Peter Capaldi
Born: 1958-04-14 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- TFI Unplugged as Self
2025
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Academy of Armando as Self
2024
- Criminal Record as DCI Daniel Hegarty
- Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- The Devil's Hour as Gideon Shepherd
- Riverwoods: An Untold Story as Narrator
2021
- The Suicide Squad as Thinker
- Benediction as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
- Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life as Self
- National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
- But Why? as Older Man (uncredited)
2020
- The Big Night In as Self
- Being Beethoven as Beethoven (voice)
2019
- The Personal History of David Copperfield as Mr. Micawber
- How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery as Narrator
- Martin's Close as Dolben
2018
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- Watership Down as Kehaar (voice)
- Christopher Robin as Rabbit (voice)
2017
- Paddington 2 as Reginald Curry
- Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time as The Doctor (12)
2016
- Class as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio as The Doctor
- Prison, My Parents & Me as Narrator
- Doctor Who: Friend from the Future as The Doctor
2015
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Fan Show
2014
- The Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- Paddington as Reginald Curry
- Doctor Who Extra as Self
- Doctor Who: Last Christmas as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Deep Breath as The Doctor (12)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour as Self
2013
- World War Z as W.H.O. Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
- The Fifth Estate as Alan Rusbridger
- Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor as The Doctor (12)
- Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as Self
- Inside the Mind of Leonardo as Leonardo da Vinci
- Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? as Self - Presenter
2012
- Punk Britannia as Narrator
- The Cricklewood Greats as Himself
2011
- Black Mirror as Older Cameron Walker
- The Hour as Randall Brown
- The Field of Blood as Dr. Pete
- The Murder at Road Hill House as Samuel Kent
- The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite as voice actor
- Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as Peter Van Gellis
- The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
- Accused as Frank Ryland
- The Nativity as Balthazar
- Bistro as Max
2009
- 10 Minute Tales as The Man
- In the Loop as Malcolm Tucker
- Getting On as Peter Healy
- A Portrait of Scotland as Self - Presenter
2008
- The Penguins of Madagascar as Uncle Nigel (voice)
- The Devil's Whore as King Charles I
- Midnight Man as Trevor
- Cold Blood as Self - Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Skins as Mark
- Fallen Angel as Henry Appleton
- Magicians as Mike Francis
- Spinners and Losers as Malcolm Tucker
- The Rise of the Nutters as Malcolm Tucker
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Torchwood as John Frobisher
- Aftersun as Jim
- The Martians and Us as Narrator
- Trawlermen as Narrator (voice)
- Aftersun
- Pinochet in Suburbia as Andy McEntee
2005
- Doctor Who as Caecilius
- The Thick of It as Malcolm Tucker
- House of 9 as Max Roy
- The Best Man as Priest
- Wild Country as Father Steve
- Michael Powell as Narrator
2004
- Sea of Souls as Gordon Fleming
- Modigliani as Jean Cocteau
- Napoleon's Waterloo as Narrator
- Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) as John
- Salvage as James Mulwray
2003
- Peep Show as Professor Alistair MacLeish
- The Afternoon Play as Billy Shannon
- Fortysomething as Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War as Derek
- Unconditional Love as DI Terry Machin
2002
- Foyle's War as Raymond Carter
- Max as David Cohn
- Solid Geometry as David Hunter
2001
- Waking the Dead as Lucien Calvin
- Judge John Deed
- In Deep as Jeremy Church
- Hotel! as Hilton Gilfoyle
- Strictly Sinatra ... (Director)
2000
- My Family as Colin Judd
1999
- Psychos as Mark Collins
- The Greatest Store in the World as Mr. Whiskers
1998
- What Rats Won't Do as Tony
- Boswell's Boswell as James Boswell (voice)
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Laurence Barker
- Bean as Gareth
- The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Lord Fellamar
- Smilla's Sense of Snow as Birgo Lander
- Shooting Fish as Mr Gilzean
- I Hate Christmas Too as Man
1996
- Neverwhere as Islington
- The Crow Road as Rory McHoan
- The Treasure Seekers as Jellicoe
- Giving Tongue as Duncan Fielding
- Lost for Words as The Tourist
1995
- Runway One as Mick Galligan
1994
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Chandler & Co as Larry
- Captives as Simon
- The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1993
- Rik Mayall Presents as David Critchley
- Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Gavin Bellini
- Selling Hitler as Thomas Walde
- Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love as David Critchley
- Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life ... (Director)
- Jealousy as John
1992
- The Secret Agent as Mr Vladimir
- The Cloning of Joanna May as Isaac
- Mr. Wakefield's Crusade as Luke Wakefield
1991
- Prime Suspect as Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds
- Selling Hitler as Thomas Walde
- Titmuss Regained as Ken Cracken
- Do Not Disturb as Bruce
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- December Bride as Young Sorleyson
- Triple Scotch & Wry ... (Writer)
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Claude Langton
- Stay Lucky
- Shadow of the Noose as Robert Wood
- Dream Baby as Willie
- Colleagues From Hell
- Communicators From Hell
- Rosie the Great as The British Ambassador
1988
- Dangerous Liaisons as Azolan
- The Lair of the White Worm as Angus Flint
- This Morning as Self - Guest
- The Love Child as Dillon
1987
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Zeno Vedast
- Up Line as Scott Dare
- The Story of a Recluse as Jamie Kirkwood
1986
- God's Chosen Car Park as Everard
1985
- Turtle Diary as Assistant Keeper
- John and Yoko: A Love Story as George Harrison
1984
- Travelling Man as John
- Spectrum as Himself
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- Local Hero as Danny Oldsen
1982
- Living Apart Together as Joe
1979
- Minder as Ozzie
1971
- A Ghost Story for Christmas as Dolben