Peter Capaldi
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Peter Capaldi (born 1958, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor and director. Trained at Glasgow School of Art. He is currently best known for his performance playing the political spin doctor, Malcolm Tucker, in the BBC sitcom The Thick of It, written by fellow Scottish-Italian, Armando Iannucci. This character is reportedly based on the New Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell. Nominated for BAFTA and RTS best comedy actor in 2006.
As an actor he has appeared in over forty films and television programmes since his breakthrough role as Danny Oldsen in Local Hero (1983), including the lead role in Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm (1988). He is also known as an audio book narrator having read many books including several of the works of Iain Banks.
In 1995 he won an Oscar Best Live Action Short Film and a BAFTA for Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life. He also wrote Soft Top, Hard Shoulder (winner of the audience award at the London Film Festival) and wrote and directed Strictly Sinatra.
He has appeared as fictional Songs of Praise producer Tristan Campbell in two episodes of the sitcom Vicar of Dibley and as a transvestite in Prime Suspect 3. He has also made an appearance in the hit British TV Sitcom, Peep Show, as a University Professor, starred in Aftersun with Sarah Parish, and as a primary character suspect in the 2007 series of Waking the Dead.
Peter Capaldi's most recent appearances have been Mark Jenkins (Sid Jenkins' dad) in the E4 teen Comedy/Drama Skins, the Midsomer Murders episode "Death in Chorus" and ITV1's Fallen Angel.
