Peter Capaldi

Peter Dougan Capaldi (; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and Malcolm Tucker in ''The Thick of It'', for which he received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role of Tucker in the feature film ''In the Loop'', Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Capaldi won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his 1993 short film ''Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life''. He went on to write and direct the drama film ''Strictly Sinatra'' and directed two series of the sitcom ''Getting On''. Capaldi also played Mr Curry in the family film ''Paddington'' and its sequel ''Paddington 2.''

He appeared as Professor Marcus in ''The Ladykillers''. He won a BAFTA Scotland award for Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television. Capaldi wrote a rock album titled ''St. Christopher''. Capaldi is married to actress Elaine Collins and the pair have a child together. Provided by Wikipedia