
Peter Capaldi
Known for Acting · 166 credits
- Born
- 1958-04-14 (age 68)
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (71)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Laurence Barker

Doctor Who
2005
as Caecilius / The Doctor

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Conan
2010
as Self - Guest

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Claude Langton

Black Mirror
2011
as Older Cameron Walker

The One Show
2006
as Self

Minder
1979
as Ozzie

Skins
2007
as Mark

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

Foyle's War
2002
as Raymond Carter

Natural World
1983
as Narrator

The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Uncle Nigel (voice)

Waking the Dead
2001
as Lucien Calvin

Screen Two
1985
as Bruce Coldfield / Simon

Torchwood
2006
as John Frobisher

Criminal Record
2024
as DCI Daniel Hegarty

Prime Suspect
1991
as Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds

Peep Show
2003
as Professor Alistair MacLeish

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Zeno Vedast

The Musketeers
2014
as Cardinal Richelieu

My Family
2000
as Colin Judd

The Thick of It
2005
as Malcolm Tucker

Judge John Deed
2001

The Vicar of Dibley
1994

Accused
2010
as Frank Ryland

The Devil's Hour
2022
as Gideon Shepherd

Dramarama
1983
as The British Ambassador

The Hour
2011
as Randall Brown

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Dolben

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self

Watership Down
2018
as Kehaar (voice)

The Afternoon Play
2003
as Billy Shannon

Travelling Man
1984
as John

10 Minute Tales
2009
as The Man

Sea of Souls
2004
as Gordon Fleming

Class
2016
as The Doctor

In Deep
2001
as Jeremy Church

Doctor Who Extra
2014
as Self

Stay Lucky
1989

Neverwhere
1996
as Islington

Rik Mayall Presents
1993
as David Critchley

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Lord Fellamar

This Morning
1988
as Self - Guest

Psychos
1999
as Mark Collins

Fortysomething
2003
as Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey

The Devil's Whore
2008
as King Charles I

Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Robert Wood

Getting On
2009
as Peter Healy

TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self

The Nativity
2010
as Balthazar

Chandler & Co
1994
as Larry

Cold Blood
2008
as Self - Narrator

The Crow Road
1996
as Rory McHoan

Fallen Angel
2007
as Henry Appleton

Selling Hitler
1991
as Thomas Walde

The Field of Blood
2011
as Dr. Pete

The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994

Midnight Man
2008
as Trevor
Movies (95)

World War Z
2013
as W.H.O. Doctor

Dangerous Liaisons
1988
as Azolan

The Suicide Squad
2021
as Thinker

Bean
1997
as Gareth

Paddington
2014
as Reginald Curry

Paddington 2
2017
as Reginald Curry

Christopher Robin
2018
as Rabbit (voice)

In the Loop
2009
as Malcolm Tucker

Local Hero
1983
as Danny Oldsen

The Fifth Estate
2013
as Alan Rusbridger

The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Mr. Micawber

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)

The Lair of the White Worm
1988
as Angus Flint

Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
as Birgo Lander

Captives
1994
as Simon

House of 9
2005
as Max Roy

How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery
2019
as Narrator

Modigliani
2004
as Jean Cocteau

Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014
as The Doctor (12)

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
2013
as Self - Presenter

Benediction
2021
as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)

Doctor Who: Last Christmas
2014
as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (12)

Communicators From Hell
1989

What Rats Won't Do
1998
as Tony

Max
2002
as David Cohn

Shooting Fish
1997
as Mr Gilzean

Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
2014
as Self

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014
as The Doctor

Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)

Turtle Diary
1985
as Assistant Keeper

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017
as The Doctor (12)

The Best Man
2005
as Priest

The Greatest Store in the World
1999
as Mr. Whiskers

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Derek

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Self

Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
2016
as The Doctor

John and Yoko: A Love Story
1985
as George Harrison

Magicians
2007
as Mike Francis

The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Jellicoe

Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
2004
as John

The Murder at Road Hill House
2011
as Samuel Kent

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Night In
2020
as Self

Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993
as David Critchley

Michael Powell
2005
as Narrator
Giving Tongue
1996
as Duncan Fielding

The Academy of Armando
2025
as Self

Up Line
1987
as Scott Dare

Unconditional Love
2003
as DI Terry Machin

Selling Hitler
1993
as Thomas Walde

I Hate Christmas Too
1997
as Man

Wild Country
2005
as Father Steve

Inside the Mind of Leonardo
2013
as Leonardo da Vinci

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
as Peter Van Gellis

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Luke Wakefield

Hotel!
2001
as Hilton Gilfoyle

Riverwoods: An Untold Story
2022
as Narrator

Jealousy
1993
as John

National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
as Roland

Solid Geometry
2002
as David Hunter

December Bride
1990
as Young Sorleyson

Pinochet in Suburbia
2006
as Andy McEntee
God's Chosen Car Park
1986
as Everard
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Bruce

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

The Secret Agent
1992
as Mr Vladimir

Rosie the Great
1989
as The British Ambassador

Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
as Gavin Bellini

The Love Child
1988
as Dillon

Martin's Close
2019
as Dolben
Runway One
1995
as Mick Galligan

The Cricklewood Greats
2012
as Himself

The Rise of the Nutters
2007
as Malcolm Tucker

Spinners and Losers
2007
as Malcolm Tucker

Aftersun
2006
as Jim
Bistro
2010
as Max

The Story of a Recluse
1987
as Jamie Kirkwood

Napoleon's Waterloo
2004
as Narrator

Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
2016
as The Doctor

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
2021
as Self

The Cloning of Joanna May
1992
as Isaac
Living Apart Together
1982
as Joe

Lost for Words
1996
as The Tourist

Colleagues From Hell
1989
But Why?
2021
as Older Man (uncredited)

The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
2011

Prison, My Parents & Me
2016
as Narrator

Dream Baby
1989
as Willie

Salvage
2004
as James Mulwray
A Portrait of Scotland
2009
as Self - Presenter

Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
2015
as The Doctor
Boswell's Boswell
1998
as James Boswell (voice)

The Madness of Peter Howson
2010
as Narrator
About Peter Capaldi
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 Grea… With 166 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Peter Capaldi has appeared in 95 films and 71 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Capaldi Movies
- World War Z (2013) — as W.H.O. Doctor
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988) — as Azolan
- The Suicide Squad (2021) — as Thinker
- Bean (1997) — as Gareth
- Paddington (2014) — as Reginald Curry
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