Peter Capaldi Peter Capaldi Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in "Doctor Who" and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in "The Thick of It", for which he has 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. As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA
Doctor Who (series 8) doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series "The Thick of It". Capaldi had previously appeared on the show as Caecilius in "The Fires of Pompeii". He also played John Frobisher in the "Doctor Who" spin-off "". In October 2013, actress Neve McIntosh stated in an interview that recurring characters Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and Strax (known to fans as "the Paternoster Gang") were due to return in the series premiere "Deep Breath". On 24 February 2014, it was announced that "Gavin & Stacey" actor Samuel Anderson will join the cast as the recurring character Danny Pink, a teacher and