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
Malcolm Tucker message to fans. This has so far been the last appearance of the character. Armando Iannucci stated in 2012 that series 4 would most likely be "The Thick of It"'s last, but could return for a few specials or something in the future. Following Capaldi's casting as the Doctor in Doctor Who, Iannucci revealed that the show is definitely over for good. He joked that he has no plans for Tucker to appear in "Veep" as Tucker is either dead or in prison. However, following Iannucci's exit from the show in 2015 and Capaldi revealing he was set to direct