From playing a W.H.O. doctor in World War Z to becoming Doctor Who, life is about to change for actor Peter Capaldi, who turned 55 this past April. He’s taking on the role of the Twelfth Doctor after the successful run by 30 year old Matt Smith. Capaldi has been acting since 1982 with a number of movies over the years and a slew of TV specials, movies and series, largely in the UK. He’s set to play Cardinal Richelieu in the 2014 UK TV series The Three Musketeers and is set to appear in the big budget 2014 feature film Maleficent as King Kinloch.
- 1995: Won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.
- 2006: Nominated for the BAFTA and RTS Best Comedy Actor Awards
- 2010: Won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Male Performance in a Comedy Role and Best TV Comedy Actor at the British Comedy Awards.
- 2012: Won Best TV Comedy Actor at the British Comedy Awards.
