Matt Smith

Matt Smith (42)

1982-10-28 | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon (2022–present) and Prince Philip in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017), the latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he became an actor in 2003, performing in plays including Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in the stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater, followed a year later by a critically acclaimed performance as Henry in That Face. Smith's first television role came in 2006 as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, while his first major role in television came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals. Smith portrayed the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who from 2010 to 2013, becoming the youngest person to portray the character. In film, he portrayed a dual role in Womb (2010), the physical forms of Skynet in Terminator Genisys (2015), 1960s pimp Jack in Last Night in Soho (2021), and Milo in Morbius (2022).

Upcoming Films

On Movies

  • Doctor Who at the Proms
  • Starve Acre
  • Perfect Match
  • The Forgiven
  • Morbius
  • Superworm
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Lungs
  • His House
  • Official Secrets
  • Charlie Says
  • Mapplethorpe
  • Patient Zero
  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
  • Terminator Genisys
  • Lost River
  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
  • Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
  • An Adventure in Space and Time
  • Doctor Who: The Inforarium
  • Doctor Who: Rain Gods
  • Doctor Who at the Proms
  • Doctor Who: She Said, He Said
  • Doctor Who: The Snowmen
  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
  • Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
  • Doctor Who: The Great Detective
  • Doctor Who: Pond Life
  • Bert & Dickie
  • Doctor Who: Good as Gold
  • Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
  • Christopher and His Kind
  • Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
  • Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
  • Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
  • Doctor Who at the Proms
  • Womb
  • Together
  • The Shadow in the North
  • The Ruby in the Smoke

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