Peter Capaldi
Date of birth: 1958-04-14
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Dangerous Liaisons
1988-12-21
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu
Bean
1997-07-03
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the
The Lair of the White Worm
1988-09-21
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town beg
Local Hero
1983-02-17
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021-10-28
A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They
Aftersun
2006-09-08
Jim and Sue married young and 20 years later find themselves on holiday in Spain - an anniversary pr
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
2014-08-22
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman embark on a global tour to key cities across the planet - taking in
The Murder at Road Hill House
2011-04-25
In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murde
I Hate Christmas Too
1997-12-25
An unhappy man has an encounter with the ghost of a World War I soldier, who tells him about the 191
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
2021-12-25
The illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with Roald D
The Suicide Squad
2021-07-28
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve pris
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
2004-01-01
Jet lives a joyful life working at a factory with his girlfriend who he's deeply in love with. Short
December Bride
1990-05-17
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community b
Rosie the Great
1989-07-24
The British Government wants to ruin the island of Longsea with a military base that they’re pushing
Salvage
2004-12-01
A man suffering from sex addiction seeks help.
House of 9
2005-06-19
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice
In the Loop
2009-01-22
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—b
World War Z
2013-06-19
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the w
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011-09-14
After sixteen years at Her Majesty's Pleasure, Britain's hardest man is released from prison, and in
Wild Country
2005-10-01
A group of friends are pursued by a sinister force after rescuing an abandoned child.
Pinochet in Suburbia
2006-03-26
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipp
Solid Geometry
2002-08-22
A successful young man's world view is turned upside-down when he inherits his great-great-grandfath
What Rats Won't Do
1998-07-01
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent t
Giving Tongue
1996-09-01
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Pa
The Fifth Estate
2013-10-11
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and even
John and Yoko: A Love Story
1985-12-02
Details the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, from before their first meeting to their rise to star
The Cricklewood Greats
2012-02-05
Peter Capaldi embarks upon a personal journey to discover the shocking history of the stars of north
Inside the Mind of Leonardo
2013-03-24
Inside The Mind of Leonardo is based on the artist’s private journals dating from the Italian Renais
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
2015-09-15
The Doctor contemplates a journey to see an old acquaintance and digs a well. Released in cinemas al
Selling Hitler
1993-04-20
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what
Up Line
1987-02-04
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to fin
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997-02-28
Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apar
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003-01-30
After her husband's death, A woman starts looking for independence.
Jealousy
1993-05-27
Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife J
Paddington
2014-11-24
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddi
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993-01-15
Eight years ago, Gavin, the artistic son of a Scots-Italian ice-cream dynasty, turned his back on Gl
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
2014-12-25
The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrify
Do Not Disturb
1991-03-17
When Jenny and Bruce Coldfield bring a curious party of literary enthusiasts to a remote Norfolk vil
Captives
1994-05-03
A beautiful young dentist working in a tough British prison starts to become attracted to a violent
God's Chosen Car Park
1986-12-01
Nathaniel Box, a self-styled prophet, along with his daughter Barbara and her fiancé Curtis, holds a
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013-11-23
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is
Max
2002-09-10
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while
The Greatest Store in the World
1999-12-24
Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. Whe
Hotel!
2001-02-17
The US president unexpectedly checks into a sleepy hotel in the heart of England, where he is held h
Modigliani
2004-05-18
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015-12-25
It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comed
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992-04-22
Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wa
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014-08-23
The newly-regenerated Doctor arrives in Victorian London, and Clara Oswald struggles to embrace the
The Rise of the Nutters
2007-01-02
With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minis
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
2016-04-23
The Doctor and Bill are chased by a group of Daleks in a short introductory video to present Bill, t
Lost for Words
1996-01-01
An account of the events that led a young tourist to permanent silence, after taking shelter with a
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993-05-20
Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after c
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014-11-08
In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an imposs
Bistro
2010-10-01
A restaurant diner is unable to make a pig of himself.
Paddington 2
2017-11-09
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect pr
The Story of a Recluse
1987-12-25
Fragment of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, completed by Alasdair Gray. A dissolute medical stude
Living Apart Together
1982-11-29
Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre lif
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992-01-16
Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each
Unconditional Love
2003-01-20
A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime ins
Turtle Diary
1985-12-06
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their
Dream Baby
1989-05-29
Annie Kirk's life is in chaos. She is broke, unemployed, can't pay her poll tax and has two boyfrien
The Love Child
1988-09-22
When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident
Shooting Fish
1997-08-22
Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.
The Best Man
2005-07-09
When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013-12-25
Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, dra
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017-12-25
As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to cha
Christopher Robin
2018-08-01
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and l
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019-11-07
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal His
Runway One
1995-08-28
An Irish Garda finds himself involved in a complex smuggling operation.
Magicians
2007-05-18
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap
Prison, My Parents & Me
2016-11-15
Nearly 10,000 children in Britain visit a parent in prison every week, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Cat
The Treasure Seekers
1996-12-25
Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery
2019-04-10
Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They m
Martin's Close
2019-12-24
A young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014-08-13
Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What e
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
2016-12-26
When brain-swapping aliens attack New York, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative rep
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013-08-04
Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is revealed
Benediction
2021-12-23
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
2013-12-03
Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prin
Boswell's Boswell
1998-05-16
A look at the life of James Boswell.
Spinners and Losers
2007-07-03
Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desir
The Secret Agent
1992-10-28
1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Ver
A Portrait of Scotland
2009-09-07
A 400+ year history of major Scottish portrait painters, from the Enlightenment through modern times
Napoleon's Waterloo
2004-09-13
Documentary about the conflict at Waterloo and Napoleon's personal rivalry with Arthur Wellesley, th
Communicators From Hell
1989-01-01
John Cleese training video.
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
2011-08-24
Riverwoods: An Untold Story
2022-03-18
Three years in the making, this feature-length documentary shines a light on the perilous state of S
Michael Powell
2005-08-14
The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powel
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024-12-24
Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring s
The Academy of Armando
2025-03-03
Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci,
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025-05-31
Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on
The Big Night In
2020-04-23
Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted
Colleagues From Hell
1989-01-01
John Cleese corporate training video series
Insanity
2022-09-19
A man from mondas is granted with immortality, but it's not the blessing he desired.
Lights Out
2025-09-20
The Doctor gets a distress signal that sends him to a space station, where he encounters an old foe