Peter Capaldi
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Capaldi at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International.
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Peter Dougan Capaldi 14 April 1958 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, writer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Collins (m. 1991) |
| Children | 1 |
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Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director, best known for being the twelfth and current actor to play the lead role in the long-running BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who. His next most notable role is spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. For reprising the role in the spinoff film In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He further took on the role of Paddington Bear's irascible neighbour Mr. Curry in the family comedy film Paddington; he is set to reprise the role in 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.
Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Nancy (née Soutar) and Gerald John Capaldi. His paternal grandfather was Italian while the rest of his ancestry is Scottish and Irish. His parents ran an ice cream business. He was educated at St Teresa's Primary School in Possilpark, St Matthew's Primary School in Bishopbriggs, and St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch, before attending the Glasgow School of Art.
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