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