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Peter Capaldi

1958 - Today

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Peter Dougan Capaldi (; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2013–2017) and Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It (2005–2012), for which he received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. 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 (2001) and directed two series of the sitcom Getting On (2009–2010). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Capaldi is the 2,128th most popular actor (down from 1,890th in 2019), the 2,191st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,814th in 2019) and the 278th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Peter Capaldi ranks 2,128 out of 13,578. Before him are Brenda Vaccaro, John Hillerman, Betsy Blair, Anita Björk, Paul Shenar, and David Boreanaz. After him are Bernhard Wicki, Richard Bull, Gil Birmingham, Jack Klugman, Mai Zetterling, and Noomi Rapace.

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Among people born in 1958, Peter Capaldi ranks 110. Before him are Zdravko Krivokapić, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Joan Jett, Fiona Shaw, Lorenzo Lamas, and Cornelia Funke. After him are Tracey Adams, Eric Singer, Sean Michaels, Phil Scott, Julia Nickson, and Julian Sands.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Capaldi ranks 2,191 out of 8,785. Before him are Rick Wakeman (1949), Thomas Percy (1729), Tony Banks (1950), David Purley (1945), Israel Kirzner (1930), and Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735). After him are Craig Brown (1940), Rick Davies (1944), Jeanette (1951), Walter Crane (1845), Thomas Hicks (1876), and Mitch Mitchell (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Capaldi ranks 278. Before him are Sam Worthington (1976), Eliza Poe (1787), Lesley-Anne Down (1954), Stephen Dillane (1957), Rachel Kempson (1910), and Sarah Douglas (1952). After him are James Finlayson (1887), Olivia Colman (1974), Patrick Magee (1922), Julian Sands (1958), Jonathan Bailey (1988), and Katie Johnson (1878).

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