Peter Capaldi
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.
Known for
Acting169
movieDoctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDoctor Who at the Proms
2024
The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
tvCriminal Record
2024
DCI Daniel Hegarty
tvThe Devil's Hour
2022
Gideon Shepherd
movieBenediction
2021
Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
But Why?
2021
Older Man (uncredited)
movieThe Suicide Squad
2021
Thinker
tvBeing Beethoven
2020
Beethoven (voice)
movieMartin's Close
2019
Dolben
tvWatership Down
2018
Kehaar (voice)
movieChristopher Robin
2018
Rabbit (voice)
movieDoctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017
The Doctor (12)
moviePaddington 2
2017
Reginald Curry
moviePrison, My Parents & Me
2016
Narrator
tvClass
2016
The Doctor
movieDoctor Who: Last Christmas
2014
The Doctor
moviePaddington
2014
Reginald Curry
movieDoctor Who: Deep Breath
2014
The Doctor (12)
movieDoctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
tvThe Musketeers
2014
Cardinal Richelieu
movieDoctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013
The Doctor (12)
movieWho's Afraid of Machiavelli?
2013
Self - Presenter
movieDoctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
movieThe Fifth Estate
2013
Alan Rusbridger
movieWorld War Z
2013
W.H.O. Doctor
movieInside the Mind of Leonardo
2013
Leonardo da Vinci
tvPunk Britannia
2012
Narrator
tvBlack Mirror
2011
Older Cameron Walker
movieBig Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
Peter Van Gellis
tvThe Hour
2011
Randall Brown
tvThe Field of Blood
2011
Dr. Pete
movieThe Murder at Road Hill House
2011
Samuel Kent
tvThe Nativity
2010
Balthazar
tvAccused
2010
Frank Ryland
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
tv10 Minute Tales
2009
The Man
A Portrait of Scotland
2009
Self - Presenter
tvGetting On
2009
Peter Healy
movieIn the Loop
2009
Malcolm Tucker
tvThe Penguins of Madagascar
2008
Uncle Nigel (voice)
tvThe Devil's Whore
2008
King Charles I
tvCold Blood
2008
Self - Narrator
tvMidnight Man
2008
Trevor
movieSpinners and Losers
2007
Malcolm Tucker
movieMagicians
2007
Mike Francis
tvFallen Angel
2007
Henry Appleton
tvSkins
2007
Mark
movieThe Rise of the Nutters
2007
Malcolm Tucker
tvThe Martians and Us
2006
Narrator
tvTorchwood
2006
John Frobisher
tvTrawlermen
2006
Narrator (voice)
moviePinochet in Suburbia
2006
Andy McEntee
movieWild Country
2005
Father Steve
movieMichael Powell
2005
Narrator
movieThe Best Man
2005
Priest
movieHouse of 9
2005
Max Roy
tvThe Thick of It
2005
Malcolm Tucker
tvDoctor Who
2005
Caecilius / The Doctor
movieSalvage
2004
James Mulwray
movieNapoleon's Waterloo
2004
Narrator
movieModigliani
2004
Jean Cocteau
tvSea of Souls
2004
Gordon Fleming
tvPeep Show
2003
Professor Alistair MacLeish
tvFortysomething
2003
Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
tvThe Afternoon Play
2003
Billy Shannon
movieUnconditional Love
2003
DI Terry Machin
tvFoyle's War
2002
Raymond Carter
movieMax
2002
David Cohn
movieSolid Geometry
2002
David Hunter
tvWaking the Dead
2001
Lucien Calvin
tvIn Deep
2001
Jeremy Church
movieHotel!
2001
Hilton Gilfoyle
tvMy Family
2000
Colin Judd
movieThe Greatest Store in the World
1999
Mr. Whiskers
tvPsychos
1999
Mark Collins
Boswell's Boswell
1998
James Boswell (voice)
tvThe History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
Lord Fellamar
movieShooting Fish
1997
Mr Gilzean
movieBean
1997
Gareth
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Laurence Barker
movieSmilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Birgo Lander
movieThe Treasure Seekers
1996
Jellicoe
tvThe Crow Road
1996
Rory McHoan
tvNeverwhere
1996
Islington
Giving Tongue
1996
Duncan Fielding
movieLost for Words
1996
The Tourist
Runway One
1995
Mick Galligan
tvChandler & Co
1994
Larry
movieCaptives
1994
Simon
movieRik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993
David Critchley
tvRik Mayall Presents
1993
David Critchley
movieSelling Hitler
1993
Thomas Walde
movieSoft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
Gavin Bellini
movieThe Secret Agent
1992
Mr Vladimir
movieMr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
Luke Wakefield
tvTitmuss Regained
1991
Ken Cracken
tvSelling Hitler
1991
Thomas Walde
tvPrime Suspect
1991
Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds
Chain
1990
Robert McRae
movieDecember Bride
1990
Young Sorleyson
movieRosie the Great
1989
The British Ambassador
movieDream Baby
1989
Willie
tvShadow of the Noose
1989
Robert Wood
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Claude Langton
tvThis Morning
1988
Self - Guest
movieThe Love Child
1988
Dillon
movieThe Lair of the White Worm
1988
Angus Flint
movieThe Story of a Recluse
1987
Jamie Kirkwood
tvThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Zeno Vedast
movieUp Line
1987
Scott Dare
movieTurtle Diary
1985
Assistant Keeper
movieJohn and Yoko: A Love Story
1985
George Harrison
tvScreen Two
1985
Bruce Coldfield / Simon
Spectrum
1984
Himself
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
tvDramarama
1983
The British Ambassador
movieLocal Hero
1983
Danny Oldsen
tvMinder
1979
Ozzie
Doctor Who
The Twelfth Doctor
Writing5
Directing3
Creator1
Production1
tvCriminal Record
2024
Executive Producer