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