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 (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
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
as Angus Flint
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
as Azolan
Local Hero (1983)
as Danny Oldsen
In the Loop (2009)
as Malcolm Tucker
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour (2014)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
as Birgo Lander
Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)
as The Doctor (12)
Max (2002)
as David Cohn
But Why? (2021)
as Older Man (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)
as The Doctor (12)
Modigliani (2004)
as Jean Cocteau
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)
as Peter Van Gellis
Bistro (2010)
as Max
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
House of 9 (2005)
as Max Roy
Up Line (1987)
as Scott Dare
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
as The Doctor (12)
Aftersun (2006)
as Jim
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
as Mr. Micawber
Benediction (2021)
as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
Inside the Mind of Leonardo (2013)
as Leonardo da Vinci
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future (2016)
as The Doctor
Turtle Diary (1985)
as Assistant Keeper
Captives (1994)
as Simon
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
as The Doctor
What Rats Won't Do (1998)
as Tony
The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
as Samuel Kent
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)
as Luke Wakefield
The Treasure Seekers (1996)
as Jellicoe
The Greatest Store in the World (1999)
as Mr. Whiskers
Giving Tongue (1996)
as Duncan Fielding
The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
as Malcolm Tucker
Magicians (2007)
as Mike Francis
Shooting Fish (1997)
as Mr Gilzean
Jealousy (1993)
as John
Solid Geometry (2002)
as David Hunter
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)
as Gavin Bellini
Michael Powell (2005)
as Narrator
I Hate Christmas Too (1997)
as Man
Do Not Disturb (1991)
as Bruce
Communicators From Hell (1989)
Actor
December Bride (1990)
as Young Sorleyson
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love (1993)
as David Critchley
National Theatre Live: Constellations (2021)
as Roland
The Academy of Armando (2025)
as Self
Rosie the Great (1989)
as The British Ambassador
John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985)
as George Harrison
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
as The Doctor
Unconditional Love (2003)
as DI Terry Machin
Prison, My Parents & Me (2016)
as Narrator
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Thomas Walde
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2003)
as Derek
The Best Man (2005)
as Priest
Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)
as Andy McEntee
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite (2011)
Actor
Wild Country (2005)
as Father Steve
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (2016)
as The Doctor
Colleagues From Hell (1989)
Actor
Riverwoods: An Untold Story (2022)
as Narrator
The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)
as Isaac
The Secret Agent (1992)
as Mr Vladimir
Hotel! (2001)
as Hilton Gilfoyle
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) (2004)
as John
Spinners and Losers (2007)
as Malcolm Tucker
The Love Child (1988)
as Dillon
Dream Baby (1989)
as Willie
Boswell's Boswell (1998)
as James Boswell (voice)
God's Chosen Car Park (1986)
as Everard
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? (2013)
as Self - Presenter
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation (2015)
as The Doctor
The Cricklewood Greats (2012)
as Himself
What Has the BBC Ever Done For Me? (2026)
as Self
Living Apart Together (1982)
as Joe
Napoleon's Waterloo (2004)
as Narrator
A Portrait of Scotland (2009)
as Self - Presenter
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery (2019)
as Narrator
Martin's Close (2019)
as Dolben
The Story of a Recluse (1987)
as Jamie Kirkwood
Lost for Words (1996)
as The Tourist
Runway One (1995)
as Mick Galligan
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life (2021)
as Self
Salvage (2004)
as James Mulwray
Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice & The Witch's Familiar (2015)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Zygon Invasion & The Zygon Inversion (2015)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Heaven Sent (2015)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Girl Who Died & The Woman Who Lived (2015)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: World Enough and Time & The Doctor Falls (—)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Extremis & The Pyramid at the End of the World & The Lie of the Land (2017)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Under the Lake & Before the Flood (2015)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Face the Raven & Heaven Sent & Hell Bent (2015)
as The Doctor
The Madness of Peter Howson (2010)
as Narrator