Career Peter Capaldi

1 career

1.1 various acting roles
1.2 thick of , in loop
1.3 doctor who
1.4 work director, presenter , writer

career
various acting roles

capaldi has appeared in on 40 films , television shows since appearance danny oldsen in local hero (1983). played beatles member , rock legend george harrison in john , yoko: love story (1985) , had role in lair of white worm (1988) , dangerous liaisons (1988), , featured ozzy in 1985 episode of minder. voiced chief petty officer grieves in bbc radio ministry of defence comedy our brave boys. capaldi s first starring role on television luke wakefield, closeted gay man imagines has witnessed crime, in bbc drama series mr wakefield s crusade. played fictional songs of praise producer tristan campbell in 2 episodes of sitcom vicar of dibley, , transvestite in itv s prime suspect. in neil gaiman s gothic fantasy neverwhere, portrayed angel islington.

capaldi audiobook narrator, , many titles include several of works of iain banks. starred rory in 1996 television version of banks s crow road.

peter capaldi in 2009

in 1999 channel 4 series psychos, played mathematician bipolar disorder. capaldi made appearance university professor in sitcom peep show, , played prime suspect in 2007 series of waking dead. in 2007, capaldi appeared mark jenkins (sid s dad) in e4 teen comedy drama series skins. returned second series in 2008, killed off in third episode. appeared in midsomer murders episode death in chorus , itv1 s fallen angel. appeared in 2007 british comedy film magicians.

he appeared king charles in channel 4 series devil s whore, aired in 2008. capaldi provided voice animated film haunted hogmanay in 2006. played balthazar, 1 of biblical magi, in 2010 bbc adaptation of nativity.

in november 2011, began playing professor marcus in ladykillers @ liverpool playhouse, transferred gielgud theatre in london. original run closed @ gielgud on 14 april 2012. appeared in field of blood dr. pete, received bafta scotland nomination in tv actor/actress category; beaten co-star jayd johnson. had small role therapist in big fat gypsy gangster, written , starring getting on co-star ricky grover. in 2012, capaldi played randall brown, new head of news, on bbc2 drama hour. appeared doctor in world war z (2013), , had role in maleficent (2014), part in latter movie cut during post-production.

he starred in inside mind of leonardo, documentary leonardo da vinci. in 2013 portrayed alan rusbridger, editor of guardian in fifth estate. in 2014 starred in new adaptation of 3 musketeers cardinal richelieu on bbc one.

the thick of , in loop

prior taking on lead role in doctor who, capaldi best known playing spin doctor malcolm tucker in bbc sitcom thick of it, played 2005 2012. tucker said largely, if loosely, based upon tony blair s right-hand man alastair campbell, although capaldi has said based performance more on hollywood power players, such abrasive harvey weinstein. film spin-off thick of called in loop (in capaldi returned role of tucker), released in 2009.

the role of tucker won capaldi several awards. in 2006, 2008 , 2010 nominated bafta , rts best comedy actor awards. won 2010 bafta television award male performance in comedy role. won 2010 , 2012 british comedy award best tv comedy actor. received bafta award nomination in 2013.

doctor who

capaldi filming doctor in cardiff in june 2014

capaldi cast in 2013 doctor in bbc science-fiction series doctor who. casting announced on 4 august 2013 in special bbc programme hosted zoë ball. capaldi first appeared doctor in cameo in 50th anniversary special, day of doctor , before appearing in 2013 christmas special, time of doctor . lifelong fan of series, capaldi had played lobus caecilius in 2008 episode fires of pompeii tenth doctor , companion donna noble, playing civil servant john frobisher in 2009 spin-off torchwood: children of earth.

before taking role, capaldi stated had consider increased level of visibility come part. revealed in interview entertainment weekly had been invited audition role of eighth doctor in 1995 prior production of 1996 tv film, stating: didn t go. loved show much, , didn t think it, , didn t want part of big cull of actors.

in 2014, capaldi voiced doctor on cbbc website s game, doctor , dalek , in 2015 voiced him in lego dimensions. in 2016, capaldi reprised role twelfth doctor in doctor spin-off programme, class, written young-adult author, patrick ness.

on 30 january 2017, in interview on bbc radio 2, capaldi confirmed tenth series last.

work director, presenter , writer

in 1992, capaldi wrote , starred in road movie soft top, hard shoulder, won audience award @ london film festival. in 1995, won oscar best live action short film film franz kafka s s wonderful life, tied fellow nominee trevor, leading both films being announced joint winners, , won bafta award best short film year before that. wrote , directed strictly sinatra in 2001, , in 2009 wrote , presented portrait of scotland, documentary detailing 500 years history of scottish portrait painting.

capaldi directed several episodes of 2009 bbc 4 sitcom getting on (one episode of appeared in doctor).

in 2012, capaldi wrote (with tony roche), directed , performed in cricklewood greats, affectionate spoof documentary fictitious film studio, tracks real developments , trends throughout history of british cinema, including silent movies, horror , bawdy comedy, , disastrous terry gilliam epic (gilliam appears himself).

in 2013, capaldi wrote , directed born king.