Date of Birth
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14-April-1958
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Place of Birth
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Glasgow
(Scotland, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories, United Kingdom, Strathclyde)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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Peter Capadli, Peter Dougan Capaldi, Peter Capadli, Peter Dougan Capaldi, Peter Dougan Capaldi, Peter Capadli, Peter Capaldi
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Profession
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Actor, Film Director, Television Director, Screenwriter, Singer
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Peter Dougan Capaldi is a Scottish actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series The Thick of It, and its spin-off film In the Loop. In 1995, he won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, which he wrote and directed. He has also won two BAFTA Awards, a Chlotrudis Award, and two British Comedy Awards. Since 25 December 2013 he has portrayed the Twelfth Doctor in the BBC Television series Doctor Who.
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