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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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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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Family Guy
The Graham Norton Show
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
The One Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Top Gear
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
This Time with Alan Partridge
Last Stand of the 300
An Adventure in Space and Time
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales
The Street
The Crown
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who at the Proms
House of the Dragon
The Shadow in the North
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Star Wars: Starfighter
Lost River
Terminator Genisys
His House
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Doctor Who at the Proms
Caught Stealing
Last Night in Soho
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Forgiven
Doctor Who
Party Animals
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Official Secrets
Womb
Morbius
The Ruby in the Smoke
Doctor Who: Asylum of The Daleks Prequel
Pond Life
Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Prequel
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
The Death of Bunny Munro
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
Production Credits
The Death of Bunny Munro
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