English actor Matthew Robert Smith was born on October 28, 1982. He is well known for his outstanding performances from 2010 to 2014 as the eleventh Doctor in the well-known BBC program Doctor Who.
Additionally, he portrayed Prince Philip in the Netflix series The Crown from 2016 to 2017, as well as Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon beginning in 2022. Smith was nominated for a coveted Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in The Crown.
The 2006 BBC adaptations of The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman marked the beginning of Smith’s acting career.
His first significant television appearance came in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals when he played Danny. He was the youngest actor to play this iconic character when he played the eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who.
Smith has performed in a number of films in addition to his TV assignments. In Womb in 2010, he had a dual part, and in Terminator Genisys in 2015, he played the corporeal manifestations of Skynet.
Has Matt Smith been on Top Gear?
Yes, Matt Smith made his Top Gear début in 2012, in the midst of his time as the Time Lord. He recently performed the roles of Milo in Morbius in 2022 and 1960s pimp Jack in Last Night in Soho in 2021.