“At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to take part in a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Without STG and the Ramshorn Theatre, I would not have found access to the world of drama that I later made my profession.”

Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist

Peter Dougan Capaldi is a Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist. He is known for playing the twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who from 2013 to 2017, and Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It from 2005 to 2012. He also received four British Academy Television Award nominations for The Thick of It, and won Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. Alongside his acting, he has worked as a director and musician.