Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

1958-04-14

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Capaldi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

World War Z

World War Z

6.8

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

7.5

Paddington

Paddington

7.1

Paddington 2

Paddington 2

7.5

Bean

Bean

6.5

Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin

7.3

The Lair of the White Worm

The Lair of the White Worm

5.9

Smilla’s Sense of Snow

Smilla’s Sense of Snow

6.3

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

7.2

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

8.2

In the Loop

In the Loop

7.0

Modigliani

Modigliani

7.0

The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

6.0

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield

6.5

Doctor Who: Last Christmas

Doctor Who: Last Christmas

7.8

Local Hero

Local Hero

6.7

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

8.0

House of 9

House of 9

5.0

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

8.0

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

8.1