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{{Image|Peter-capaldi- | {{Image|Peter-capaldi-doctor-who-2014.jpg|right|150px|Peter Capaldi during location filming for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in 2014.}} | ||
'''Peter Capaldi''' (born 14th April, 1958) is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[acting|actor]], [[screenwriting|screenwriter]] and award-winning [[directing|director]]. | '''Peter Capaldi''' (born 14th April, 1958) is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[acting|actor]], [[screenwriting|screenwriter]] and award-winning [[directing|director]]. | ||
In 1993, Capaldi wrote and directed ''[[Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life]]'', a short [[film]] which won an [[Academy Award]] and a [[BAFTA]]. Some lean years followed, leading Capaldi to seriously consider giving up acting,<ref>''Mirror'': '[http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-no-2129486 Doctor Who Peter Capaldi had no work or money eight years ago - now he has his dream job]'. 6th August 2013.</ref> but he became known to audiences in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] when he was cast as Malcolm Tucker in the [[BBC]] political [[comedy]] ''[[The Thick of It]]'' (2005-2012), partly because of his character's propensity for verbal [[profanity]]. He also played Tucker in the [[spin-off]] film ''[[In the Loop]]'' in 2009, and by this time had become a well-recognised face for a variety of film and television work. | In 1993, Capaldi wrote and directed ''[[Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life]]'', a short [[film]] which won an [[Academy Award]] and a [[BAFTA]]. Some lean years followed, leading Capaldi to seriously consider giving up acting,<ref>''Mirror'': '[http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-no-2129486 Doctor Who Peter Capaldi had no work or money eight years ago - now he has his dream job]'. 6th August 2013.</ref> but he became known to audiences in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] when he was cast as Malcolm Tucker in the [[BBC]] political [[comedy]] ''[[The Thick of It]]'' (2005-2012), partly because of his character's propensity for verbal [[profanity]]. He also played Tucker in the [[spin-off]] film ''[[In the Loop]]'' in 2009, and by this time had become a well-recognised face for a variety of film and television work. | ||
{{Image|Peter-capaldi-2009.jpg|left|100px|Peter Capaldi in 2009.}} | |||
In 2013, Capaldi was announced as the twelfth actor to take on the lead role in the television series ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>''BBC:'' '[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23570494 Peter Capaldi: The next Time Lord]'. 4th August 2013.</ref> Capaldi is himself a dedicated fan of the programme, and as a teenager sought to run an official [[fan club]] for the series.<ref>''Mirror'': '[http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/new-doctor-who-peter-capaldi-2138395 New Doctor Who Peter Capaldi was desperate to run show's official fan club as a teenager]'. 8th August 2013.</ref> He had already appeared in the series in 2008, playing a different character, and as another in a spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood]]''. | In 2013, Capaldi was announced as the twelfth actor to take on the lead role in the television series ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>''BBC:'' '[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23570494 Peter Capaldi: The next Time Lord]'. 4th August 2013.</ref> Capaldi is himself a dedicated fan of the programme, and as a teenager sought to run an official [[fan club]] for the series.<ref>''Mirror'': '[http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/new-doctor-who-peter-capaldi-2138395 New Doctor Who Peter Capaldi was desperate to run show's official fan club as a teenager]'. 8th August 2013.</ref> He had already appeared in the series in 2008, playing a different character, and as another in a spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood]]''. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 17 May 2016
Peter Capaldi (born 14th April, 1958) is a Scottish actor, screenwriter and award-winning director.
In 1993, Capaldi wrote and directed Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, a short film which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA. Some lean years followed, leading Capaldi to seriously consider giving up acting,[1] but he became known to audiences in the UK when he was cast as Malcolm Tucker in the BBC political comedy The Thick of It (2005-2012), partly because of his character's propensity for verbal profanity. He also played Tucker in the spin-off film In the Loop in 2009, and by this time had become a well-recognised face for a variety of film and television work.
In 2013, Capaldi was announced as the twelfth actor to take on the lead role in the television series Doctor Who.[2] Capaldi is himself a dedicated fan of the programme, and as a teenager sought to run an official fan club for the series.[3] He had already appeared in the series in 2008, playing a different character, and as another in a spin-off series, Torchwood.
Footnotes
- ↑ Mirror: 'Doctor Who Peter Capaldi had no work or money eight years ago - now he has his dream job'. 6th August 2013.
- ↑ BBC: 'Peter Capaldi: The next Time Lord'. 4th August 2013.
- ↑ Mirror: 'New Doctor Who Peter Capaldi was desperate to run show's official fan club as a teenager'. 8th August 2013.