Ripper Street Season 2: 7 Actors Who Should Guest Star

7. Peter Capaldi

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I thought I'd start with the recently cast Doctor. See I had already decided to use Peter Capaldi in this list before he was made the Doctor yet I still think he would make a guest appearance if it was offered and I think an actor of his immense ability and experience of over thirty years could be influential on Ripper Street.

Capaldi has been phenomenal in his performances, especially as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It and its spin-off film In the Loop. Capaldi has won many awards for his performance; 2010 BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance and two British Comedy Awards for Best Television Actor in 2010 and 2012.

Capaldi could play any part in Ripper Street and exist as either a friend or foe. From his previous experience of play civil servant John Frobisher in Torchwood, he could easily pull off the political minister or even a police higher-up who leans on H Division to get the job done, emulating his swear-spieling (to a lesser extent) turn as Malcolm Tucker. Capaldi could almost as easily star as a villain, again be it a corrupt force or a puppet-master leading H Division on a trail of mystery.

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