Idk yet, but maybe, just maybe, he’ll be a good doctor.

23 Reasons To Love Peter Capaldi

Everything you need to know about the Twelfth Doctor.posted on August 5, 2013 at 8:01am EDT
1. So, Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor.

2. His most famous role to date is probably as spin doctor Malcolm Tucker on The Thick of It.

3. But he also played Sid’s dad on Skins.

But he also played Sid's dad on Skins .
Source: e4.com

4. As well as the compelling Randall Brown in The Hour.

5. He’s also been in Prime Suspect.

He's also been in Prime Suspect .
Source: youtube.com

6. And Dangerous Liaisons.

And Dangerous Liaisons .
Source: hotflick.net

7. He’s won an Oscar – in 1995 for Live Action ShortFranz Kafka’s It’s A Wonderful Life.

He's won an Oscar - in 1995 for Live Action Short Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life .
Additional fact: The short starred Richard E Grant aka The Great Intelligence.

8. As a young man, he was the lead singer in a punk group called The Dreamboys. Craig Ferguson was the drummer.

As a young man, he was the lead singer in a punk group called The Dreamboys. Craig Ferguson was the drummer.
The group were originally called The Bastards From Hell.
Source: buzzfeed.com

9. The pair are still good friends.

10. Unlike Ferguson, he has no desire to move Stateside.

Unlike Ferguson, he has no desire to move Stateside.
Source: independent.co.uk  /  via: Getty

11. He’s pretty acerbic in real life.

He's pretty acerbic in real life.
Source: Getty  /  via: independent.co.uk

12. He already has Doctor Who connections, having starred in spin-off series Torchwood.

13. He also made a guest appearance in Doctor Whoepisode “The Fires of Pompeii.”

He also made a guest appearance in Doctor Who episode "The Fires of Pompeii."
But nobody seemed to mind that Amy Pond was a Roman Soothsayer.
Source: BBC

14. But above all he’s a Doctor Who fan.

Here’s a letter he wrote to Radio Times, aged 15.
But above all he's a Doctor Who fan.

15. As his William Hartnell impression shows.

As his William Hartnell impression shows.

16. He’s already got the lingo down.

17. In fact, it seems like he was always destined to play the Doctor.

In fact, it seems like he was always destined to play the Doctor.

18. He had been considered for the role of the Doctor previously, but the timing wasn’t right, writer Steven Moffat revealed.

He had been considered for the role of the Doctor previously, but the timing wasn't right, writer Steven Moffat revealed.

19. He’s got 11’s seal of approval.

20. Fans have been celebrating the annoucement.

Fans have been celebrating the annoucement.

21. And are eagerly anticipating certain scenes.

And are eagerly anticipating certain scenes.

22. Like, really eagerly.

Like, really eagerly.

23. In summary:

23 Reasons To Love Peter Capaldi