It has been revealed that Former ‘Doctor Who‘ actor Peter Capaldi is working on new music. The actor who once played in a band will be returning back to the music industry with new material.
A source has disclosed that he has been working on his debut solo album and that the Scottish actor has used lockdown and his acting hiatus to work on his return. As well as being a celebrated actor, Capaldi was once in a punk band. The actor’s band, The Dreamboys, were active during the 1980s and also included fellow Scottish actor Craig Ferguson. As well as his stint as the famous doctor from 2013 until 2017, Capaldi is also known for his portrayal of Malcolm Tucker. The actor starred in the British satiric TV show ‘The Thick of It’ from 2005 until the series ended in 2012. The actor has also won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Shirt Film, both accolades were for his short film released in 1993 entitled ‘Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life’. Capaldi is also set to star in the next DC film, ‘The Suicide Squad‘, the actor will play the villain called The Thinker.
The source has spoken with The Sun magazine’s column Bizarre concerning Capaldi’s return to music and provided an update on the status of the album’s release. “Peter has been a huge music fan for years and was doing that before his acting career properly took off. That stopped him from singing and making music for a while but in recent years he has got back into it and put some music out just for the joy of it. But when the lockdown struck, it felt like the perfect opportunity to get his head down and work on a full project of his own. He has finished his bits for the album and it is just being mixed at the moment so it shouldn’t be too long before fans get to hear it. He is not expecting it to be as big as Lewis’ records but Peter has really enjoyed working on it and reckons that his followers will like it.”
The source mentioned the name ‘Lewis’, referring to the Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi. Both recently discovered that they were distant relatives and met in 2018 when the actor came to see the Brit award winner perform at the London club, Scala. Peter Capaldi even stared in Lewis’ music video for the smash hit ‘Someone you Loved’, released in 2018.
The 2020 Grammy award nominee has spoken about how the family connection was somewhat of an open secret within his immediate family, stating that they are distant cousins. The singer has said: “My dad and my aunties told me we were related to Peter a while ago, I think he’s my dad’s second cousin. Whenever he came on the TV they’d always say “You’re related to Malcolm Tucker” or “you’re related to Doctor Who. None of us had met him though so when my agent mentioned he’d been in touch asking about coming to my show in London I said “yes, of course!” He came backstage afterwards to say hello and we had a great chat. We talked a bit about the family connection and he said he really liked the music, so that was really nice of him. He’s a really cool guy. It’s a big inspiration to have someone who’s so successful in the family.”
Peter Capaldi can currently be seen staring in the West End production of ‘Constellations‘, alongside legendary actress Zoe Wanamaker. The production opened on 23rd June 2021 and will run with its current cast until 24th July 2021. Ticket holders can see the iconic actors perform at the Vaudeville Theatre within these dates, after-which the main characters will portrayed by a new actor duo.
