Peter Capaldi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

153

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-04-14 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Peter Capaldi

Biography

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Minder

    Minder

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Penguins of Madagascar

    The Penguins of Madagascar

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Skins

    Skins

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Peep Show

    Peep Show

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • World War Z

    World War Z

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Paddington

    Paddington

  • The Musketeers

    The Musketeers

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

  • John and Yoko: A Love Story

    John and Yoko: A Love Story

  • The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Bean

    Bean

  • Modigliani

    Modigliani

  • Shooting Fish

    Shooting Fish

  • The Devil's Hour

    The Devil's Hour

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Wild Country

    Wild Country

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Criminal Record

    Criminal Record

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield

    The Personal History of David Copperfield

  • Runway One

    Runway One

  • The Vicar of Dibley

    The Vicar of Dibley

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Magicians

    Magicians

  • Dream Baby

    Dream Baby

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    The Lair of the White Worm

  • Captives

    Captives

  • Christopher Robin

    Christopher Robin

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Hotel!

    Hotel!

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Max

    Max

  • Michael Powell

    Michael Powell

  • House of 9

    House of 9

  • Solid Geometry

    Solid Geometry

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    A Ghost Story for Christmas

  • The Hour

    The Hour

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

  • The Devil's Whore

    The Devil's Whore

  • Class

    Class

  • Doctor Who Extra

    Doctor Who Extra

  • Turtle Diary

    Turtle Diary

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • Sea of Souls

    Sea of Souls

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • The Greatest Store in the World

    The Greatest Store in the World

  • Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

    Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

  • Doctor Who: Heaven Sent & Hell Bent

    Doctor Who: Heaven Sent & Hell Bent

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Chandler & Co.

    Chandler & Co.

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

    Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

  • Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

    Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

  • Bistro

    Bistro

  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

  • The Treasure Seekers

    The Treasure Seekers

  • Doctor Who: Deep Breath

    Doctor Who: Deep Breath

  • Up Line

    Up Line

  • 10 Minute Tales

    10 Minute Tales

  • Martin's Close

    Martin's Close

  • The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

  • The Love Child

    The Love Child

  • Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder

    Soft Top Hard Shoulder

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • In the Loop

    In the Loop

  • Doctor Who: Last Christmas

    Doctor Who: Last Christmas

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • Cold Blood

    Cold Blood

  • Neverwhere

    Neverwhere

  • Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

    Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

  • Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia

  • God's Chosen Car Park

    God's Chosen Car Park

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Fortysomething

    Fortysomething

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

  • Rik Mayall Presents

    Rik Mayall Presents

  • Shadow of the Noose

    Shadow of the Noose

  • The Story of a Recluse

    The Story of a Recluse

  • Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

    Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

  • The Cricklewood Greats

    The Cricklewood Greats

  • Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

  • Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour

    Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Salvage

    Salvage

  • National Theatre Live: Constellations

    National Theatre Live: Constellations

  • The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show

    The All New Alexei Sayle Show

  • Living Apart Together

    Living Apart Together

  • Psychos

    Psychos

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • The Field of Blood

    The Field of Blood

  • Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

  • Benediction

    Benediction

  • Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

    Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

  • Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

    Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

    Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

    Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

  • Punk Britannia

    Punk Britannia

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • Doctor Who at the Proms

    Doctor Who at the Proms

  • Midnight Man

    Midnight Man

  • I Hate Christmas Too

    I Hate Christmas Too

  • Rosie the Great

    Rosie the Great

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

  • Trawlermen

    Trawlermen

  • The Murder at Road Hill House

    The Murder at Road Hill House

  • Titmuss Regained

    Titmuss Regained

  • Giving Tongue

    Giving Tongue

  • Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

  • Inside the Mind of Leonardo

    Inside the Mind of Leonardo

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Riverwoods: An Untold Story

    Riverwoods: An Untold Story

  • The Academy of Armando

    The Academy of Armando

  • The Martians and Us

    The Martians and Us

  • Prison, My Parents & Me

    Prison, My Parents & Me

  • Spectrum

    Spectrum

  • Communicators From Hell

    Communicators From Hell

  • How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery

    How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery

  • The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

    The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

  • Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

    Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

  • Boswell's Boswell

    Boswell's Boswell

  • A Portrait of Scotland

    A Portrait of Scotland

  • The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

    The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

  • Napoleon's Waterloo

    Napoleon's Waterloo