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