Acting
Peter Capaldi
EN, ZH, IS cinema · 98 credits
Born
14 April 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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
Filmography
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
The Suicide Squad
as Thinker
Benediction
as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
But Why?
2021
But Why?
as Older Man (uncredited)
The Big Night In
as Self
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Mr. Micawber
Martin's Close
as Dolben
Christopher Robin
as Rabbit (voice)
Paddington 2
as Reginald Curry
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
as The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
as The Doctor
Prison, My Parents & Me
as Narrator
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor
Paddington
as Reginald Curry
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
as The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
as The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
World War Z
as W.H.O. Doctor
The Fifth Estate
as Alan Rusbridger
Inside the Mind of Leonardo
as Leonardo da Vinci
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
as The Doctor (12)
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
as Self - Presenter
The Cricklewood Greats
as Himself, Writer, Director
The Murder at Road Hill House
as Samuel Kent
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
as Peter Van Gellis
Bistro
as Max
The Madness of Peter Howson
as Self - Narrator (Voice)
In the Loop
as Malcolm Tucker
A Portrait of Scotland
2009
A Portrait of Scotland
as Self - Presenter
The Rise of the Nutters
as Malcolm Tucker
Magicians
as Mike Francis
Spinners and Losers
as Malcolm Tucker
Aftersun
as Jim
Pinochet in Suburbia
as Andy McEntee
House of 9
as Max Roy
Wild Country
as Father Steve
The Best Man
as Priest
Michael Powell
as Narrator
Salvage
as James Mulwray
Modigliani
as Jean Cocteau
Napoleon's Waterloo
as Narrator
Unconditional Love
as DI Terry Machin
Solid Geometry
as David Hunter
Max
as David Cohn
Hotel!
as Hilton Gilfoyle
Strictly Sinatra
Director, Writer
The Greatest Store in the World
as Mr. Whiskers
Boswell's Boswell
1998
Boswell's Boswell
as James Boswell (voice)
Bean
as Gareth
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Birgo Lander
Shooting Fish
as Mr Gilzean
Giving Tongue
1996
Giving Tongue
as Duncan Fielding
Lost for Words
as The Tourist
The Treasure Seekers
as Jellicoe
Runway One
1995
Runway One
as Mick Galligan
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Director, Writer
Captives
as Simon
Selling Hitler
as Thomas Walde
Jealousy
as John
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
as Gavin Bellini, Writer
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
as David Critchley
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
as Luke Wakefield
The Secret Agent
as Mr Vladimir
December Bride
as Young Sorleyson
Rosie the Great
as The British Ambassador
Dream Baby
as Willie
Dangerous Liaisons
as Azolan
The Lair of the White Worm
as Angus Flint
The Love Child
as Dillon
Up Line
as Scott Dare
The Story of a Recluse
as Jamie Kirkwood
John and Yoko: A Love Story
as George Harrison
Turtle Diary
as Assistant Keeper
Local Hero
as Danny Oldsen