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'''Peter Dougan Capaldi''' is a Scottish actor and Academy Award-winning director. He has played three roles in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, most notably that of the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. He first played the Doctor in a brief cameo in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', broadcast on 23 November 2013, and succeeded [[Matt Smith]] in the role officially in the following story, ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', first broadcast on 25 December 2013.  
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'''Peter Dougan Capaldi''' (born [[14 April (people)|14 April]] [[1958 (people)|1958]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/04/doctor-whos-day-roundup-happy-birthday-peter-capaldi|title=‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Happy Birthday, Peter Capaldi!|author=McAlpine, Fraser|website name=BBC America|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>) played the [[Twelfth Doctor]] from 2013 to [[2017 (releases)|2017]], beginning with a cameo appearances in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', continuing from ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]] ''to ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''.


Like [[Sixth Doctor]] [[Colin Baker]] before him, Capaldi appeared in a different role in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' prior to playing [[the Doctor]]. Capaldi portrayed [[Lobus Caecilius|Caecilius]] in ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'', first broadcast in 2008. He also appeared in all five episodes of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'': ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]'' in 2009, playing [[John Frobisher]].
He also played the Doctor in the ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' episode ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', as well as a [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|virtual version of the character]] in ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'', [[Lobus Caecilius]] in the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', and [[John Frobisher]] in ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]: [[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]''.


At 55 years of age at both the time of his casting and the time of filming his first scenes as the Doctor, Capaldi was the same age as [[William Hartnell]] and the oldest actor since Hartnell to begin playing the Doctor on a regular basis ([[John Hurt]] was older by almost 20 years when he first appeared in the role, but his [[War Doctor]] incarnation was never intended to be ongoing).
At 55 years of age at both the time of his casting and the time of filming his first scenes as [[the Doctor]] in the 50th anniversary special ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', Capaldi was the same age as [[William Hartnell]] had been in his place, and the oldest actor since Hartnell to begin playing the Doctor on a regular basis ([[John Hurt]] was older by almost 20 years when he first appeared in the role, but his [[War Doctor]] incarnation was never intended to be ongoing).


Capaldi is the third Scottish actor to be cast as the Doctor, after [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[David Tennant]]. Like McCoy, but unlike Tennant, it was confirmed that Capaldi would play the part with his natural Scottish accent.
Capaldi is the third Scottish actor to be cast as the Doctor, after [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[David Tennant]]. Like McCoy, but unlike Tennant, he played the part with his natural Scottish accent. He is also the first actor to play the Doctor to have the same first name as one of his predecessors ([[Peter Davison]]).


== Relationship with ''Doctor Who'' ==
== Profile ==
During the [[Jon Pertwee]] years of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', young man Capaldi sent scripts to the production office. [[Barry Letts]] began a correspondence with Capaldi, which eventually resulted in an invitation for the youngster to visit [[BBC Television Centre]]. Capaldi met Letts, [[Terrance Dicks]] and Pertwee. He later cited the incident as formative to his career as a professional actor, writer and director. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'')
=== Relationship with ''Doctor Who'' ===
During the [[Jon Pertwee]] years of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', young Capaldi sent scripts to the production office. [[Barry Letts]] began a correspondence with Capaldi, which eventually resulted in an invitation for the youngster to visit [[BBC Television Centre]]. Capaldi met Letts, [[Terrance Dicks]] and Pertwee. He later cited the incident as formative to his career as a professional actor, writer and director.<ref>[[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''</ref>


Capaldi was announced as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in a [[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor|live broadcast]] simulcast worldwide on 4 August 2013. His appearance on the programme was notable for his striking a pose identified with [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]] — adjusting his lapels — as he took the stage.
Capaldi was announced as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in [[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor|a live show]] broadcast worldwide on 4 August 2013. His appearance on the programme was notable for his striking a pose identified with [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]] — adjusting his lapels — as he took the stage.


His debut appearance during the climax of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' was kept a surprise from viewers as the BBC had indicated he would debut at Christmas. His initial appearance, lasting only one and a half seconds, revealed little other than his hand pulling a lever in his TARDIS and an extreme close-up on his eyes.  
Some years before he was cast as the Twelfth Doctor, [[Steven Moffat]] had considered him for the [[Eleventh Doctor]].<ref>[[DCOM]]: ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]''</ref> Almost 20 years earlier, he was considered for the [[Eighth Doctor]], but turned down the audition<ref>[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a610715/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-turned-down-audition-for-1996-tv-movie/ Digital Spy]</ref>.


According to interviews with [[David Bradley]] and [[Mark Gatiss]], Capaldi visited the set of the 50th anniversary docudrama, ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', prior to his being cast as the Doctor.  
His debut appearance during the climax of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' was kept a surprise from viewers as the BBC had indicated he would debut at Christmas. His initial appearance, lasting only one and a half seconds, revealed little other than his hand pulling a lever in his TARDIS and an extreme close-up on his eyes.


He also voiced the moans and squeaks of [[Sprout Boy]] in the ''[[2015 BBC Christmas ident|2015 BBC Christmas Ident]]''.  
According to interviews with [[David Bradley]] and [[Mark Gatiss]], Capaldi visited the set of the 50th-anniversary docudrama, ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', prior to his being cast as the Doctor.
 
In November 2015, he appeared with Peter Jackson in a spoof video called ''Home Invasion'' in which he, as the Twelfth Doctor, attempts to get Jackson to sign a contract to direct an episode of ''Doctor Who''. He also starred as the Twelfth Doctor in ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]''.


== Other notable work ==
== Other notable work ==
Capaldi is the first [[Academy Award]]-winner to be cast as the Doctor. He received the award in the {{w|Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Live Action Short Film}} category for {{wi|Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life}} starring [[Richard E Grant]] and Crispin Letts (son of [[Barry Letts]]), which he wrote and directed.
Capaldi is the first [[Academy Award]]-winner to be cast as the Doctor. He received the award in the {{w|Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Live Action Short Film}} category for {{wi|Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life}} starring [[Richard E Grant]] and Crispin Letts (son of [[Barry Letts]]), which he wrote and directed.


Capaldi began his acting career in 1983 with a supporting role in the film ''Local Hero''. Prior to this, he attended art school in Glasgow and fronted several musical groups, including one featuring Craig Ferguson, who later became the host of an American talk show, as well as an avid promoter of ''Doctor Who''.  
Capaldi began his acting career in 1983 with a supporting role in the film ''Local Hero''. Prior to this, he attended art school in Glasgow and fronted several musical groups, including one featuring Craig Ferguson, who later became the host of an American talk show, as well as an avid promoter of ''Doctor Who''.


Outside ''Doctor Who'', he is perhaps best known to audiences as the foul-mouthed Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker, throughout the entire run of the BBC sit-com ''The Thick Of It'', which inspired an American series titled ''Veep''. He also played this role in the Oscar-nominated spin-off feature film, ''In The Loop''. He appeared as Tucker for the last time before taking on the role of the Doctor in 2013.
Outside ''Doctor Who'', he is perhaps best known to audiences as the foul-mouthed Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker, throughout the entire run of the BBC sitcom ''The Thick Of It'', which inspired an American series titled ''Veep''. He also played this role in the Oscar-nominated spin-off feature film, ''In The Loop''. He appeared as Tucker for the last time before taking on the role of the Doctor in 2013.


Capaldi was cast as the Doctor while in the midst of filming the first season of ''[[The Musketeers]]'', a BBC One series in which he plays antagonist Cardinal Richelieu. The 10-episode series began airing in the UK in January 2014, and it was confirmed that, due to his new commitments to ''Doctor Who'', Capaldi will not return to the series if it is renewed for a second season.
Capaldi was cast as the Doctor while in the midst of filming the first series of ''[[The Musketeers]]'', a BBC One series in which he played antagonist Cardinal Richelieu, broadcast in 2014. Capaldi did not return to the role for ''The Musketeers''{{'}} second series.


Around the time of the casting announcement, Capaldi was appearing in a small role in the Hollywood disaster movie ''World War Z'' as a doctor from the World Health Organisation (WHO). After he was cast as the Doctor, media attention was given to the fact that he was credited in the film as "WHO Doctor."  
Around the time of the casting announcement, Capaldi appeared in a small role in the Hollywood disaster movie ''World War Z'' as a doctor from the World Health Organisation (WHO). After he was cast as the Doctor, media attention was given to the fact that he was billed in the film's credits as "WHO Doctor."


Prior to the broadcast of [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]], Capaldi was to appear in the Angelina Jolie film ''Maleficent'', but his scenes were cut during the editing.
Prior to the broadcast of [[series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 8]], Capaldi was to appear in the Angelina Jolie film ''Maleficent'', but his scenes were cut during editing. Subsequent film credits have included ''[[Paddington Bear|Paddington]]'' (and its sequel), {{wi|The Personal History of David Copperfield}} and {{wi|The Suicide Squad (film)|The Suicide Squad}}.<ref name=":0">[https://amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/14/peter-capaldi-st-christopher-debut-album-interview The Guardian]</ref>


Outside of acting, Capaldi is also known for presenting a number of arts-related documentaries, including ''A Portrait of Scotland'', and the 2013 production ''Inside the Mind of Leonardo''.  
Outside of acting, Capaldi is also known for presenting a number of arts-related documentaries, including ''A Portrait of Scotland'', and the 2013 production ''Inside the Mind of Leonardo''.  


Capaldi is the only actor to play the Doctor to have significant [[above the line]] credits on both sides of the camera prior to taking on the job.
In music, he released his first solo album, ''St. Christopher'', in 2021.<ref name=":0" />


== Interviews ==
Being both an actor and an Academy Award-winning director, Capaldi is the only actor to play the Doctor to have significant [[above the line]] credits on both sides of the camera prior to taking on the job.
 
== Interviews==
Peter Capaldi was interviewed in [[DWM 469]] and [[DWM 477]]. In issue 477, he talked about his previous connections with the [[Doctor Who|TV series]] as a child.
Peter Capaldi was interviewed in [[DWM 469]] and [[DWM 477]]. In issue 477, he talked about his previous connections with the [[Doctor Who|TV series]] as a child.


== In the DWU ==
==In the DWU==
Peter Capaldi also exists within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said in the comic story ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'' that he rescued the actor from a [[Mandrel]]. Later in the story, during a visit to a [[Meta-fiction universe|parallel universe]] where the Doctor is a character in a TV series, the Doctor tells actor [[Matt Smith]] that Capaldi would be a good choice to play him on TV.
[[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]] existed in [[N-Space|the Doctor's universe]] as a near 1:1 of the real world actor. He was shown as a [[:File:Doctor Who bus.jpg|visual easter egg]] on the side of a [[double decker bus|bus]] in [[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', and he was most explicitly featured in ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (series)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'' [[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|(DWM 464)]] and [[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|(DWM 500)]].
 
[[Peter Capaldi (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Peter Capaldi]] also exists within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said in the comic story ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'' that he rescued the actor from a [[Mandrel]]. Later in the story, during a visit to a [[Parallel universe (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|parallel universe]] where the Doctor is a character in a TV series, the Doctor tells actor [[Matt Smith (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Matt Smith]] that Capaldi would be a good choice to play him on TV.
 
==Credits==
===Television===
====''Doctor Who''====
*''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' as [[Caecilius]]
*''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' (uncredited)
*''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]''
*''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]''
*''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]''
*''[[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robot of Sherwood]]''
*''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]''
*''[[Time Heist (TV story)|Time Heist]]''
*''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]''
*''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]''
*''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]''
*''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]''
*''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]''
*''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'' / ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''
*''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]''
*''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''
*''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'' / ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]''
*''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]''
*''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]''
*''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'' / ''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]''
*''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''
*''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]''
*''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' / ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]''
*''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''
*''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]''
*''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]''
*''[[Smile (TV story)|Smile]]''
*''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]''
*''[[Knock Knock (TV story)|Knock Knock]]''
*''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]''
*''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'' / ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'' / ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]''
*''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]''
*''[[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]''
*''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]''
*''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''


== External links ==
=====Mini-episodes=====
*''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]''
*''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]''
 
==== ''Torchwood'' ====
*''[[Torchwood: Children of Earth]]'' as [[John Frobisher]]
 
==== ''Class'' ====
*''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]''
 
===Video Games ===
*''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]''
 
==External links==
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==Footnotes==
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Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958[1]) played the Twelfth Doctor from 2013 to 2017, beginning with a cameo appearances in The Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor, continuing from Deep Breath to Twice Upon a Time.

He also played the Doctor in the Class episode For Tonight We Might Die, as well as a virtual version of the character in Extremis, Lobus Caecilius in the Doctor Who episode The Fires of Pompeii, and John Frobisher in Torchwood: Children of Earth.

At 55 years of age at both the time of his casting and the time of filming his first scenes as the Doctor in the 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor, Capaldi was the same age as William Hartnell had been in his place, and the oldest actor since Hartnell to begin playing the Doctor on a regular basis (John Hurt was older by almost 20 years when he first appeared in the role, but his War Doctor incarnation was never intended to be ongoing).

Capaldi is the third Scottish actor to be cast as the Doctor, after Sylvester McCoy and David Tennant. Like McCoy, but unlike Tennant, he played the part with his natural Scottish accent. He is also the first actor to play the Doctor to have the same first name as one of his predecessors (Peter Davison).

Profile[[edit] | [edit source]]

Relationship with Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the Jon Pertwee years of Doctor Who, young Capaldi sent scripts to the production office. Barry Letts began a correspondence with Capaldi, which eventually resulted in an invitation for the youngster to visit BBC Television Centre. Capaldi met Letts, Terrance Dicks and Pertwee. He later cited the incident as formative to his career as a professional actor, writer and director.[2]

Capaldi was announced as the Twelfth Doctor in a live show broadcast worldwide on 4 August 2013. His appearance on the programme was notable for his striking a pose identified with William Hartnell's First Doctor — adjusting his lapels — as he took the stage.

Some years before he was cast as the Twelfth Doctor, Steven Moffat had considered him for the Eleventh Doctor.[3] Almost 20 years earlier, he was considered for the Eighth Doctor, but turned down the audition[4].

His debut appearance during the climax of The Day of the Doctor was kept a surprise from viewers as the BBC had indicated he would debut at Christmas. His initial appearance, lasting only one and a half seconds, revealed little other than his hand pulling a lever in his TARDIS and an extreme close-up on his eyes.

According to interviews with David Bradley and Mark Gatiss, Capaldi visited the set of the 50th-anniversary docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time, prior to his being cast as the Doctor.

In November 2015, he appeared with Peter Jackson in a spoof video called Home Invasion in which he, as the Twelfth Doctor, attempts to get Jackson to sign a contract to direct an episode of Doctor Who. He also starred as the Twelfth Doctor in Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars.

Other notable work[[edit] | [edit source]]

Capaldi is the first Academy Award-winner to be cast as the Doctor. He received the award in the Live Action Short Film category for Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life starring Richard E Grant and Crispin Letts (son of Barry Letts), which he wrote and directed.

Capaldi began his acting career in 1983 with a supporting role in the film Local Hero. Prior to this, he attended art school in Glasgow and fronted several musical groups, including one featuring Craig Ferguson, who later became the host of an American talk show, as well as an avid promoter of Doctor Who.

Outside Doctor Who, he is perhaps best known to audiences as the foul-mouthed Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker, throughout the entire run of the BBC sitcom The Thick Of It, which inspired an American series titled Veep. He also played this role in the Oscar-nominated spin-off feature film, In The Loop. He appeared as Tucker for the last time before taking on the role of the Doctor in 2013.

Capaldi was cast as the Doctor while in the midst of filming the first series of The Musketeers, a BBC One series in which he played antagonist Cardinal Richelieu, broadcast in 2014. Capaldi did not return to the role for The Musketeers' second series.

Around the time of the casting announcement, Capaldi appeared in a small role in the Hollywood disaster movie World War Z as a doctor from the World Health Organisation (WHO). After he was cast as the Doctor, media attention was given to the fact that he was billed in the film's credits as "WHO Doctor."

Prior to the broadcast of series 8, Capaldi was to appear in the Angelina Jolie film Maleficent, but his scenes were cut during editing. Subsequent film credits have included Paddington (and its sequel), The Personal History of David Copperfield and The Suicide Squad.[5]

Outside of acting, Capaldi is also known for presenting a number of arts-related documentaries, including A Portrait of Scotland, and the 2013 production Inside the Mind of Leonardo.

In music, he released his first solo album, St. Christopher, in 2021.[5]

Being both an actor and an Academy Award-winning director, Capaldi is the only actor to play the Doctor to have significant above the line credits on both sides of the camera prior to taking on the job.

Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peter Capaldi was interviewed in DWM 469 and DWM 477. In issue 477, he talked about his previous connections with the TV series as a child.

In the DWU[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peter Capaldi existed in the Doctor's universe as a near 1:1 of the real world actor. He was shown as a visual easter egg on the side of a bus in TV: In the Forest of the Night, and he was most explicitly featured in A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464) and (DWM 500).

Peter Capaldi also exists within the Doctor Who universe, as the Eleventh Doctor said in the comic story The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who that he rescued the actor from a Mandrel. Later in the story, during a visit to a parallel universe where the Doctor is a character in a TV series, the Doctor tells actor Matt Smith that Capaldi would be a good choice to play him on TV.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]

Class[[edit] | [edit source]]

Video Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ McAlpine, Fraser. ‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Happy Birthday, Peter Capaldi!. BBC America. Retrieved on 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ BBC DVD: The Monster of Peladon
  3. ↑ DCOM: Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
  4. ↑ Digital Spy
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Guardian
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