Who is Peter Capaldi?

Peter Capaldi attended drama classes and was accepted into the Glasgow School of Art. After graduating he secured his breakthrough role in Local Hero (1983). Prior to becoming an actor he also worked as a graphic designer for BBC Scotland TV.

Peter Capaldi was announced as the Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) on 4th August 2013 on a BBC special programme. He had to keep it a secret during the buzz. It was a huge relief not to have to keep the secret anymore. His agent called and said "Hello Doctor" when informing him he had gotten the part.

Overview

Nicknames
Peter Capadli, Dr Peter Capaldi, Pete Capaldi, Tony Lobotomy

Trivia

  • He became an actor because of his love of Doctor Who (1963) and the hope that he would one day get to appear on the show.
  • Like David Tennant, he was a lifelong Doctor Who (1963) fan before he got to play the role.
  • He is the third Scottish actor to play the role of the Doctor in the TV series, following Sylvester McCoy, who played the Seventh Doctor, and David Tennant, who played the Tenth Doctor.
  • He was the lead singer of a punk rock band, Dreamboys, which included Craig Ferguson as the drummer and Temple Clark as the bassist.
  • He played a character called "W.H.O. Doctor" in World War Z (2013) before being cast in the lead role for Doctor Who (2005).