Peter Capaldi: movies and TV shows
Peter Capaldi has 188 credits in the archive: 111 films and 77 TV series, from 1971 to 2026. Highest rated: Black Mirror (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1971 – 2026 · busiest year: 2015 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TFI Unplugged | Self | TV | — | 68 |
| 2026 | 100 Questions with Tom Simons | Self | TV | — | 68 |
| 2025 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War | The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 67 |
| 2025 | The Academy of Armando | Self | Film | 1.0 | 67 |
| 2024 | Criminal Record | DCI Daniel Hegarty | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2024 | Criminal Record | TV | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 2024 | Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (12) (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 66 |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self | TV | 2.8 | 64 |
| 2022 | The Devil's Hour | Gideon Shepherd | TV | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2022 | Riverwoods: An Untold Story | Narrator | Film | — | 64 |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Thinker | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 2021 | But Why? | Older Man (uncredited) | Film | — | 63 |
| 2021 | Benediction | Siegfried Sassoon (Older) | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2021 | National Theatre Live: Constellations | Roland | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 2021 | Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life | Self | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 2020 | The Big Night In | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 2020 | Being Beethoven | Beethoven (voice) | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Mr. Micawber | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 2019 | How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2019 | Martin's Close | Dolben | Film | 5.6 | 61 |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Rabbit (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 60 |
| 2018 | Watership Down | Kehaar (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2018 | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction | Self | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Reginald Curry | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2017 | Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time | The Doctor (12) | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 2017 | Doctor Who: Extremis & The Pyramid at the End of the World & The Lie of the Land | The Doctor | Film | — | 59 |
| 2016 | Class | The Doctor | TV | 6.4 | 58 |
| 2016 | Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio | The Doctor | Film | 7.4 | 58 |
| 2016 | Prison, My Parents & Me | Narrator | Film | — | 58 |
| 2016 | Doctor Who: Friend from the Future | The Doctor | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song | The Doctor | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Fan Show | TV | — | 57 | |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation | The Doctor | Film | 8.5 | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: Heaven Sent | The Doctor | Film | — | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice & The Witch's Familiar | The Doctor | Film | — | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Girl Who Died & The Woman Who Lived | The Doctor | Film | — | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Zygon Invasion & The Zygon Inversion | The Doctor | Film | — | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: Under the Lake & Before the Flood | The Doctor | Film | — | 57 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: Face the Raven & Heaven Sent & Hell Bent | The Doctor | Film | — | 57 |
| 2014 | Paddington | Reginald Curry | Film | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who Extra | Self | TV | — | 56 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: Deep Breath | The Doctor (12) | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour | Self | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: Last Christmas | The Doctor | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven | The Doctor | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion | Self / The Doctor (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 56 |
| 2013 | World War Z | W.H.O. Doctor | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Alan Rusbridger | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor | The Doctor (12) | Film | 8.1 | 55 |
| 2013 | Inside the Mind of Leonardo | Leonardo da Vinci | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor | The Doctor (12) (uncredited) | Film | 8.2 | 55 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor | Self | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 2013 | Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? | Self - Presenter | Film | — | 55 |
| 2012 | The Cricklewood Greats | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2012 | The Cricklewood Greats | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 2012 | The Cricklewood Greats | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Punk Britannia | Narrator | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Older Cameron Walker | TV | 8.3 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Hour | Randall Brown | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Peter Van Gellis | Film | 3.2 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Murder at Road Hill House | Samuel Kent | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Field of Blood | Dr. Pete | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2011 | The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite | voice actor | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite | TV | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 2010 | Conan | Self - Guest | TV | 7.2 | 52 |
| 2010 | Accused | Frank Ryland | TV | 8.1 | 52 |
| 2010 | Bistro | Max | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 2010 | The Nativity | Balthazar | TV | 8.8 | 52 |
| 2010 | The Madness of Peter Howson | Narrator | Film | — | 52 |
| 2009 | In the Loop | Malcolm Tucker | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | The Man | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2009 | Getting On | Peter Healy | TV | 6.9 | 51 |
| 2009 | A Portrait of Scotland | Self - Presenter | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 2008 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Uncle Nigel (voice) | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2008 | Cold Blood | Self - Narrator | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | King Charles I | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 2008 | Midnight Man | Trevor | TV | 5.2 | 50 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 2007 | Skins | Mark | TV | 8.1 | 49 |
| 2007 | The Rise of the Nutters | Malcolm Tucker | Film | 8.5 | 49 |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel | Henry Appleton | TV | 4.5 | 49 |
| 2007 | Spinners and Losers | Malcolm Tucker | Film | 8.6 | 49 |
| 2007 | Magicians | Mike Francis | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self | TV | 4.4 | 48 |
| 2006 | Torchwood | John Frobisher | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 2006 | Aftersun | Jim | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 2006 | Pinochet in Suburbia | Andy McEntee | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 2006 | Aftersun | TV | — | 48 | |
| 2006 | Trawlermen | Narrator (voice) | TV | — | 48 |
| 2006 | The Martians and Us | Narrator | TV | — | 48 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Caecilius | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | The Doctor | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 2005 | The Thick of It | Malcolm Tucker | TV | 8.1 | 47 |
| 2005 | Michael Powell | Narrator | Film | — | 47 |
| 2005 | Wild Country | Father Steve | Film | 4.9 | 47 |
| 2005 | House of 9 | Max Roy | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 2005 | The Best Man | Priest | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls | Gordon Fleming | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2004 | Modigliani | Jean Cocteau | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 2004 | Napoleon's Waterloo | Narrator | Film | — | 46 |
| 2004 | Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) | John | Film | 4.9 | 46 |
| 2004 | Salvage | James Mulwray | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2003 | Peep Show | Professor Alistair MacLeish | TV | 8.0 | 45 |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play | Billy Shannon | TV | 6.5 | 45 |
| 2003 | Fortysomething | Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey | TV | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2003 | Unconditional Love | DI Terry Machin | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 2003 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Derek | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Raymond Carter | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 2002 | Max | David Cohn | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 2002 | Solid Geometry | David Hunter | Film | 4.9 | 44 |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Lucien Calvin | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2001 | In Deep | Jeremy Church | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra | Film | 5.0 | 43 | |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra | Film | 5.0 | 43 | |
| 2001 | Hotel! | Hilton Gilfoyle | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 2000 | My Family | Colin Judd | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1999 | The Greatest Store in the World | Mr. Whiskers | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1999 | Psychos | Mark Collins | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1998 | What Rats Won't Do | Tony | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1998 | Boswell's Boswell | James Boswell (voice) | Film | — | 40 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Laurence Barker | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1997 | Bean | Gareth | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Birgo Lander | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling | Lord Fellamar | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1997 | Shooting Fish | Mr Gilzean | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1997 | I Hate Christmas Too | Man | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1996 | Neverwhere | Islington | TV | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1996 | The Treasure Seekers | Jellicoe | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1996 | Giving Tongue | Duncan Fielding | Film | 3.3 | 38 |
| 1996 | The Crow Road | Rory McHoan | TV | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1996 | Lost for Words | The Tourist | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1995 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1995 | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1995 | Runway One | Mick Galligan | Film | — | 37 |
| 1994 | Chandler & Co | Larry | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley | TV | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1994 | Captives | Simon | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1994 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | TV | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1993 | Jealousy | John | Film | — | 35 |
| 1993 | Rik Mayall Presents | David Critchley | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1993 | Selling Hitler | Thomas Walde | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1993 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Gavin Bellini | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1993 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Film | 6.3 | 35 | |
| 1993 | Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love | David Critchley | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1992 | Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Luke Wakefield | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Isaac | TV | — | 34 |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Isaac | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1992 | The Secret Agent | Mr Vladimir | Film | 8.5 | 34 |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Vernon 'Vera' Reynolds | TV | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | Selling Hitler | Thomas Walde | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1991 | Do Not Disturb | Bruce | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1991 | Titmuss Regained | Ken Cracken | TV | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1990 | Triple Scotch & Wry | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1990 | Chain | Robert McRae | TV | — | 32 |
| 1990 | December Bride | Young Sorleyson | Film | 7.4 | 32 |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Claude Langton | TV | 8.2 | 31 |
| 1989 | Stay Lucky | TV | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Noose | Robert Wood | TV | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1989 | Communicators From Hell | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1989 | Colleagues From Hell | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1989 | Rosie the Great | The British Ambassador | Film | — | 31 |
| 1989 | Dream Baby | Willie | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Azolan | Film | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1988 | The Lair of the White Worm | Angus Flint | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self - Guest | TV | 5.2 | 30 |
| 1988 | The Love Child | Dillon | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Zeno Vedast | TV | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1987 | Up Line | Scott Dare | Film | — | 29 |
| 1987 | The Story of a Recluse | Jamie Kirkwood | Film | — | 29 |
| 1986 | God's Chosen Car Park | Everard | Film | — | 28 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Bruce Coldfield | TV | 7.1 | 27 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Simon | TV | 7.1 | 27 |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary | Assistant Keeper | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1985 | John and Yoko: A Love Story | George Harrison | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1984 | Travelling Man | John | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1984 | Spectrum | Himself | TV | — | 26 |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator | TV | 7.4 | 25 |
| 1983 | Dramarama | The British Ambassador | TV | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1983 | Local Hero | Danny Oldsen | Film | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1982 | Living Apart Together | Joe | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1979 | Minder | Ozzie | TV | 7.2 | 21 |
| 1971 | A Ghost Story for Christmas | Dolben | TV | 7.4 | 13 |
| Doctor Who | The Twelfth Doctor | TV | — | — | |
| Doctor Who: World Enough and Time & The Doctor Falls | The Doctor | Film | — | — |