Matt Smith

Acting · Born 1982-10-28 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Biography

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 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 began his acting career in 2003, performing in plays such as Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys, and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his…

Filmography

• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
• Doctor Who Explained as Self
• Doctor Who at the Proms as Self - Special Guest Appearance / The Doctor
• Christopher and His Kind as Christopher Isherwood
• Superworm as Superworm (voice)
• The Shadow in the North as Jim Taylor
• The Ruby in the Smoke as Jim Taylor
• Starve Acre as Richard
• Womb as Thomas
• Bert & Dickie as Bert Bushnell