Peter Capaldi

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

Midsomer Murders

Skins

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

The Graham Norton Show

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Black Mirror

Conan

All Movies (95)

• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War2025 · as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Academy of Armando2025 · as Self
• Doctor Who at the Proms2024 · as The Doctor (12) (archive footage)
• Riverwoods: An Untold Story2022 · as Narrator
• Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life2021 · as Self
• Benediction2021 · as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
• National Theatre Live: Constellations2021 · as Roland
• But Why?2021 · as Older Man (uncredited)
• The Suicide Squad2021 · as Thinker
• The Big Night In2020 · as Self
• Martin's Close2019 · as Dolben
• The Personal History of David Copperfield2019 · as Mr. Micawber
• How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery2019 · as Narrator
• Christopher Robin2018 · as Rabbit (voice)
• Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time2017 · as The Doctor (12)
• Paddington 22017 · as Reginald Curry
• Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio2016 · as The Doctor
• Prison, My Parents & Me2016 · as Narrator
• Doctor Who: Friend from the Future2016 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song2015 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation2015 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Last Christmas2014 · as The Doctor
• Paddington2014 · as Reginald Curry
• Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven2014 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Deep Breath2014 · as The Doctor (12)
• Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour2014 · as Self
• Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion2014 · as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
• Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor2013 · as The Doctor (12)
• Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?2013 · as Self - Presenter
• Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor2013 · as The Doctor (12) (uncredited)
• The Fifth Estate2013 · as Alan Rusbridger
• Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor2013 · as Self
• World War Z2013 · as W.H.O. Doctor
• Inside the Mind of Leonardo2013 · as Leonardo da Vinci
• The Cricklewood Greats2012 · as Himself
• Big Fat Gypsy Gangster2011 · as Peter Van Gellis
• The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite2011
• The Murder at Road Hill House2011 · as Samuel Kent
• The Madness of Peter Howson2010 · as Narrator
• Bistro2010 · as Max
• A Portrait of Scotland2009 · as Self - Presenter
• In the Loop2009 · as Malcolm Tucker
• Spinners and Losers2007 · as Malcolm Tucker
• Magicians2007 · as Mike Francis
• The Rise of the Nutters2007 · as Malcolm Tucker
• Aftersun2006 · as Jim
• Pinochet in Suburbia2006 · as Andy McEntee
• Wild Country2005 · as Father Steve
• Michael Powell2005 · as Narrator
• The Best Man2005 · as Priest
• House of 92005 · as Max Roy
• Salvage2004 · as James Mulwray
• Napoleon's Waterloo2004 · as Narrator
• Modigliani2004 · as Jean Cocteau
• Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)2004 · as John
• Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War2003 · as Derek
• Unconditional Love2003 · as DI Terry Machin
• Max2002 · as David Cohn
• Solid Geometry2002 · as David Hunter
• Hotel!2001 · as Hilton Gilfoyle
• The Greatest Store in the World1999 · as Mr. Whiskers
• What Rats Won't Do1998 · as Tony
• Boswell's Boswell1998 · as James Boswell (voice)
• I Hate Christmas Too1997 · as Man
• Shooting Fish1997 · as Mr Gilzean
• Bean1997 · as Gareth
• Smilla's Sense of Snow1997 · as Birgo Lander
• The Treasure Seekers1996 · as Jellicoe
• Giving Tongue1996 · as Duncan Fielding
• Lost for Words1996 · as The Tourist
• Runway One1995 · as Mick Galligan
• Captives1994 · as Simon
• Jealousy1993 · as John
• Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love1993 · as David Critchley
• Selling Hitler1993 · as Thomas Walde
• Soft Top Hard Shoulder1993 · as Gavin Bellini
• The Secret Agent1992 · as Mr Vladimir
• Mr. Wakefield's Crusade1992 · as Luke Wakefield
• The Cloning of Joanna May1992 · as Isaac
• Do Not Disturb1991 · as Bruce
• December Bride1990 · as Young Sorleyson
• Rosie the Great1989 · as The British Ambassador
• Dream Baby1989 · as Willie
• Communicators From Hell1989
• Colleagues From Hell1989
• Dangerous Liaisons1988 · as Azolan
• The Love Child1988 · as Dillon
• The Lair of the White Worm1988 · as Angus Flint
• The Story of a Recluse1987 · as Jamie Kirkwood
• Up Line1987 · as Scott Dare
• God's Chosen Car Park1986 · as Everard
• Turtle Diary1985 · as Assistant Keeper
• John and Yoko: A Love Story1985 · as George Harrison
• Local Hero1983 · as Danny Oldsen
• Living Apart Together1982 · as Joe

All TV Shows (75)

• 100 Questions with Tom Simons2026 · as Self
• TFI Unplugged2026 · as Self
• Criminal Record2024 · as DCI Daniel Hegarty
• The Devil's Hour2022 · as Gideon Shepherd
• Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022 · as Self
• Being Beethoven2020 · as Beethoven (voice)
• Watership Down2018 · as Kehaar (voice)
• James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction2018 · as Self
• Class2016 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: The Fan Show2015
• Doctor Who Extra2014 · as Self
• The Musketeers2014 · as Cardinal Richelieu
• Punk Britannia2012 · as Narrator
• Black Mirror2011 · as Older Cameron Walker
• The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite2011 · as voice actor
• The Hour2011 · as Randall Brown
• The Field of Blood2011 · as Dr. Pete
• The Nativity2010 · as Balthazar
• Accused2010 · as Frank Ryland
• Conan2010 · as Self - Guest
• 10 Minute Tales2009 · as The Man
• Getting On2009 · as Peter Healy
• The Penguins of Madagascar2008 · as Uncle Nigel (voice)
• The Devil's Whore2008 · as King Charles I
• Cold Blood2008 · as Self - Narrator
• Midnight Man2008 · as Trevor
• Fallen Angel2007 · as Henry Appleton
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Skins2007 · as Mark
• The Martians and Us2006 · as Narrator
• Torchwood2006 · as John Frobisher
• Aftersun2006
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Trawlermen2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Thick of It2005 · as Malcolm Tucker
• Doctor Who2005 · as Caecilius
• Doctor Who2005 · as The Doctor
• Sea of Souls2004 · as Gordon Fleming
• Peep Show2003 · as Professor Alistair MacLeish
• Fortysomething2003 · as Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
• The Afternoon Play2003 · as Billy Shannon
• Foyle's War2002 · as Raymond Carter
• Judge John Deed2001
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Lucien Calvin
• In Deep2001 · as Jeremy Church
• My Family2000 · as Colin Judd
• Psychos1999 · as Mark Collins
• The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling1997 · as Lord Fellamar
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Laurence Barker
• The Crow Road1996 · as Rory McHoan
• Neverwhere1996 · as Islington
• The Vicar of Dibley1994
• Chandler & Co1994 · as Larry
• The All New Alexei Sayle Show1994
• Rik Mayall Presents1993 · as David Critchley
• The Cloning of Joanna May1992 · as Isaac
• Titmuss Regained1991 · as Ken Cracken
• Selling Hitler1991 · as Thomas Walde
• Prime Suspect1991 · as Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Chain1990 · as Robert McRae
• Stay Lucky1989
• Shadow of the Noose1989 · as Robert Wood
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Claude Langton
• This Morning1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries1987 · as Zeno Vedast
• Screen Two1985 · as Bruce Coldfield
• Screen Two1985 · as Simon
• Travelling Man1984 · as John
• Spectrum1984 · as Himself
• Natural World1983 · as Narrator
• Dramarama1983 · as The British Ambassador
• Minder1979 · as Ozzie
• A Ghost Story for Christmas1971 · as Dolben
• Doctor Who— · as The Twelfth Doctor