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Scottish actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1958-04-14
doctor who

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5,828
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Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, film director and former member of the early '80s post-punk band The Dreamboys. In 2021, he released his debut solo studio album St. Christopher. Outside of music, he is most known for portraying the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It, for which he received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. <a

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Born
Peter Dougan Capaldi , ( 1958-04-14 ) 14 April 1958 (age 68) , Glasgow , Scotland
Citizenship
United Kingdom Italy
Education
Glasgow School of Art ( BA )
Occupations
Actor director writer musician producer
Years active
1974–present
Known for
Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who
Works
Filmography
Spouse
Elaine Collins ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 ) ​
Relatives
Lewis Capaldi (cousin)

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Height
1.83
Number of children
1
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Peter Capaldi
date of birth
1958-04-14
start of work period
1982-00-00
birth name
Peter Dougan Capaldi
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Peter Dougan Capaldi (/kəˈpældi/; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2013–2017) and Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It (2005–2012), for which he received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010.

Capaldi won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his 1993 short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. He went on to write and direct the drama film Strictly Sinatra (2001) and directed two series of the sitcom Getting On (2009–2010). Capaldi also played Mr Curry in the family film Paddington (2014) and its sequel Paddington 2 (2017), as well as the Thinker in The Suicide Squad (2021).

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