
Peter Capaldi
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
Credits
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · Criminal Record as DCI Daniel Hegarty
- 2022 · The Devil's Hour as Gideon Shepherd
- 2021 · Benediction as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
- 2021 · National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Thinker
- 2019 · The Personal History of David Copperfield as Mr. Micawber
- 2018 · Watership Down as Kehaar (voice)
- 2018 · Christopher Robin as Rabbit (voice)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2017 · Paddington 2 as Reginald Curry
- 2016 · Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio as The Doctor
- 2016 · Class as The Doctor
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor
- 2014 · Paddington as Reginald Curry
- 2014 · Doctor Who Extra as Self
- 2014 · Doctor Who: Deep Breath as The Doctor (12)
- 2014 · The Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- 2013 · The Fifth Estate as Alan Rusbridger
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as Self
- 2013 · World War Z as W.H.O. Doctor
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Older Cameron Walker
- 2011 · The Hour as Randall Brown
- 2010 · Accused as Frank Ryland
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Uncle Nigel (voice)
- 2008 · The Devil's Whore as King Charles I
- 2008 · Cold Blood as Self - Narrator
- 2007 · Spinners and Losers as Malcolm Tucker
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Skins as Mark
- 2007 · The Rise of the Nutters as Malcolm Tucker
- 2006 · Torchwood as John Frobisher
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Pinochet in Suburbia as Andy McEntee
- 2005 · Wild Country as Father Steve
- 2005 · House of 9 as Max Roy
- 2005 · The Thick of It as Malcolm Tucker
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Caecilius
- 2005 · Doctor Who as The Doctor
- 2005 · Doctor Who as
- 2004 · Salvage as James Mulwray
- 2004 · Modigliani as Jean Cocteau
- 2004 · Sea of Souls as Gordon Fleming
- 2004 · Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) as John
- 2003 · Peep Show as Professor Alistair MacLeish
- 2003 · Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War as Derek
- 2003 · The Afternoon Play as Billy Shannon
- 2002 · Foyle's War as Raymond Carter
- 2002 · Solid Geometry as David Hunter
- 2001 · Judge John Deed as
- 2001 · Waking the Dead as Lucien Calvin
- 2001 · In Deep as Jeremy Church
- 1997 · Shooting Fish as Mr Gilzean
- 1997 · Bean as Gareth
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Laurence Barker
- 1996 · The Treasure Seekers as Jellicoe
- 1996 · Neverwhere as Islington
- 1995 · Runway One as Mick Galligan
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as
- 1994 · Captives as Simon
- 1993 · Jealousy as John
- 1993 · Rik Mayall Presents as David Critchley
- 1993 · Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Gavin Bellini
- 1991 · Prime Suspect as Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1989 · Stay Lucky as
- 1989 · Dream Baby as Willie
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Claude Langton
- 1988 · Dangerous Liaisons as Azolan
- 1988 · The Love Child as Dillon
- 1988 · The Lair of the White Worm as Angus Flint
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Zeno Vedast
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Local Hero as Danny Oldsen
- 1979 · Minder as Ozzie
- Future · Lost for Words as The Tourist
- 2025 · The Academy of Armando as Self
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
- 2022 · Riverwoods: An Untold Story as Narrator
- 2021 · Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life as Self
- 2019 · Martin's Close as Dolben
- 2019 · How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery as Narrator
- 2017 · Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time as The Doctor (12)
- 2016 · Prison, My Parents & Me as Narrator
- 2016 · Friend from the Future as The Doctor
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation as The Doctor
- 2014 · Doctor Who: Last Christmas as The Doctor
- 2014 · Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven as The Doctor
- 2014 · Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour as Self
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor as The Doctor (12)
- 2013 · Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? as Self - Presenter
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
- 2013 · Inside the Mind of Leonardo as Leonardo da Vinci
- 2012 · Punk Britannia as Narrator
- 2012 · The Cricklewood Greats as Himself
- 2011 · Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as Peter Van Gellis
- 2011 · The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite as voice actor
- 2011 · The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite as
- 2011 · The Field of Blood as Dr. Pete
- 2011 · The Murder at Road Hill House as Samuel Kent
- 2010 · The Nativity as Balthazar
- 2010 · Bistro as Max
- 2009 · 10 Minute Tales as
- 2009 · A Portrait of Scotland as Self - Presenter
- 2009 · Getting On as Peter Healy
- 2009 · In the Loop as Malcolm Tucker
- 2008 · Midnight Man as Trevor
- 2007 · Magicians as Mike Francis
- 2007 · Fallen Angel as Henry Appleton
- 2006 · The Martians and Us as Narrator
- 2006 · Aftersun as Jim
- 2006 · Aftersun as
- 2006 · Trawlermen as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Michael Powell as Narrator
- 2005 · The Best Man as Priest
- 2004 · Napoleon's Waterloo as Narrator
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
- 2003 · Unconditional Love as DI Terry Machin
- 2002 · Max as David Cohn
- 2001 · Hotel! as Hilton Gilfoyle
- 1999 · The Greatest Store in the World as Mr. Whiskers
- 1999 · Psychos as
- 1998 · What Rats Won't Do as Tony
- 1998 · Boswell's Boswell as James Boswell (voice)
- 1997 · I Hate Christmas Too as Man
- 1997 · The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Lord Fellamar
- 1997 · Smilla's Sense of Snow as Birgo Lander
- 1996 · The Crow Road as Rory McHoan
- 1996 · Giving Tongue as Duncan Fielding
- 1994 · Chandler & Co. as
- 1994 · The All New Alexei Sayle Show as
- 1993 · Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love as David Critchley
- 1993 · Selling Hitler as Thomas Walde
- 1992 · The Secret Agent as Mr Vladimir
- 1992 · Mr. Wakefield's Crusade as Luke Wakefield
- 1992 · The Cloning of Joanna May as Isaac
- 1991 · Titmuss Regained as Ken Cracken
- 1991 · Selling Hitler as Thomas Walde
- 1991 · Do Not Disturb as
- 1990 · December Bride as Young Sorleyson
- 1989 · Rosie the Great as The British Ambassador
- 1989 · Shadow of the Noose as Robert Wood
- 1989 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 1987 · The Story of a Recluse as Jamie Kirkwood
- 1987 · Up Line as Scott Dare
- 1986 · God's Chosen Car Park as Everard
- 1985 · Turtle Diary as Assistant Keeper
- 1985 · John and Yoko: A Love Story as George Harrison
- 1982 · Living Apart Together as Joe