Peter Capaldi

Acting

Born: 1958-04-14
From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Height: 1.83 m
Popularity: 1.5

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.

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 14 nominated

Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Hour

2013
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance

The Thick of It

2013
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy

2012
🏆 Won

Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast

In the Loop

2010
🏆 Won

Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor

In the Loop

2010
🏆 Won

British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance

The Thick of It

2010
Nominated

Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor

In the Loop

2010
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance

The Thick of It

2010
Nominated

Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast

In the Loop

2010
Nominated

British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film

In the Loop

2009
Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

In the Loop

2009
Nominated

London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year

In the Loop

2009
Nominated

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor

In the Loop

2009
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance

The Thick of It

2008
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance

The Thick of It

2006
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

1995
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

1995
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Short Film

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

1994
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Short Film

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

1994

Acting153 titles

Directing3 titles

Writing5 titles

Production1 title

Creator1 title