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Matt Smith is an English actor born in 1982 who became widely known for playing the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who. He has since appeared in various films and television shows, establishing himself as a prominent figure in British and international entertainment.
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is known for playing the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who (2010–2013), Prince Philip in Netflix's historical series The Crown (2016–2017)—for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination—and Daemon Targaryen in HBO's fantasy drama series House of the Dragon(2022–present). Smith…
Known for
- Star Wars: Starfighter2027
- House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere — Prince Daemon Targaryen2026
- Caught Stealing — Russ2025
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- The Death of Bunny Munro — Bunny Munro2025
- Starve Acre — Richard2024
- Perfect Match — Concierge London2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (11) (archive footage)2024
- House of the Dragon: The House That Dragons Built — Self2024
- Morbius — Milo2022
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matt
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Northampton
- Occupation
- accountant
- Educated at
- National Youth Theatre
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- video game industry
- Image
- Matt Smith at Los Angeles Comic Con 2023-02.jpg
- Residence
- Northampton
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- Matt Smith (actor)
- date of birth
- 1982-10-28
- start of work period
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- nominated for
- British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
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- Matthew Smith
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who (2010–2013), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown (2016–2017) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon (2022–present).
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 in That Face.
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