Peter Capaldi is one of the UK's most loved actors and respected directors. His career has been celebrated with many awards including numerous BAFTAs and an Academy Award for the short film, Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life, which Peter directed. Though most widely renowned for his portrayal of Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It and In The Loop - played with such aplomb that he was asked by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to teach them to swear like him! - HiBROW looks forward to his forthcoming roles as Leonardo Da Vinci and The Guardian editor, Alan Rusbridger, in Bill Condon's WikiLeaks film, The Fifth Estate. Here, Peter talks in-depth to raconteur Richard Strange about his life and his work - a rare opportunity meet the man behind the characters. This encounter was a part of Richard Strange's A Mighty Big If series, filmed at The House of St Barnabas.