Known for Acting
Birthday
April 14, 1958
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Black Mirror

The Graham Norton Show

The Penguins of Madagascar

Skins

The One Show

Foyle's War

Minder

Prime Suspect

Have I Got News for You

Waking the Dead

Torchwood

Natural World

The Musketeers

Peep Show

Criminal Record

The Devil's Hour