Peter Capaldi
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
World War Z
as W.H.O. Doctor 2013
The Suicide Squad
as Thinker 2021
Paddington
as Reginald Curry 2014
Christopher Robin
as Rabbit (voice) 2018
Paddington 2
as Reginald Curry 2017
Bean
as Gareth 1997
Dangerous Liaisons
as Azolan 1988
The Fifth Estate
as Alan Rusbridger 2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (12) (uncredited) 2013
In the Loop
as Malcolm Tucker 2009
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Mr. Micawber 2019
Local Hero
as Danny Oldsen 1983
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
as The Doctor (12) 2013
The Lair of the White Worm
as Angus Flint 1988
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
as The Doctor 2014
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Birgo Lander 1997
House of 9
as Max Roy 2005