Question: Nardole is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Matt Lucas in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, the current incarnation of the alien time traveller known as The Doctor, portrayed by who, which Scottish actor, writer and director, best known for playing the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in "Doctor Who"?

full_context: Document 1: Twelfth Doctor: The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a time travelling, humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords. When the Doctor is critically injured, he can regenerate his body, and in doing so gain a new physical appearance, and with it a distinct new personality; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme's inception in 1963. Capaldi's portrayal of the Doctor is a spiky, brusque, contemplative, and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions.
Document 2: River Song (Doctor Who): River Song is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and played by Alex Kingston in the British science-fiction series "Doctor Who". River Song was introduced to the series as an experienced future companion of series protagonist the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time in his TARDIS. Because River Song is a time traveller herself, her adventures with the Doctor occur out of synchronisation; their first meeting (from the audience's perspective) is his first and apparently her last. In later appearances, River is a companion, romantic interest and eventual wife of the Doctor in his eleventh incarnation portrayed by Matt Smith. River Song was created by "Doctor Who" writer Steven Moffat for the show's fourth series in 2008, under the tenure of executive producer Russell T Davies. When Moffat took over Davies' duties as executive producer, he began expanding on the character's background, depicting adventures earlier in River's timeline, upgrading Alex Kingston from a guest star to a recurring actor in the series. Other actresses have subsequently portrayed younger versions of the character.
Document 3: Bill Potts (Doctor Who): Bill Potts is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Pearl Mackie in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". In the show's tenth series, starting with the first episode, Bill served as a companion of the twelfth incarnation of the alien time traveller known as the Doctor (portrayed by Peter Capaldi).
Document 4: Ian McDiarmid: Ian McDiarmid ( ; born 11 August 1944) is an Olivier and Tony award-winning Scottish character actor and director. He has appeared in 47 films since 1976. Internationally, he is most famous for his role as Palpatine in the "Star Wars" film series.
Document 5: Peter Mullan: Peter Mullan (born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's "My Name Is Joe" (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival and "The Claim" (2000). He is also winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances at 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Paddy Considine's "Tyrannosaur" (2011). Mullan appeared as supporting or guest actor in numerous cult movies, including "Riff-Raff" (1991), "Braveheart" (1995), "Trainspotting" (1996), "Young Adam" (2003), "Children of Men" (2006), "War Horse" (2011) and the "Harry Potter" film series (2010–11).
Document 6: Paddington (film): Paddington is a 2014 comedy film directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman. Based on "Paddington Bear" by Michael Bond, the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, along with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $265.3 million worldwide on a €38.5 million budget. Among several honours, King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. A sequel, "Paddington 2", is scheduled to be released in 2017.
Document 7: Alan Cumming: Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965), is a Scottish-American actor, singer/performer, author, and activist who has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and plays. His London stage appearances include "Hamlet", the Maniac in "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in "Bent", and the National Theatre of Scotland's "The Bacchae". On Broadway, he has appeared in "The Threepenny Opera", as the master of ceremonies in "Cabaret" (for which he won a Tony Award), "Design for Living" and a one-man adaptation of "Macbeth". His best-known film roles include his performances in "Emma", "GoldenEye", the "Spy Kids" trilogy, "Son of the Mask," and "X2". Cumming also introduces "Masterpiece Mystery!" for PBS and appeared on "The Good Wife", for which he has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award. A filming of his Las Vegas cabaret show, "Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs", aired on PBS stations in November 2016.
Document 8: David Tennant: David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series "Doctor Who", Alec Hardy in "Broadchurch", Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial "Casanova", Kilgrave in "Jessica Jones", and Barty Crouch, Jr. in the film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". In addition to his appearances on screen, he has worked as a voice actor and in theatre, including Prince Hamlet in a critically acclaimed 2008 stage production of "Hamlet" and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in the new "DuckTales" series starting in 2017. In January 2015, Tennant received the National Television Award for Special Recognition.
Document 9: The Time of the Doctor: "The Time of the Doctor" is an episode of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who", written by Steven Moffat and directed by Jamie Payne, and was broadcast as the ninth "Doctor Who" Christmas special on 25 December 2013 on BBC One. It features the final regular appearance of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and the first regular appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor following his brief cameo in "The Day of the Doctor". The episode also features Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion Clara Oswald, plus several enemies of the Doctor, including the Cybermen, Silence, Daleks, and Weeping Angels.
Document 10: Eleventh Doctor: The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". He is played by Matt Smith, in three series as well as seven specials, over an almost four-year-long period. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other "Doctor Who" multimedia.
Document 11: The Husbands of River Song: "The Husbands of River Song" is an episode of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2015, it is the eleventh Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. It is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon. The episode marks the return of Alex Kingston as River Song, making her first appearance alongside Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor. This also marks the first appearance of Nardole, who would become a companion starting from the next episode.
Document 12: Peter Capaldi: Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director, best known for playing the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in "Doctor Who" and as spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in "The Thick of It", for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. For reprising the role in the spinoff film "In the Loop", Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He further took on the role of Paddington Bear's neighbour Mr. Curry in the family comedy film "Paddington"; he is set to reprise the role in "Paddington 2".
Document 13: Donna Noble: Donna Noble is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Portrayed by British actress and comedian Catherine Tate, she is a companion of the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant). Originally appearing in the closing scene of the show's 2006 series and as a special guest star in its following Christmas special, "The Runaway Bride", Tate was not expected to reprise her role as Donna; for series 3 (2007), the Doctor travelled alongside medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman). However, Tate expressed interest in returning to the role, and she returned as Donna for the duration of the series 4 (2008), and in a subsequent 2009-10 Christmas and New Year's special.
Document 14: Paddington 2: Paddington 2 is an upcoming British-French family-comedy film directed by Paul King, co written by King and Simon Farnaby, and produced by David Heyman. It is the sequel to 2014's "Paddington". The film stars Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and the voices of Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton. Production began in October 2016, and ended in June 2017. The film is set to release on 10 November 2017.
Document 15: Nardole: Nardole is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Matt Lucas in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He is a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, the current incarnation of the alien time traveller known as The Doctor, portrayed by Peter Capaldi. He initially appeared in the 2015 Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song" as a companion of River Song, before returning in the following episode "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", having become the Doctor's companion in the meantime.
ground_truth: Peter Capaldi