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Peter Capaldi

1958 - Today

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Peter Dougan Capaldi (; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2013–2017) and Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It (2005–2012), for which he received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Capaldi has received more than 9,213,389 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Peter Capaldi is the 1,889th most popular actor (down from 1,754th in 2019), the 1,813th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,762nd in 2019) and the 248th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Peter Capaldis by language

Over the past year Peter Capaldi has had the most page views in the with 1,166,711 views, followed by Italian (74,899), and German (73,175). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Manx (161.39%), Esperanto (124.35%), and Simple English (92.27%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Capaldi ranks 1,889 out of 13,578. Before him are Brad Dexter, Juliette Lewis, Nigel Terry, Andrey Myagkov, Rupert Grint, and Gordon Mitchell. After him are Dita Von Teese, Mitch Pileggi, Christina Ricci, Rob Schneider, Françoise Fabian, and Miranda Richardson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Peter Capaldi ranks 83. Before him are Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Tita, Bruce Campbell, Paul Di'Anno, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, and Nambaryn Enkhbayar. After him are Miranda Richardson, Phạm Minh Chính, Ivo Pogorelić, Anatoli Boukreev, Didier Reynders, and Joan Jett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Capaldi ranks 1,813 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Sheen (1969), Tom Felton (1987), Robert Morrison (1782), Nigel Terry (1945), Nick Simper (1945), and Rupert Grint (1988). After him are Alexander Bain (1818), Julian of Norwich (1342), Miranda Richardson (1958), William Beckford (1760), Sid Watkins (1928), and Dick Francis (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Capaldi ranks 248. Before him are Sarah Miles (1941), Sam Worthington (1976), Michael Sheen (1969), Tom Felton (1987), Nigel Terry (1945), and Rupert Grint (1988). After him are Miranda Richardson (1958), Leo Genn (1905), Susannah York (1939), Eunice Gayson (1928), Pauline Moran (1947), and Lilian Harvey (1906).

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Television and Movie Roles

World War Z
W.H.O. Doctor
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Jun 20o 20136.811 / 10
The Suicide Squad
Gaius Grieves / The Thinker
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Jul 28o 20217.543 / 10
Doctor Who
Caecilius
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
7.476 / 10