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