Peter Capaldi

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

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 ...

Acting

2021

But Why?

as Older Man

1988

1997

Bean

as Gareth

1988

1983

Local Hero

as Danny Oldsen

2006

Aftersun

as Jim

2021

1990

December Bride

as Young Sorleyson

1989

Rosie the Great

as The British Ambassador

2004

Salvage

as James Mulwray

2005

House of 9

as Max Roy

2009

In the Loop

as Malcolm Tucker

2013

World War Z

as W.H.O. Doctor

2011

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

as Peter Van Gellis

2005

Wild Country

as Father Steve

2006

Pinochet in Suburbia

as Andy McEntee

2002

Solid Geometry

as David Hunter

1996

Giving Tongue

as Duncan Fielding

2013

The Fifth Estate

as Alan Rusbridger

1985

John and Yoko: A Love Story

as George Harrison

2013

Inside the Mind of Leonardo

as Leonardo da Vinci

1993

Selling Hitler

as Thomas Walde

1987

Up Line

as Scott Dare

1997

Smilla's Sense of Snow

as Birgo Lander

1993

Jealousy

as John

2014

Paddington

as Reginald Curry

1993

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

as Gavin Bellini

1994

Captives

as Simon

1986

2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)

2002

Max

as David Cohn

2001

Hotel!

as Hilton Gilfoyle

2004

Modigliani

as Jean Cocteau

1992

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

as Luke Wakefield

2014

Doctor Who: Deep Breath

as The Doctor (12)

2007

The Rise of the Nutters

as Malcolm Tucker

2016

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Lost for Words

as The Tourist

1993

2010

Bistro

as Max

2017

Paddington 2

as Reginald Curry

1987

The Story of a Recluse

as Jamie Kirkwood

2003

Unconditional Love

as DI Terry Machin

1985

Turtle Diary

as Assistant Keeper

1989

Dream Baby

as Willie

1988

2005

The Best Man

as Priest

1997

Shooting Fish

as Mr Gilzean

2017

2018

Christopher Robin

as Rabbit (voice)

1995

Runway One

as Mick Galligan

2007

Magicians

as Mike Francis

1996

2019

2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

2021

Benediction

as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)

2013

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

as Self - Presenter

1998

Boswell's Boswell

as James Boswell (voice)

2007

Spinners and Losers

as Malcolm Tucker

1992

The Secret Agent

as Mr Vladimir

2009

A Portrait of Scotland

as Self - Presenter

2004

2005

Michael Powell

as Narrator

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)

2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015

Doctor Who: Sleep No More

as Twelfth Doctor

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