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 and Prince Philip in the Netflix series The
Crown, 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 like 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, who was announced
as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in January 2009, is the
youngest person to portray the character. He left the series at the
end of the 2013 Christmas Day special, ‘The Time of the Doctor’.
In film, he starred in Womb (2010) and portrayed the physical
embodiment of Skynet in Terminator Genisys (2015).
best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in
the BBC series Doctor Who and Prince Philip in the Netflix series The
Crown, 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 like 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, who was announced
as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in January 2009, is the
youngest person to portray the character. He left the series at the
end of the 2013 Christmas Day special, ‘The Time of the Doctor’.
In film, he starred in Womb (2010) and portrayed the physical
embodiment of Skynet in Terminator Genisys (2015).
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