Peter Capaldi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1958
- 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.
Filmography
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War 2025
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Academy of Armando 2025
as Self
Doctor Who at the Proms 2024
as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
Riverwoods: An Untold Story 2022
as Narrator
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life 2021
as Self
Benediction 2021
as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
National Theatre Live: Constellations 2021
as Roland
- But Why?
But Why? 2021
as Older Man (uncredited)
The Suicide Squad 2021
as Thinker
The Big Night In 2020
as Self
Martin's Close 2019
as Dolben
The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019
as Mr. Micawber
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery 2019
as Narrator
Christopher Robin 2018
as Rabbit (voice)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time 2017
as The Doctor (12)
Paddington 2 2017
as Reginald Curry
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio 2016
as The Doctor
Prison, My Parents & Me 2016
as Narrator
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future 2016
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song 2015
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation 2015
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Last Christmas 2014
as The Doctor
Paddington 2014
as Reginald Curry
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven 2014
as The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: Deep Breath 2014
as The Doctor (12)
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour 2014
as Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion 2014
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor 2013
as The Doctor (12)
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? 2013
as Self - Presenter
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013
as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
The Fifth Estate 2013
as Alan Rusbridger
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor 2013
as Self
World War Z 2013
as W.H.O. Doctor
Inside the Mind of Leonardo 2013
as Leonardo da Vinci
The Cricklewood Greats 2012
as Himself, Writer, Director
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster 2011
as Peter Van Gellis
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite 2011
Actor
The Murder at Road Hill House 2011
as Samuel Kent
The Madness of Peter Howson 2010
as Self - Narrator (Voice)
Bistro 2010
as Max
- A Portrait of Scotland
A Portrait of Scotland 2009
as Self - Presenter
In the Loop 2009
as Malcolm Tucker
Spinners and Losers 2007
as Malcolm Tucker
Magicians 2007
as Mike Francis
The Rise of the Nutters 2007
as Malcolm Tucker
Aftersun 2006
as Jim
Pinochet in Suburbia 2006
as Andy McEntee
Wild Country 2005
as Father Steve
Michael Powell 2005
as Narrator
The Best Man 2005
as Priest
House of 9 2005
as Max Roy
Salvage 2004
as James Mulwray
Napoleon's Waterloo 2004
as Narrator
Modigliani 2004
as Jean Cocteau
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) 2004
as John
Unconditional Love 2003
as DI Terry Machin
Max 2002
as David Cohn
Solid Geometry 2002
as David Hunter
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 2002
as Derek
Strictly Sinatra 2001
Director, Writer
Hotel! 2001
as Hilton Gilfoyle
The Greatest Store in the World 1999
as Mr. Whiskers
What Rats Won't Do 1998
as Tony
- Boswell's Boswell
Boswell's Boswell 1998
as James Boswell (voice)
I Hate Christmas Too 1997
as Man
Shooting Fish 1997
as Mr Gilzean
Bean 1997
as Gareth
Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997
as Birgo Lander
The Treasure Seekers 1996
as Jellicoe
- Giving Tongue
Giving Tongue 1996
as Duncan Fielding
Lost for Words 1996
as The Tourist
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life 1995
Director, Writer
- Runway One
Runway One 1995
as Mick Galligan
Captives 1994
as Simon
Jealousy 1993
as John
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love 1993
as David Critchley
Selling Hitler 1993
as Thomas Walde
Soft Top Hard Shoulder 1993
as Gavin Bellini, Writer
The Secret Agent 1992
as Mr Vladimir
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade 1992
as Luke Wakefield
- Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb 1991
as Bruce
December Bride 1990
as Young Sorleyson
Triple Scotch & Wry 1990
Writer
Rosie the Great 1989
as The British Ambassador
Dream Baby 1989
as Willie
Colleagues From Hell 1989
Actor
Communicators From Hell 1989
Actor
Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet 1988
as Preacher
Dangerous Liaisons 1988
as Azolan
The Love Child 1988
as Dillon
The Lair of the White Worm 1988
as Angus Flint
The Story of a Recluse 1987
as Jamie Kirkwood
Up Line 1987
as Scott Dare
- God's Chosen Car Park
God's Chosen Car Park 1986
as Everard
Turtle Diary 1985
as Assistant Keeper
John and Yoko: A Love Story 1985
as George Harrison
Local Hero 1983
as Danny Oldsen
- Living Apart Together
Living Apart Together 1982
as Joe
Credits from TMDB.