At last, Peter Capaldi is revealed as the next 'Doctor Who' star

After months of speculation since Matt Smith announced that he was exiting the long-running British show Doctor Who, the BBC has announced the latest actor who will be taking on the role. In a live television announcement, with several previous stars on hand, it was revealed that Peter Capaldi will be portraying the newest incarnation of The Doctor.

Capaldi, 55 is a Scottish actor best known as Doctor Malcolm Tucker from BBC comedy ‘The Thick of It’.

Capaldi, who is the 12th actor to play the Doctor, said he was filming a BBC adaptation of The Three Musketeers in Prague when he found out.

“I had my phone on silent so I missed the call,” he said.

It was his agent, who greeted him with the phrase “Hello Doctor”.

“I started to laugh and haven't stopped laughing since,” Capaldi added.