History Creator / PeterCapaldi

* ''Literature/MissSmillasFeelingForSnow'' -- as Birgo Lander (1997)

** Caecilius in "The Fires Of Pompeii" (2008)

* YouLookFamiliar: [[invoked]] He played a one-shot role in the Tenth Doctor episode "The Fires of Pompeii" before being cast as the Twelfth Doctor himself. Come "The Girl Who Died" this becomes a plot point, which "Deep Breath" foreshadowed. [[spoiler: He regenerated into a doppelgänger of Caecilius to remind himself of what it means to be The Doctor now that he no longer needs the shackles of the Time War to "hold [him] to the mark" as he himself put it.]]

His first appearance as the Twelfth Doctor was a cameo in the 50th anniversary special "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]", in which only his hand (pulling a lever on the TARDIS) and his eyes (apparently glaring) were seen. The latter shot [[http://petercapaldieyeshotfanclub.tumblr.com/ gained its own fan club]], and once Twelve took center stage in the show, the legend only grew further. On January 30, 2017, he announced that his third series as the Doctor would be his last, with Creator/JodieWhittaker announced as his successor on July 16, 2017. His final story (so far...) as the Twelfth Doctor, the ChristmasEpisode "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]", aired December 25 of that year.

Being a ''massive Doctor Who nerd'' and briefly channeling the Doctor, on his first day on set someone told him how to operate the TARDIS. He corrected them with "[I said] I know how to work this. You don't have to tell me how to work this. I ''know.''"

** Graham Norton also brought up his modeling work from the early '80s, where he was quick to mock his awkward posing.

* ShipperOnDeck: Subverted. When he was cast as the Doctor, he was frequently quoted as saying there would be no more romance or flirting between the Doctor and Clara Oswald (in the wake of the Eleventh Doctor and Clara acting like boyfriend and girlfriend for most of their time together). However as early as the August 2014 around-the-world promotional tour, he was calling their relationship a romance, something he doubled down on in interviews in the summer of 2015 promoting Series 9. (The fact his co-star, Jenna Coleman, was a vocal ShipperOnDeck might have had something to do with it.)

* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' -- as [[Characters/TheFlashOtherVillains Doctor Gaius Grieves / The Thinker]] (2021)

* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' -- as [[Characters/TheFlashOtherVillains Clifford [=DeVoe=] / The Thinker]] (2021)

* ''[[Literature/DavidCopperfield The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'' -- As Mr. Micawber (2020)

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

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 the first time they met and realized, [[UnknownRelative to their mutual surprise]].

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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Capaldi Lewis Capaldi]] (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 the first time they met and realized, [[UnknownRelative to their mutual surprise]].

Peter Dougan Capaldi (born April 14, 1958 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a UsefulNotes/{{Scot|land}}tish actor from UsefulNotes/{{Glasgow}}. No, he's not a ViolentGlaswegian, [[ButIPlayOneOnTV but he plays a lot of them on TV]] -- and ''boy'' has he had an extensive TV career, as well as a somewhat less extensive film career. In 1995, he won a Best Live Action Short Film Oscar for writing and directing ''Film/FranzKafkasItsAWonderfulLife'', and he also has two BAFTA Awards to his name. His acting work ranges from ''Film/WorldWarZ'' to ''Series/{{Skins}}'' to UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu in a 2014 [[Series/TheMusketeers BBC adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' to what ''was'' his most famous role until 2013: Malcolm Tucker in ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

** [[invoked]] At the Series 8 DVD launch, Capaldi admitted to turning down an audition for the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]] in the [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie 1996 TV movie]], because he felt the time wasn't right. Even showrunner Creator/StevenMoffat was stumped! Leads into a HilariousInHindsight moment:

** He auditioned for the part of Commander Sisko in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' before the casting of [[Literature/{{Spenser}} Avery Brooks]].

Peter Dougan Capaldi (born April 14, 1958) is a UsefulNotes/{{Scot|land}}tish actor from UsefulNotes/{{Glasgow}}. No, he's not a ViolentGlaswegian, [[ButIPlayOneOnTV but he plays a lot of them on TV]] -- and ''boy'' has he had an extensive TV career, as well as a somewhat less extensive film career. In 1995, he won a Best Live Action Short Film Oscar for writing and directing ''Film/FranzKafkasItsAWonderfulLife'', and he also has two BAFTA Awards to his name. His acting work ranges from ''Film/WorldWarZ'' to ''Series/{{Skins}}'' to UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu in a 2014 [[Series/TheMusketeers BBC adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' to what ''was'' his most famous role until 2013: Malcolm Tucker in ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

Peter Dougan Capaldi (born April 14, 1958) is a UsefulNotes/{{Scot|land}}tish actor from UsefulNotes/{{Glasgow}}. No, he's not a ViolentGlaswegian, [[ButIPlayOneOnTV but he plays a lot of them on TV]] -- and ''boy'' has he had an extensive TV career, as well as a somewhat less extensive film career. In 1995, he won a Best Live Action Short Film Oscar for writing and directing ''Film/FranzKafkasItsAWonderfulLife'', and he also has two BAFTA Awards to his name. His acting work ranges from ''Film/WorldWarZ'' to ''Series/{{Skins}}'' to Cardinal Richelieu in a 2014 [[Series/TheMusketeers BBC adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' to what ''was'' his most famous role until 2013: Malcolm Tucker in ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

---> ''"Think of the [[LongRunner amount]] of AudioPlay/{{Big Finish|DoctorWho}} you would have done by now."''[[note]]According to Nicholas Briggs, one of Big Finish's showrunners, Capaldi ''was'' approached to appear in a Big Finish audio around 2009 but had to decline due to his commitments to appearing on ''Torchwood''.[[/note]]

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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Capaldi Lewis Capaldi]], and Peter played the central role in the latter's early 2019 single music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCuhuePlP8o Someone You Loved]]". Coincidentally, working in the video was the first time they met and realized, [[UnknownRelative to their mutual surprise]].

** He auditioned for Commander Sisko in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' before the casting of [[Literature/{{Spenser}} Avery Brooks]].

--> ''"Think of the [[LongRunner amount]] of AudioPlay/{{Big Finish|DoctorWho}} you would have done by now."''[[note]]According to Nicholas Briggs, one of Big Finish's showrunners, Capaldi ''was'' approached to appear in a Big Finish audio around 2009 but had to decline due to his commitments to appearing on ''Torchwood''.[[/note]]
** Capaldi 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.
** He auditioned for the part of Commander Sisko in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' before [[Literature/{{Spenser}} Avery Brooks]] was cast.

** He auditioned for the part of Commander Sisko in Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' before Creator/AveryBrooks was cast.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]] At the Series 8 DVD launch, Capaldi admitted to turning down an audition for the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 TV movie, because he felt the time wasn't right. Even showrunner Creator/StevenMoffat was stumped! Leads into a HilariousInHindsight moment:

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-->"[[Creator/HughLaurie And he had this]] ''awful'' smile."
-->"[[RightBehindMe You mean like this?]]" ''':D'''
-->''"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"''

* ''Series/{{Fortysomething}}'' -- as Dr. Pilfrey (2006), ironically enough, opposite future costars Anna Chancellor (''The Hour'') and Creator/BenedictCumberbatch (''The Fifth Estate'').
* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' (2005-2012) and ''Film/InTheLoop'' (2009) -- as Malcolm Tucker, resident SirSwearsALot.

* ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth'' -- as John Frobisher, an AntiVillain civil servant and a major role in the third series, making it his second appearance in the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} (2009)

* ''Film/WorldWarZ'' -- [[StealthPun World Health Organization]] [[CastingGag Doctor]] (He was seriously credited as W.H.O. Doctor, and the character was even based in Cardiff!)

* ''Literature/WatershipDown'' -- as the voice of Kehaar (2018) (oddly enough given the role just above, a rare character in the story who's ''not'' a rabbit!)

His first appearance as the Twelfth Doctor was a cameo in the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor", in which only his hand (pulling a lever on the TARDIS) and his eyes (apparently glaring) were seen. The latter shot [[http://petercapaldieyeshotfanclub.tumblr.com/ gained its own fan club]], and once Twelve took center stage in the show, the legend only grew further. On January 30, 2017, he announced that his third series as the Doctor would be his last, with Creator/JodieWhittaker announced as his successor on July 16, 2017. His final story (so far...) as the Twelfth Doctor, the ChristmasEpisode "Twice Upon a Time", aired December 25 of that year.

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[[caption-width-right:214:Hey, if you'd been cast to star in [[Series/DoctorWho your favourite TV show,]] you'd be smiling too!]]

** The Twelfth Doctor (2013-2017)