Biography for
Peter Capaldi More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

14 April 1958, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Brought up in Glasgow, Scotland, Peter Capaldi attended drama classes and was accepted into the Glasgow School of Art. While studying there he secured his breakthrough role in Local Hero (1983).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Anon

Spouse

Elaine Collins

(? - present) 1 child

Trivia

Was the lead singer of punk rock band, Dreamboys, which included Craig Ferguson as the drummer and Temple Clark as the bassist.

He is a patron of the 'Association for International Cancer Research' and of the Scottish children's charity 'the Aberlour Child Care Trust'.

He felt the producers were making him "jump through hoops" for the role of Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. After a laborious and time consuming audition he became frustrated and gave up, getting angry and having the attitude almost exactly the same as the part he was auditioning for. Armando Iannucci then thought he was perfect for the role.