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 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
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Titmuss Regained
The Big Night In
John and Yoko: A Love Story
Up Line
The Greatest Store in the World
Trawlermen
Spinners and Losers
The Treasure Seekers
Unconditional Love
The Martians and Us
December Bride
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Wild Country
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Pinochet in Suburbia
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
The Rise of the Nutters
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Communicators From Hell
The Cloning of Joanna May
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
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