Peter Capaldi

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Scottish actor and director best known for his role as foul-mouthed party enforcer Malcolm Tucker in the British series The Thick Of It and it's spin-off film, In The Loop. His short film, Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, won an Academy Award in 1995.

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Actor Credits (52) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2013 The Fifth Estate Alan Rusbridger
2010 Getting On (2)
2009 My Family (2)
2009 The Thick of It (16) Malcolm Tucker
2009 In the Loop Malcolm Tucker
2009 Torchwood (5) John Frobisher
2008 The Devil's Whore (1) King Charles I
2008 Doctor Who (Reboot) (1) Caecillius
2008 Skins (4) Mark Jenkins
2007 Fallen Angel (3) Henry Appleton
2007 Waking the Dead (2) Lucien Calvin
2006 Midsomer Murders (1)
2006 Have I Got News for You (1)
2006 Wild Country Father Steve
2006 The Best Man Priest
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1) Himself
2005 House of 9 Max Roy
2004 Peep Show (1) Professor MacLeish
2004 Foyle's War (1) Raymond Carter
2004 The Paul O'Grady Show (1) Himself
2004 Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) John
2004 Modigliani Jean Cocteau
2004 Sea of Souls (2) Gordon Fleming
2003 Judge John Deed (1) Alan Roxborough, M.P.
2003 Fortysomething (5) Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
2003 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War Derek
2002 Max David Cohn
2001 High Stakes (1) Michael Calderwood
1999 The Greatest Store in the World Mr. Whiskers
1998 Shooting Fish Mr. Gilzean
1997 Bean Gareth
1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Birgo Lander
1996 The Vicar of Dibley (2)
1996 Neverwhere (5)
1996 Captives Simon
1993 The Comic Strip Presents... (1)
1993 Soft Top Hard Shoulder Gavin Bellini
1992 Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1991 Screen Two (1)
1991 December Bride Young Sorleyson
1991 Agatha Christie: Poirot (1)
1988 Dangerous Liaisons Azolan
1988 The Lair of the White Worm Angus Flint
1988 The Love Child
1988 This Morning (1) Himself
1986 Turtle Diary Assistant Keeper
1985 John and Yoko: A Love Story George Harrison
1985 Minder (1) Ozzy
1983 Local Hero Oldsen
1982 Living Apart Together Joe
1964 Horizon (3) Narrator
Magicians Mike Francis
Director Credits (4) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2010 Getting On (4)
2001 Strictly Sinatra
1995 Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
1994 Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life and Other Strange Tales
Writer Credits (3) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2001 Strictly Sinatra writer
1995 Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life writer
1993 Soft Top Hard Shoulder writer
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Credited Name Peter Capaldi
Gender Male
Birthday April 14, 1958
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Primary Role Actor
Hometown Glasgow
Country Scotland
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