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Peter Capaldi

Biography

Peter Capaldi

Actor Producer

Born
April 14, 1958
Age
68 years old
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Years active
1971 – present
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77

Credits

27

Movies

49

TV series

54

Years active

7.2

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Peter Capaldi

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Career timeline

  1. 1958 · Born

    Born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

  2. 1971 · Screen debut

    A Ghost Story for Christmas (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Doctor Who (TV)

  4. 2024 · Latest release

    Criminal Record (TV)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama54
  • Comedy26
  • Crime17
  • Mystery14
  • Adventure9
  • Science Fiction8
Highest-rated title Black Mirror 2011 8.3 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Peter Capaldi in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2024 Criminal Record as DCI Daniel Hegarty TV
  2. 2022 The Devil's Hour as Gideon Shepherd TV
  3. 2021 Benediction as Siegfried Sassoon (Older) Movie
  4. 2021 The Suicide Squad as Thinker Movie
  5. 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield as Mr. Micawber Movie
  6. 2018 Watership Down as Kehaar (voice) TV
  7. 2018 Christopher Robin as Rabbit (voice) Movie
  8. 2017 Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time as The Doctor (12) Movie
  9. 2017 Paddington 2 as Reginald Curry Movie
  10. 2016 Class as The Doctor TV
  11. 2015 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor Movie
  12. 2014 Doctor Who: Last Christmas as The Doctor Movie
  13. 2014 Paddington as Reginald Curry Movie
  14. 2014 Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven as The Doctor (12) Movie
  15. 2014 Doctor Who: Deep Breath as The Doctor (12) Movie
  16. 2014 The Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu TV
  17. 2013 Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor as The Doctor (12) Movie
  18. 2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (12) (uncredited) Movie
  19. 2013 The Fifth Estate as Alan Rusbridger Movie
  20. 2013 World War Z as W.H.O. Doctor Movie
  21. 2011 Black Mirror as Older Cameron Walker TV
  22. 2011 The Hour as Randall Brown TV
  23. 2011 The Field of Blood as Dr. Pete TV
  24. 2011 The Murder at Road Hill House as Samuel Kent Movie
  25. 2010 The Nativity as Balthazar TV
  26. 2010 Accused as Frank Ryland TV
  27. 2009 10 Minute Tales as The Man TV
  28. 2009 Getting On as Peter Healy TV
  29. 2009 In the Loop as Malcolm Tucker Movie
  30. 2008 The Penguins of Madagascar as Uncle Nigel (voice) TV
  31. 2008 The Devil's Whore as King Charles I TV
  32. 2007 Fallen Angel as Henry Appleton TV
  33. 2007 Skins as Mark TV
  34. 2006 Torchwood as John Frobisher TV
  35. 2005 The Best Man as Priest Movie
  36. 2005 House of 9 as Max Roy Movie
  37. 2005 The Thick of It as Malcolm Tucker TV
  38. 2005 Doctor Who as Caecilius TV
  39. 2004 Modigliani as Jean Cocteau Movie
  40. 2004 Sea of Souls as Gordon Fleming TV
  41. 2003 Peep Show as Professor Alistair MacLeish TV
  42. 2003 Coming Up as Joe TV
  43. 2003 Fortysomething as Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey TV
  44. 2003 The Afternoon Play as Billy Shannon TV
  45. 2002 Foyle's War as Raymond Carter TV
  46. 2002 Max as David Cohn Movie
  47. 2001 Judge John Deed TV
  48. 2001 Waking the Dead as Lucien Calvin TV
  49. 2001 In Deep as Jeremy Church TV
  50. 2000 My Family as Colin Judd TV
  51. 1999 Psychos as Mark Collins TV
  52. 1997 The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Lord Fellamar TV
  53. 1997 Shooting Fish as Mr Gilzean Movie
  54. 1997 Bean as Gareth Movie
  55. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Laurence Barker TV
  56. 1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow as Birgo Lander Movie
  57. 1996 The Crow Road as Rory McHoan TV
  58. 1996 Neverwhere as Islington TV
  59. 1994 The Vicar of Dibley TV
  60. 1994 Chandler & Co as Larry TV
  61. 1994 The All New Alexei Sayle Show TV
  62. 1993 Rik Mayall Presents as David Critchley TV
  63. 1991 Prime Suspect as Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds TV
  64. 1989 Stay Lucky TV
  65. 1989 Shadow of the Noose as Robert Wood TV
  66. 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot as Claude Langton TV
  67. 1988 Dangerous Liaisons as Azolan Movie
  68. 1988 The Lair of the White Worm as Angus Flint Movie
  69. 1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Zeno Vedast TV
  70. 1985 Screen Two as Bruce Coldfield TV
  71. 1984 Travelling Man as John TV
  72. 1983 Natural World as Narrator TV
  73. 1983 Dramarama as The British Ambassador TV
  74. 1983 Local Hero as Danny Oldsen Movie
  75. 1979 Minder as Ozzie TV
  76. 1971 A Ghost Story for Christmas as Dolben TV
  1. 2024 Criminal Record TV

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Quick facts

How old is Peter Capaldi?

Peter Capaldi is 68 years old, born on April 14, 1958.

Where was Peter Capaldi born?

Peter Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

What was Peter Capaldi’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Peter Capaldi is A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971).

How many movies and series has Peter Capaldi made?

Our catalogue lists 76 titles for Peter Capaldi: 27 movies and 49 TV series.

What is Peter Capaldi’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Black Mirror has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

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