Peter Capaldi filmography
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Peter Capaldi is a Scottish actor, director and writer. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in 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. When he reprised the role of Tucker in the feature film In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
Capaldi won the 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 (2014) and its sequel Paddington 2 (2017), voiced Rabbit in the Disney film Christopher Robin (2018) and portrayed supervillain The Thinker in the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad (2021).
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Living Apart Together | Joe | |
| 1983 | Local Hero | Danny Oldsen | |
| 1984 | Bless My Soul | Guest | |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary | Assistant keeper | |
| 1987 | The Love Child | Dillon Flynn | |
| 1988 | The Lair of the White Worm | Angus Flint | |
| Dangerous Liaisons | Azolan | ||
| 1991 | December Bride | Young Sorleyson | |
| Straight Talking | Colin Withers | Short film | |
| 1992 | The Lake | Max | Short film |
| 1993 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Gavin Bellini | Writer |
| Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | – | Short film, Writer/director | |
| 1994 | Captives | Simon | |
| 1996 | The Grapevine | Short film | |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Birgo Lander | |
| Bean | Gareth | ||
| Shooting Fish | Mr Gilzean | ||
| 1998 | What Rats Won't Do | Tony | |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra | – | Writer/director |
| 2002 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Derek | |
| Max | David Cohn | ||
| 2003 | Shotgun Dave Rides East | Rob | Short film |
| 2004 | House of 9 | Max Roy | |
| Niceland | John | ||
| Modigliani | Jean Cocteau | ||
| 2005 | Wild Country | Father Steve | |
| The Best Man | Priest | ||
| 2007 | Salvage | James Mulwray | Short film |
| Magicians | Mike Francis | ||
| 2009 | In the Loop | Malcolm Tucker | |
| 2010 | Bistro | Max | Short film |
| 2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Peter VanGellis | |
| 2013 | World War Z | W.H.O. Doctor | |
| The Fifth Estate | Alan Rusbridger | ||
| 2014 | Maleficent | King Kinloch | Scenes deleted[1] |
| Paddington | Mr. Curry | ||
| From the Doctor to My Son Thomas | Twelfth Doctor | Also writer/director; viral video | |
| 2016 | The Complete Walk: Titus Andronicus | Titus Andronicus[2] | Short film |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Mr. Curry[3] | |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Rabbit[4] | Voice |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Mr Micawber[5] | |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Gaius Grieves / The Thinker[6] | |
| Benediction | Siegfried Sassoon |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Crown Court | Eamonn Donnelly | Series 13, episode 31: "Big Deal: Part 1" |
| 1985 | The Personal Touch | Dominic | Television film |
| Minder | Ozzie | Series 6, episode 2: "Life in the Fast Food Lane" | |
| Travelling Man | John | Series 2, episode 6: "Blow-Up" | |
| John and Yoko: A Love Story | George Harrison | Television film | |
| 1986 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Caldicott | Series 2, episode 2: "Powerline" |
| God's Chosen Car Park | Everard | Television film | |
| The Ballad of Johnny Vanguard | Punk Rocker | ||
| 1987 | Up Line | Scott Dare | |
| The Story of a Recluse | Jamie | Television film | |
| 1988 | Rab C. Nesbitt | John | Episode: "Seasonal Greet" |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Noose | Robert Wood | Series 1, episode 7: "The Camden Town Murder" |
| Dream Baby | Willie | Television film | |
| Dramarama | Tony | Series 7, episode 7: "Rosie the Great" | |
| 1990 | Chain | Robert McRae | |
| The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Zeno Vedast | 3 episodes | |
| 1991 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Claude Langton | Series 3, episode 5: "Wasps' Nest" |
| Screen Two | Bruce Coldfield | Series 7, episode 10: "Do Not Disturb" | |
| Selling Hitler | Thomas Walde | ||
| Titmuss Regained | Ken Cracken | ||
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Isaac | |
| Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Luke Wakefield | ||
| Early Travellers in North America | Robert Louis Stevenson | 3 episodes | |
| The Secret Agent | Mr. Vladimir | ||
| 1993 | Micky Love | David Critchley | Television film |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | John | Series 7, episode 6: "Jealousy" | |
| Stay Lucky | Robin | Series 4, episode 2: "The Driving Instructor" | |
| Prime Suspect | Vera Reynolds | Series 3 | |
| 1994–1995 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | Doug Hatton / Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1994 | Chandler & Co | Larry Blakeson | |
| 1994, 1996 | The Vicar of Dibley | Tristan Campbell | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Runaway One | Mick Galligan | Television film |
| 1996 | Delta Wave | Dinsdale Draco | 2 episodes |
| The Treasure Seekers | Jellicoe | Television film | |
| Lost for Words | Hiker | Short film | |
| Neverwhere | The Angel Islington | ||
| Giving Tongue | Duncan Fielding | Television film | |
| The Crow Road | Rory McHoan | ||
| 1997 | Biography | Narrator | Episode: "John Wayne: The Unquiet American" |
| The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling | Lord Fellamar | ||
| I Hate Christmas Too | Short film | ||
| James Stewart: The Last of the Good Guys | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1998–2016 | Horizon | 6 episodes | |
| 1999 | Bookmark | James Boswell | Episode: "Boswell's Boswell"; voice |
| Discovering Science | Narrator | 4 episodes | |
| 1999 | Psychos | Mark Collins | Series 1, episode 6 |
| The Greatest Store in the World | Mr. Whiskers | Television film | |
| 2001 | Hotel! | Hilton Gilfoyle | |
| High Stakes | Michael Calderwood | Series 1, episode 6: "Dream Team" | |
| 2002 | Solid Geometry | David Hunter | Short film |
| 2003 | Unconditional Love | DI Terry Machin | Television film |
| In Deep | Jeremy Church | 2 episodes | |
| Fortysomething | Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey | ||
| Judge John Deed | Alan Roxborough, MP | Series 3, episode 3: "Conspiracy" | |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls | Gordon Fleming | 2 episodes |
| Passer By | Defence barrister | Television film | |
| My Family | Colin Judd | Series 5, episode 11: "Dentist to the Stars" | |
| Foyle's War | Raymond Carter | Series 3, episode 4: "A War of Nerves" | |
| Peep Show | Professor Alistair MacLeish | Series 2, episode 4: "University Challenge" | |
| 2005 | The Afternoon Play | Billy Shannon | Series 3, episode 5: "The Singing Cactus" |
| 2005–2012 | The Thick of It | Malcolm Tucker | |
| 2005 | Destination Scotland | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2005–2011 | Artworks Scotland | Narrator/Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Submarine Rescue | Narrator | Documentary |
| Pinochet in Suburbia | Andy McEntee | Television film | |
| Donovan | Dr. Angus Baldwin | Series 1, episode 3 | |
| Trawlermen | Narrator | ||
| Midsomer Murders | Laurence Barker | Series 9, episode 7: "Death in Chorus" | |
| Aftersun | Jim | Television film | |
| The Martians and Us | Narrator | ||
| Haunted Hogmanay | Jeff Wylie | Voice | |
| 2007 | Waking the Dead | Lucien Calvin | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Skins | Mark Jenkins | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel | Henry Appleton | |
| Coming Up | Joe | Series 5, episode 6: "Brussels" | |
| 2008 | Inside Hamas | Narrator | Documentary |
| Doctor Who | Lobus Caecilius | Series 4, episode 2: "The Fires of Pompeii" | |
| Midnight Man | Trevor | ||
| Glendogie Bogey | Jeff Wylie | Voice | |
| Cold Blood | Narrator | 6 episodes | |
| The Man Who Cycled the World | Documentary | ||
| The Devil's Whore | King Charles I | ||
| The Perfect TV Detective | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2009 | Torchwood | John Frobisher | |
| 2009–2010 | Getting On | Dr. Peter Healey | 4 episodes; director of Series 1 and 2 |
| 2009 | A Portrait of Scotland | Presenter | Documentary; writer |
| 10 Minute Tales | The Man | Series 1, episode 9: "Syncing" | |
| 2010–2011 | The Football Years | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Bloody Foreigners | Series 1, episode 4: "The Untold Invasion of Britain" | |
| Accused | Frank Ryland | Series 1, episode 3: "Helen's Story" | |
| The Nativity | Balthazar | ||
| 2011 | How to Command a Nuclear Submarine | Narrator | |
| The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | Samuel Kent | Television film | |
| The Field of Blood | Dr. Pete | ||
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Uncle Nigel | Season 2, episode 49: "A Visit from Uncle Nigel" | |
| 2011, 2018 | Natural World | Narrator | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Cricklewood Greats | Himself (presenter) / Leslie Grangely | Spoof documentary; co-writer and director |
| Punk Britannia | Narrator | ||
| Excerpt of Black Drop | Short film | ||
| The Hour | Randall Brown | ||
| 2013 | Inside the Mind of Leonardo | Leonardo da Vinci | Documentary |
| Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor | Himself | ||
| Imagine | Presenter | Series 22, episode 6: "Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?" | |
| 2013–2017 | Doctor Who | Twelfth Doctor | "The Day of the Doctor" (uncredited) and "The Time of the Doctor" (cameo); series 8, 9, and 10 |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | |
| Unlock Art: Exploring the Surreal | Presenter | Short film | |
| Shetland | Weather reporter | Series 2, episode 5: "Blue Lightning: Part 1"; voice | |
| Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion | Himself | Documentary | |
| Doctor Who: Earth Conquest – The World Tour | |||
| 2014–2015 | Doctor Who Extra | ||
| 2016 | Aliens: The Big Think | Narrator | Documentary |
| Richard E. Grant on Ealing Comedies | Himself | ||
| Class | Twelfth Doctor[7] | Series 1, episode 1: "For Tonight We Might Die" | |
| Prison, My Parents and Me | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2018 | Zoe Ball's Hardest Road Home | ||
| James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction | Himself | ||
| The South Bank Show | Episode: "Making of Local Hero" | ||
| Watership Down | Kehaar[8] | Voice | |
| 2019 | How to See a Black Hole | Narrator | Documentary |
| Martin's Close | Dolben[9] | Short film | |
| 2020 | Being Beethoven | Ludwig van Beethoven | Voice |
| 2022 | Riverwoods – An Untold Story | Narrator | Documentary |
| Big Mouth | Seamus McGregor | Voice | |
| 2022–present | The Devil's Hour | Gideon Shepherd | |
| TBA | Criminal Record | DCI Daniel Hegarty[10] | Filming |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | An Inspector Calls | Fort Theatre | |
| 1976 | Whaur's yer Willie Wallace noo? | Strathclyde Theatre Group | |
| 1983 | John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert | John Lennon | Young Vic |
| Twelfth Night | Fabian | ||
| The Duenna | |||
| Doom Doom Doom | Royal Court Theatre | ||
| Othello | |||
| 1984 | Blood Brothers | Eddie | UK tour |
| Dracula | Jonathan Harker | Half Moon Theatre | |
| 1985 | Songs for Stray Cats and Other Living Creatures | Graeme | Paines Plough Theatre |
| 1986 | All the Fun of the Fair | Half Moon Theatre | |
| 1987 | Cabaret Downstairs | Mr. Meekie | Traverse Theatre |
| 1988 | The Tom and Sammy Jo Show | Tom | Tron Theatre |
| 1989 | Valued Friends | Howard | Hampstead Theatre |
| Treats | Patrick | ||
| 1993 | Murder Is Easy | Luke Fitzwilliam | Duke of York's Theatre |
| 1998 | The Judas Kiss | Robbie Ross | Almeida Theatre |
| Playhouse Theatre | |||
| Broadhurst Theatre | |||
| 2001 | Feelgood | Paul | Garrick Theatre |
| 2007 | Absurdia | Various characters | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2011–2012 | The Ladykillers | Professor Marcus | Liverpool Playhouse |
| Gielgud Theatre | |||
| 2021 | Constellations | Roland | Donmar Warehouse |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich | David | BBC Radio 4 |
| Medical Detectives | Dr. Peter Allen | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 1996 | Emotion Pictures | Wim Wenders | BBC Radio 3 |
| Crime and Punishment | Reader | BBC Radio Scotland | |
| 1998 | The Afternoon Play: The Road Back | Gordon Cruikshank | BBC Radio 4 |
| Christmas Panto | Louise | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2000 | Fantastic Tales | Reader | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2002–2005 | Our Brave Boys | Officer Grieves | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2005–2006 | Baggage | Alistair | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2005 | A Certain Age | Andy | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2007 | The Making of Modern Medicine | Reader | BBC Radio 4 |
| The First King of Mars | Reader | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2008 | Dr. No | The Armourer | BBC Radio 4 |
| The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars | Reader | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2009 | The Heart of Saturday Night | Reader | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2009–2010 | The News at Bedtime | Jim Tweedledee | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2019 | Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal | Joseph Stalin | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2020 | Beethoven Can Hear You | Ludwig van Beethoven | BBC Radio 3 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Doctor and the Dalek | Twelfth Doctor | [11] |
| 2015 | Doctor Who Game Maker | [12] | |
| Lego Dimensions | [13][14] |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lewis Capaldi | "Someone You Loved" | David Simon | [15] |
References
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- ^ Snow, Georgia (18 February 2016). "All-star cast announced for Globe's The Complete Walk film series". The Stage. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Griffiths Bley, Eleanor (18 October 2016). "Hugh Grant joins cast of Paddington 2 as vain and charming celebrity Phoenix Buchanan". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Ridgely, Charlie (16 January 2018). "Disney Releases Official Synopsis for 'Christopher Robin' Live Action Movie". Comic Book. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Robert (8 May 2018). "Peter Capaldi Re-Teams With Armando Iannucci for 'David Copperfield'". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Hood, Cooper (22 August 2020). "The Suicide Squad: Peter Capaldi's Character Revealed". Screen Rant. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Peter Capaldi confirmed for Class Doctor Who spin-off". Radio Times. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (1 November 2018). "Peter Capaldi joins incredible cast of BBC's new Watership Down adaptation". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Fullerton, Huw (21 August 2019). "Peter Capaldi to star in new BBC4 Christmas ghost story". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Peter Capaldi & Cush Jumbo To Star In London Thriller Series 'Criminal Record' At Apple TV+". Deadline Hollywood. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "BBC to Launch 'The Doctor and the Dalek' Game for Kids". BBC. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Make Your Own Doctor Who Game!". BBC. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Whritenour, Jacob (6 July 2015). "Peter Capaldi Joins Cast of LEGO Dimensions". HardcoreGamer.
- ^ Robertson, Andy. "Don't Miss Out On 'Skylanders Superchargers' Dark Edition". Forbes. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Sullivan, Ben (8 February 2019). "Watch Lewis Capaldi's emotional new organ donor video starring Peter Capaldi". The Big Issue. Retrieved 9 February 2019.