History Creator / PeterCapaldi

* "Series/TheDevilsWhore" -- as UsefulNotes/CharlesI (2008)

** He was approached to reprise his role as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Twelfth Doctor]] for Series 11 of ''Series/DoctorWho'', which would've been Creator/ChrisChibnall's first series as showrunner. However, he turned down the offer as he worried the franchise and his work would suffer if he stayed on.

->''"Everywhere I go, I am The Doctor, and everyone smiles at me - they are pleased to see Doctor Who, who's far more exciting than I am."''

* PromotedFanboy: [[invoked]] A young Capaldi wrote to the ''Magazine/RadioTimes'' about his favourite show, hoping it would release a special episode to celebrate 25 years on air. Three-and-a-half decades later, in the ''50th'' anniversary special, Capaldi made his debut as the Twelfth Doctor.

In 2013 he was cast as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Twelfth Doctor]] in ''Series/DoctorWho'' succeeding Creator/MattSmith, as the first Doctor of Revival ''Who'' to be born before [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild the show's 1963 debut]]. [[PromotedFanboy A fan since childhood]], he wrote a letter to the BBC's ''Magazine/RadioTimes'' when he was 15, and later wrote articles and submitted art to the show's various fan magazines. He wasn't even new to appearing on the series, having made a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii previous appearance]] on the show as a different character[[note]] Making him the only other actor, along with Creator/ColinBaker, to appear in ''Doctor Who'' before getting cast as the new Doctor, though Creator/DavidBradley also appeared as the First Doctor after playing a villain on the show.[[/note]]; he also appeared in the spinoff ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as an AntiVillain in the ''[[Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Children of Earth]]'' miniseries.

In 2013 he was cast as the Twelfth Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho'' succeeding Creator/MattSmith, as the first Doctor of Revival ''Who'' to be born before [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild the show's 1963 debut]]. [[PromotedFanboy A fan since childhood]], he wrote a letter to the BBC's ''Magazine/RadioTimes'' when he was 15, and later wrote articles and submitted art to the show's various fan magazines. He wasn't even new to appearing on the series, having made a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii previous appearance]] on the show as a different character[[note]] Making him the only other actor, along with Creator/ColinBaker, to appear in ''Doctor Who'' before getting cast as the new Doctor, though Creator/DavidBradley also appeared as the First Doctor after playing a villain on the show.[[/note]]; he also appeared in the spinoff ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as an AntiVillain in the ''[[Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Children of Earth]]'' miniseries.

In 2013 he was cast as the Twelfth Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho'', succeeding Creator/MattSmith. [[PromotedFanboy A fan since childhood]], he wrote a letter to the BBC's ''Magazine/RadioTimes'' when he was 15, and later wrote articles and submitted art to the show's various fan magazines. He wasn't even new to appearing on the series, having made a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii previous appearance]] on the show as a different character[[note]] Making him the only other actor, along with Creator/ColinBaker, to appear in ''Doctor Who'' before getting cast as the new Doctor, though Creator/DavidBradley also appeared as the First Doctor after playing a villain on the show.[[/note]]; he also appeared in the spinoff ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as an AntiVillain in the ''Children of Earth'' miniseries.

** [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor The Twelfth Doctor]] (2013-2017)

* ''[[Series/TheDevilsHour The Devil's Hour]] -- as Gideon Shepherd (2022)

* CastTheExpert: [[invoked]] More than just a fan of ''Doctor Who'', Capaldi attempted to become the head of its national fan club, wrote a letter to the Radio Times praising its coverage of the 10th anniversary (see OldShame, below), and even combined his art-school education with his fandom to write a detailed article for a fanzine about the show's opening sequences. There have been numerous cases of Capaldi making public appearances in character as the Doctor in which he accurately answers audience questions about the character's past, or ad-libs based on Capaldi's knowledge of the show. Co-star Creator/JennaColeman often mentions in convention Q&As about how Capaldi jokingly frowned at her when she decided to push random buttons on the TARDIS console. Similarly, Capaldi himself has joked that when he joined the series he had to tell a props person that he didn't need to be shown what buttons do what on the TARDIS console.

Note: He has no relation with [[Series/DogWithABlog Francesca Capaldi]] -- she's NOT his daughter! He is, however, distantly related to the Scottish singer-songwriter Music/LewisCapaldi (second cousin once removed), and Peter played the central role in the first music video of Lewis's eventual SleeperHit single "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCuhuePlP8o Someone You Loved]]". Coincidentally, working in the video was [[UnknownRelative the first time they met]].

* ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' and ''Film/Paddington2'' -- as Mr. Curry (2014-2017)

-> ''"[[Memes/DoctorWho Don't forget to subscribe]] to the official Doctor Who Youtube Channel!"''

* OldShame: [[invoked]]
** Seems to view his Radio Times letter as this, seeing as how he admitted to keeping it a secret from his wife during the live announcement of his casting and, during his Sydney interview, sheepishly {{facepalm}}s himself when his interviewer starts reading it to the audience. When the letter is brought up during his appearance on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow'', among other things, his facepalms become very hammy.
** Mention The Dreamboys (a punk-rock band he sang for in his youth, with Creator/CraigFerguson as the drummer) and watch him turn completely red and make embarrassed noises. Though this didn't stop him from agreeing to give the Doctor an electric guitar hobby in Series 9. (And he was genuinely touched when, during a convention appearance in June 2016, a fan sang a little bit of one of his old songs.) He is, however, quite happy to remind folks that Ferguson was also in the band.
** Graham Norton also brought up his modelling work from the early '80s, where he was quick to mock his awkward posing.
** Although he does not view his profanity-laced work as Malcolm Tucker on ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' and ''Film/InTheLoop'' as something to be ashamed of, during his time in Doctor Who, Capaldi downplayed discussion of his previous role and refused to indulge in some of the "fan rituals" - such as swearing at fans when requested to - as he felt it was inappropriate for his current image. Since leaving ''Doctor Who'', he hasn't been downplaying it quite as much.

[[caption-width-right:350:Hey, if [[AscendedFanboy you'd been cast to star in]] your [[Series/DoctorWho favourite TV show]], you'd be smiling too!]]