Peter Capaldi is a Scottish actor and director. He rose to prominance for his work as spin doctor, Malcolm Tucker in the BBC Four comedy series The Thick of It and further for his potrarly of the Twelfth Doctor in the sci-fi series Doctor Who. Capaldi first acting role was in a 1974 performance of the play An Inspector Calls. He 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. He appeared as Professor Marcus in the stage play The Ladykillers. He won a BAFTA Scotland award for Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television. Capaldi wrote a rock album titled St. Christopher. He is married to actress Elaine Collins and the pair have a child together.
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