Peter Capaldi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

159

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

  • Skins

    Skins

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • The Penguins of Madagascar

    The Penguins of Madagascar

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • The Suicide Squad

    The Suicide Squad

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • World War Z

    World War Z

  • Shooting Fish

    Shooting Fish

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Peep Show

    Peep Show

  • The Musketeers

    The Musketeers

  • The Devil's Hour

    The Devil's Hour

  • Criminal Record

    Criminal Record

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Michael Powell

    Michael Powell

  • Max

    Max

  • Hotel!

    Hotel!

  • The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

  • Accused

    Accused

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Paddington

    Paddington

  • Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

  • Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour

    Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour

  • Doctor Who: Deep Breath

    Doctor Who: Deep Breath

  • Magicians

    Magicians

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • Doctor Who: Last Christmas

    Doctor Who: Last Christmas

  • Cold Blood

    Cold Blood

  • Captives

    Captives

  • Modigliani

    Modigliani

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    A Ghost Story for Christmas

  • Bean

    Bean

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

  • Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

  • National Theatre Live: Constellations

    National Theatre Live: Constellations

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • The Hour

    The Hour

  • Sea of Souls

    Sea of Souls

  • The Big Night In

    The Big Night In

  • Christopher Robin

    Christopher Robin

  • The Greatest Store in the World

    The Greatest Store in the World

  • The Devil's Whore

    The Devil's Whore

  • Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

    Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

  • Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

    Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

  • In the Loop

    In the Loop

  • Runway One

    Runway One

  • Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

    Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

  • The Vicar of Dibley

    The Vicar of Dibley

  • Class

    Class

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • Neverwhere

    Neverwhere

  • Doctor Who Extra

    Doctor Who Extra

  • Up Line

    Up Line

  • Bistro

    Bistro

  • Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    The Lair of the White Worm

  • Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

    Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

  • 10 Minute Tales

    10 Minute Tales

  • Chandler & Co

    Chandler & Co

  • Rik Mayall Presents

    Rik Mayall Presents

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

  • Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

    Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • Fortysomething

    Fortysomething

  • Turtle Diary

    Turtle Diary

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    A Ghost Story for Christmas

  • Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

    Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

  • Dream Baby

    Dream Baby

  • Shadow of the Noose

    Shadow of the Noose

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

  • The Field of Blood

    The Field of Blood

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield

    The Personal History of David Copperfield

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • House of 9

    House of 9

  • Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

    Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

  • Benediction

    Benediction

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

  • I Hate Christmas Too

    I Hate Christmas Too

  • Psychos

    Psychos

  • Punk Britannia

    Punk Britannia

  • John and Yoko: A Love Story

    John and Yoko: A Love Story

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Midnight Man

    Midnight Man

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • The Martians and Us

    The Martians and Us

  • Wild Country

    Wild Country

  • Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

    Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

  • The All New Alexei Sayle Show

    The All New Alexei Sayle Show

  • Rosie the Great

    Rosie the Great

  • Titmuss Regained

    Titmuss Regained

  • Doctor Who at the Proms

    Doctor Who at the Proms

  • Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

  • The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

    The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

  • The Murder at Road Hill House

    The Murder at Road Hill House

  • The Academy of Armando

    The Academy of Armando

  • The Treasure Seekers

    The Treasure Seekers

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder

    Soft Top Hard Shoulder

  • Solid Geometry

    Solid Geometry

  • Giving Tongue

    Giving Tongue

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

    Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

  • Doctor Who: The Fan Show

    Doctor Who: The Fan Show

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • Trawlermen

    Trawlermen

  • Salvage

    Salvage

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

  • Spectrum

    Spectrum

  • Communicators From Hell

    Communicators From Hell

  • Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

  • Prison, My Parents & Me

    Prison, My Parents & Me

  • Martin's Close

    Martin's Close

  • Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

  • Napoleon's Waterloo

    Napoleon's Waterloo

  • The Cricklewood Greats

    The Cricklewood Greats

  • Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia

  • The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

  • The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

    The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite

  • Boswell's Boswell

    Boswell's Boswell

  • Being Beethoven

    Being Beethoven

  • Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

    Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

  • A Portrait of Scotland

    A Portrait of Scotland

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

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

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

  • Colleagues From Hell

    Colleagues From Hell

  • Inside the Mind of Leonardo

    Inside the Mind of Leonardo

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • The Love Child

    The Love Child

  • Riverwoods: An Untold Story

    Riverwoods: An Untold Story

  • Living Apart Together

    Living Apart Together

  • The Story of a Recluse

    The Story of a Recluse

  • God's Chosen Car Park

    God's Chosen Car Park

  • Insanity

    Insanity