Peter Capaldi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Skins

    Skins

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • The Penguins of Madagascar

    The Penguins of Madagascar

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • World War Z

    World War Z

  • Peep Show

    Peep Show

  • The Devil's Hour

    The Devil's Hour

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Musketeers

    The Musketeers

  • The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

  • Paddington

    Paddington

  • Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

  • Criminal Record

    Criminal Record

  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

  • Accused

    Accused

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • Bean

    Bean

  • National Theatre Live: Constellations

    National Theatre Live: Constellations

  • Shooting Fish

    Shooting Fish

  • The Treasure Seekers

    The Treasure Seekers

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • The Vicar of Dibley

    The Vicar of Dibley

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

    Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

  • Solid Geometry

    Solid Geometry

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

  • Christopher Robin

    Christopher Robin

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

  • The Love Child

    The Love Child

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Cold Blood

    Cold Blood

  • Sea of Souls

    Sea of Souls

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder

    Soft Top Hard Shoulder

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Captives

    Captives

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • The Hour

    The Hour

  • The Devil's Whore

    The Devil's Whore

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    The Lair of the White Worm

  • Neverwhere

    Neverwhere

  • Modigliani

    Modigliani

  • Salvage

    Salvage

  • Wild Country

    Wild Country

  • Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

  • Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia

  • Dream Baby

    Dream Baby

  • Magicians

    Magicians

  • Runway One

    Runway One

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Rik Mayall Presents

    Rik Mayall Presents

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • In the Loop

    In the Loop

  • The Story of a Recluse

    The Story of a Recluse

  • Benediction

    Benediction

  • House of 9

    House of 9

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield

    The Personal History of David Copperfield

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • Doctor Who: Deep Breath

    Doctor Who: Deep Breath

  • Doctor Who Extra

    Doctor Who Extra

  • 10 Minute Tales

    10 Minute Tales

  • Class

    Class

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • The Cricklewood Greats

    The Cricklewood Greats

  • God's Chosen Car Park

    God's Chosen Car Park

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • The Field of Blood

    The Field of Blood

  • Max

    Max

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

    Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

  • Doctor Who: Last Christmas

    Doctor Who: Last Christmas

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

    Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

  • Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

    Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

  • Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

  • Giving Tongue

    Giving Tongue

  • Chandler & Co.

    Chandler & Co.

  • Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour

    Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

  • Fortysomething

    Fortysomething

  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • The Greatest Store in the World

    The Greatest Store in the World

  • Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

    Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

  • Living Apart Together

    Living Apart Together

  • Turtle Diary

    Turtle Diary

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

  • Martin's Close

    Martin's Close

  • Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

    Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Psychos

    Psychos

  • Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Hotel!

    Hotel!

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show

    The All New Alexei Sayle Show

  • Shadow of the Noose

    Shadow of the Noose

  • Midnight Man

    Midnight Man

  • Michael Powell

    Michael Powell

  • The Academy of Armando

    The Academy of Armando

  • John and Yoko: A Love Story

    John and Yoko: A Love Story

  • Punk Britannia

    Punk Britannia

  • Doctor Who at the Proms

    Doctor Who at the Proms

  • Titmuss Regained

    Titmuss Regained

  • Up Line

    Up Line

  • Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

    Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

  • Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

    Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

  • Trawlermen

    Trawlermen

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

  • The Martians and Us

    The Martians and Us

  • Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

  • Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

    Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

  • Riverwoods: An Untold Story

    Riverwoods: An Untold Story

  • The Murder at Road Hill House

    The Murder at Road Hill House

  • The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

    The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

  • Communicators From Hell

    Communicators From Hell

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Rosie the Great

    Rosie the Great

  • I Hate Christmas Too

    I Hate Christmas Too

  • Bistro

    Bistro

  • The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

    Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

  • Inside the Mind of Leonardo

    Inside the Mind of Leonardo

  • 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

  • Napoleon's Waterloo

    Napoleon's Waterloo

  • Prison, My Parents & Me

    Prison, My Parents & Me

  • A Portrait of Scotland

    A Portrait of Scotland

  • Boswell's Boswell

    Boswell's Boswell