Peter Capaldi
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Midsomer Murders
Laurence Barker
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Caecilius
2005
Series
Doctor Who
The Doctor
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Claude Langton
1989
Series
Black Mirror
Older Cameron Walker
2011
Series
Skins
Mark
2007
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Minder
Ozzie
1979
Series
Foyle's War
Raymond Carter
2002
Series
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
The Penguins of Madagascar
Uncle Nigel (voice)
2008
Series
Waking the Dead
Lucien Calvin
2001
Film
World War Z
W.H.O. Doctor
2013
Series
Torchwood
John Frobisher
2006
Series
Screen Two
Bruce Coldfield
1985
Series
Screen Two
Simon
1985
Series
Prime Suspect
Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds
1991
Series
Criminal Record
DCI Daniel Hegarty
2024
Film
The Suicide Squad
Thinker
2021
Series
Peep Show
Professor Alistair MacLeish
2003
Film
Dangerous Liaisons
Azolan
1988
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Series
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Zeno Vedast
1987
Series
The Musketeers
Cardinal Richelieu
2014
Series
My Family
Colin Judd
2000
Series
The Thick of It
Malcolm Tucker
2005
Film
Paddington
Reginald Curry
2014
Series
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
Series
Judge John Deed
2001
Series
The Devil's Hour
Gideon Shepherd
2022
Film
Bean
Gareth
1997
Series
Accused
Frank Ryland
2010
Film
Paddington 2
Reginald Curry
2017
Series
Dramarama
The British Ambassador
1983
Series
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Dolben
1971
Series
The Hour
Randall Brown
2011
Series
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
2018
Series
The Afternoon Play
Billy Shannon
2003
Series
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice)
2018
Series
In Deep
Jeremy Church
2001
Film
Christopher Robin
Rabbit (voice)
2018
Series
Travelling Man
John
1984
Series
Sea of Souls
Gordon Fleming
2004
Series
10 Minute Tales
The Man
2009
Series
Class
The Doctor
2016
Series
Neverwhere
Islington
1996
Series
Stay Lucky
1989
Film
In the Loop
Malcolm Tucker
2009
Series
Doctor Who Extra
Self
2014
Series
Shadow of the Noose
Robert Wood
1989
Series
The Devil's Whore
King Charles I
2008
Series
Rik Mayall Presents
David Critchley
1993
Film
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mr. Micawber
2019
Film
The Fifth Estate
Alan Rusbridger
2013
Film
The Lair of the White Worm
Angus Flint
1988
Series
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Lord Fellamar
1997
Series
TFI Unplugged
Self
2026
Series
This Morning
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Psychos
Mark Collins
1999
Film
Local Hero
Danny Oldsen
1983
Series
Fortysomething
Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
2003
Film
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor
2015
Series
Getting On
Peter Healy
2009
Series
Chandler & Co
Larry
1994
Film
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
2013
Series
The Nativity
Balthazar
2010
Series
Cold Blood
Self - Narrator
2008
Series
The Crow Road
Rory McHoan
1996
Series
Fallen Angel
Henry Appleton
2007
Film
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Birgo Lander
1997
Series
The Field of Blood
Dr. Pete
2011
Film
Captives
Simon
1994
Film
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
The Doctor (12)
2013
Series
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994
Series
Selling Hitler
Thomas Walde
1991
Film
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery
Narrator
2019
Film
Benediction
Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
2021
Series
Midnight Man
Trevor
2008
Film
House of 9
Max Roy
2005
Film
Modigliani
Jean Cocteau
2004
Series
Titmuss Regained
Ken Cracken
1991
Film
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
Self - Presenter
2013
Film
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
The Doctor (12)
2014
Series
Punk Britannia
Narrator
2012
Film
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
Self
2014
Film
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Greatest Store in the World
Mr. Whiskers
1999
Film
Shooting Fish
Mr Gilzean
1997
Film
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
The Doctor
2014
Film
Max
David Cohn
2002
Film
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
The Doctor
2016
Film
What Rats Won't Do
Tony
1998
Film
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Self
2013
Film
Magicians
Mike Francis
2007
Film
Communicators From Hell
1989
Series
Trawlermen
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
John and Yoko: A Love Story
George Harrison
1985
Series
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
2015
Film
The Best Man
Priest
2005
Film
Turtle Diary
Assistant Keeper
1985
Film
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
The Doctor
2014
Film
The Murder at Road Hill House
Samuel Kent
2011
Film
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Derek
2003
Film
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Doctor (12)
2017
Film
The Academy of Armando
Self
2025
Film
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Spectrum
Himself
1984
Film
The Big Night In
Self
2020
Film
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
John
2004
Film
Michael Powell
Narrator
2005
Film
I Hate Christmas Too
Man
1997
Giving Tongue
Duncan Fielding
1996
Film
The Treasure Seekers
Jellicoe
1996
Film
Inside the Mind of Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci
2013
Film
Up Line
Scott Dare
1987
Film
Unconditional Love
DI Terry Machin
2003
Film
Hotel!
Hilton Gilfoyle
2001
Film
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
2021
Film
Aftersun
Jim
2006
Film
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
David Critchley
1993
Film
Wild Country
Father Steve
2005
Aftersun
2006
Series
The Martians and Us
Narrator
2006
Film
The Secret Agent
Mr Vladimir
1992
Film
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Luke Wakefield
1992
Film
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
Peter Van Gellis
2011
Film
Jealousy
John
1993
Series
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
voice actor
2011
Film
December Bride
Young Sorleyson
1990
Film
Riverwoods: An Untold Story
Narrator
2022
Film
Rosie the Great
The British Ambassador
1989
Film
Solid Geometry
David Hunter
2002
Film
The Love Child
Dillon
1988
Film
Selling Hitler
Thomas Walde
1993
Film
Pinochet in Suburbia
Andy McEntee
2006
Film
Napoleon's Waterloo
Narrator
2004
Film
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
2014
Doctor Who
The Twelfth Doctor
Film
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Gavin Bellini
1993
Do Not Disturb
Bruce
1991
God's Chosen Car Park
Everard
1986
Film
The Cricklewood Greats
Himself
2012
Film
The Rise of the Nutters
Malcolm Tucker
2007
Chain
Robert McRae
1990
But Why?
Older Man (uncredited)
2021
Film
Martin's Close
Dolben
2019
Bistro
Max
2010
Runway One
Mick Galligan
1995
Series
Being Beethoven
Beethoven (voice)
2020
Film
Lost for Words
The Tourist
1996
Film
The Story of a Recluse
Jamie Kirkwood
1987
Film
The Cloning of Joanna May
Isaac
1992
Film
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
The Doctor
2016
Film
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Self
2021
Film
Spinners and Losers
Malcolm Tucker
2007
Film
Dream Baby
Willie
1989
Film
Prison, My Parents & Me
Narrator
2016
Film
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
2011
Living Apart Together
Joe
1982
Film
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Film
Salvage
James Mulwray
2004
Film
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
The Doctor
2015
Film
The Madness of Peter Howson
Narrator
2010
A Portrait of Scotland
Self - Presenter
2009
Boswell's Boswell
James Boswell (voice)
1998