Matt Smith 1982 42
Matt Smith 1982 42
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).
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2025 Caught Stealing as Russ
2024 Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (11) (archive footage)
2024 Starve Acre as Richard
2024 Perfect Match as Concierge London
2022 House of the Dragon as Prince Daemon Targaryen
2022 The Forgiven as Richard Galloway
2022 Morbius as Milo
2021 Superworm as Superworm (voice)
2021 Last Night in Soho as Jack
2020 Lungs as M
2020 His House as Mark Essworth
2019 Official Secrets as Martin Bright
2019 Charlie Says as Charles Manson
2019 Mapplethorpe as Robert Mapplethorpe
2018 Sparks! Thanks
2018 Patient Zero as Morgan
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Parson Collins
2015 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (11) (picture) (uncredited)
2015 Terminator Genisys as Alex / Skynet
2015 Lost River as Bully
2014 Doctor Who: Deep Breath as The Doctor (11)
2013 Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor as The Doctor (11)
2013 Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as The Doctor
2013 The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro as The Doctor (11)
2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (11)
2013 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
2013 An Adventure in Space and Time as Self / The Doctor (11) (uncredited)
2013 Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS as self
2013 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
2013 The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor
2013 Doctor Who Explained as Self
2013 Doctor Who: The Inforarium as The Doctor
2013 Doctor Who: Rain Gods as The Doctor
2013 Doctor Who at the Proms as Self - Special Guest Appearance / The Doctor
2013 Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as Self
2013 Doctor Who: She Said, He Said as The Doctor
2013 Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea as Self
2013 Doctor Who: The Bells of Saint John Prequel as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who: The Snowmen as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who: The Great Detective as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who: Asylum of The Daleks Prequel as The Doctor
2012 Doctor Who: Pond Life as The Doctor
2012 The Science of Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)
2012 Bert & Dickie as Bert Bushnell
2012 Doctor Who: Good as Gold as The Doctor
2011 Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe as The Doctor
2011 Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Prequel as The Doctor
2011 Doctor Who: Death is The Only Answer as The Doctor
2011 Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel as The Doctor
2011 Christopher and His Kind as Christopher Isherwood
2010 Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol as The Doctor
2010 Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 as The Doctor
2010 Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1 as The Doctor
2010 Doctor Who at the Proms as Self - Special Guest Appearance / The Doctor
2010 Womb as Thomas
2009 Together as Rob
2007 The Shadow in the North as Jim Taylor
2007 Last Stand of the 300 as Darius
2006 The Ruby in the Smoke as Jim Taylor