Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi
Capaldi at the 2019 GalaxyCon Richmond
Born	Peter Dougan Capaldi (1958-04-14) 14 April 1958 (age 66) 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 ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	1
Relatives	Lewis Capaldi (cousin)
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Peter Dougan Capaldi (/kəˈpældi/;^[1] born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor and director. He portrayed 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.

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 and directed two series of the sitcom Getting On. Capaldi also played Mr Curry in the family film Paddington and its sequel Paddington 2, as well as The Thinker in The Suicide Squad.

He appeared as Professor Marcus in the stage play The Ladykillers. He won a BAFTA Scotland award for Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television. Capaldi wrote a rock album titled St. Christopher. He is married to actress Elaine Collins and the pair have a child together.