Peter Capaldi has been revealed as the actor who will now play Doctor Who.
He will take over the job from Matt Smith who was the previous Doctor.
Capaldi is a 55-year-old actor from Glasgow and is the oldest Doctor since the first, William Hartnell, began it all in 1963.
Peter has appeared in a Doctor Who show before. In 2008 he was a Roman merchant called Caecilius in The Fires of Pompeii.
Peter Capaldi facts
- At school Peter was the lead singer of a punk rock group called the Dreamboys.
- Peter was in the running to replace David Tennant as the Doc in 2010 before producers opted for Matt Smith instead.
- He’s a Doctor Who superfan himself.
- Peter said: “It’s so wonderful not to keep this secret any longer. Being asked to play the Doctor is an amazing privilege.”
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that is sad : (
But I liked Matt Smith 🙁 Oh well I bet this new Doctor must be good to
Well, they have to keep changing doctors for the show to keep going but I hate it when you like the current doctor and then you suddenly have another, craaaazzzyyyy
Cool I have learnt alot of peter capaldi