Peter Capaldi is New Actor to Play Doctor Who

Tom Hollander (L), Peter Capaldi, (2nd L) and Armando Iannuci (R) attend the Jameson Empire Magazine Awards held at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane on March 29, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Peter Capaldi was announced as the new actor to play Doctor Who, it was reported.

Sky News, which broke the story, said that Capaldi would take over from Matt Smith.

Smith is slated to leave the series in the show’s Christmas special.

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