor
I Hate Christmas Too (1997)
as Man
But Why? (2021)
as Older Man (uncredited)
Boswell's Boswell (1998)
as James Boswell (voice)
The Madness of Peter Howson (2010)
as Narrator