Peter Capaldi: biography and filmography

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Peter Capaldi is a Scottish actor, musician, screenwriter and director. He is best known to the general public for his role as the twelfth reincarnation of the protagonist in the popular British TV series Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker in the political comedy In the Thick of Things. In total, during his career he took part in more than one hundred and ten television and feature projects.

Childhood and youth

Peter Capaldi was born April 14, 1958 in Glasgow, Scotland. Has Irish and Italian roots. He first became interested in theater in elementary school. There he staged several puppet shows. After graduating from high school, he entered the Glasgow School of Art - the main art school in the country.

In his youth, Peter Capaldi became interested in music. He was the lead singer and guitarist for a punk rock band. The drummer of the band was the future TV presenter and comedian Craig Ferguson.

Career start

In the early eighties, Peter began to work actively on television, appearing in small roles inmany popular projects of the time. He played a supporting role in the comedy "Local Hero", which is considered one of the best British films in history.

In 1988, Capaldi landed a small role as a servant in the film adaptation of the classic novel Dangerous Liaisons. The film received excellent reviews from critics and was nominated for several prestigious awards. After that, the actor began to work even more actively on British television, receiving several leading roles in projects that, unfortunately, were soon closed due to not too high ratings. He has guest-starred on popular TV shows.

In the thick of things

In 2005, the first breakthrough project in the creative biography of Peter Capaldi appeared. He landed the role of Malcolm Tucker, a public relations specialist in the service of the British government, in the TV series In the Thick of It. The character was remembered by many thanks to his unusual manner of speaking, weaving a lot of dirty curses and intricate figurative constructions into his speech.

In total there were four seasons of the series, with breaks of several years. The last episode aired in 2012. For his work on the project, Peter Capaldi has received three nominations for the prestigious BAFTA Awards, winning once. Also in 2009, a full-length spin-off of the series was filmed, the political comedy "In the Loop", where Malcolm Tucker appeared as a minor character.

The role of Tucker broughtCapaldi's fame outside the UK, he began to appear more often in American films and popular British TV series as a guest star. However, the main project in the filmography of Peter Capaldi was ahead.

Doctor Who

In 2013, it was announced that the Scot would become the new performer of the role of the legendary British culture character Doctor Who. The actor has been a fan of the series all his life and even planned to audition for the role in 1995, but changed his mind at the last moment. He appeared in the project earlier in a small role, and then played another character in the Torchwood spin-off.

For the first time in the image of Dr. Capaldi appeared in the anniversary film for the fiftieth anniversary of the series. He later played the character in three seasons of the project and announced in 2017 that he was leaving the show. The role went to actress Jodie Whitaker, who became the first female Doctor in the series' history.

Recent Projects

Following the success of "Doctor Who" came out several notable films with Peter Capaldi. He appeared in the successful family film The Adventures of Paddington and the film's sequel. He also took part in major Hollywood projects World War Z and The Fifth Estate.

In addition, in 2014 the actor played the role of Cardinal Richelieu in the TV series based on the novel The Three Musketeers. In 2018, the film "Christopher Robin" was released, where Capaldi gave his voice to one of the animated characters in the picture. Currently under developmentthere are several more films with Peter Capaldi in one of the roles.

Private life

The actor has been married to Elaine Collins since 1991, before that the couple dated for about eight years. The couple have a daughter.

Peter Capaldi is actively involved in charity, is one of the officials of the organization to help refugees around the world, also regularly donates money to the organization to fight cancer and help children from disadvantaged families in Scotland.