Matt Smith

Matt Smith
Smith at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2011
Born	Matthew Robert Smith (1982-10-28) 28 October 1982 (age 42) Northampton, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003 – present
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982)^[1] is an English actor. He is best known as the eleventh form of the Doctor on the British television series Doctor Who. He received a BAFTA Award nomination for the role in 2011.^[2]

He wanted to be a professional footballer. A back injury made him stop playing the sport. He joined the National Youth Theatre and studied Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Smith became an actor in 2003. He performed in plays like Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. On West End, he has performed in Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater,^[3] and That Face.^[4]

Smith's first television role was in 2006. He portrayed Jim Taylor in the BBC version of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North. His his first major role in television came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals. Smith is the youngest person to play the character in the British television series.^[5]

1. ↑ Northampton School for Boys
2. ↑ Plunkett, John (26 April 2011). "Doctor Who's Matt Smith and E4's Misfits win Bafta nods". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
3. ↑ "Entertainment | Who on earth is Matt Smith?". BBC News. 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
4. ↑ "That face to watch| Theatre". This is London. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
5. ↑ "Press Office — Network TV Programme Information BBC Weeks 51/52 BBC ONE". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2010.