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Peter Capaldi

14th April 1958 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Acting

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.

94 Movies 68 TV Shows 162 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Benediction poster
Benediction 23rd December 2021 as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
But Why? poster
But Why? 25th August 2021 as Older Man (uncredited)
Salvage poster
Salvage 1st December 2004 as James Mulwray
Max poster
Max 10th September 2002 as David Cohn
Hotel! poster
Hotel! 17th February 2001 as Hilton Gilfoyle
Bean poster
Bean 3rd July 1997 as Gareth
Up Line poster
Up Line 4th February 1987 as Scott Dare
Class poster
Class 22nd October 2016 as The Doctor
Accused poster
Accused 15th November 2010 as Frank Ryland
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self - Guest
Skins poster
Skins 25th January 2007 as Mark
Peep Show poster
Peep Show 19th September 2003 as Professor Alistair MacLeish
In Deep poster
In Deep 19th February 2001 as Jeremy Church
Minder poster
Minder 29th October 1979 as Ozzie