Matti Smith is an English actor. He has starred in “The Crown” and “Doctor Who”. He currently stars in “House of the Dragon”.
So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the actor.
- His full name is Matthew Robert Smith
- He was born October 28, 1982
- He 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
- Matt 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
- He has performed 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
- A year later he received acclaim for his 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
- Matt Smith portrayed the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who from 2010 to 2013, becoming the youngest person to portray the character
- In 2022, Smith takes on a role as Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon
- 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)
- Matthew Robert Smith was born in Northampton on 28 October 1982
- He is the son of Lynne and David Smith
- He has a sister named Laura Jayne, who was one of the dancers featured in the well-known music video for Eric Prydz’s 2004 song “Call on Me”
- Matt Smith attended Northampton School for Boys
- His grandfather had played football for Notts County and Smith had also planned to play football
- Smith played for the youth teams of Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, and Leicester City
- Becoming captain of the latter’s youth team
- A serious back injury resulted in spondylolysis, and he was unable to continue with a footballing career
- Smith’s cousin Leigh Killick, who taught drama at his school, introduced him to acting by signing him up for theatrical productions without his consent
- After failing to participate on the first two occasions, Leigh arranged for him to play the tenth juror in an adaptation of Twelve Angry Men
- Although he took part, he refused to attend a drama festival for which Leigh had also signed him up, as he saw himself as a football player and believed acting would damage his social life
- Leigh persisted, eventually persuading him to join the National Youth Theatre in London
- After leaving school, Smith studied Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, graduating in 2005
- With the National Youth Theatre, he played Thomas Becket in Murder in the Cathedral and Bassoon in The Master and Margarita
- His role in the latter earned him an agent and his first professional jobs, Fresh Kills and On the Shore of the Wide World
- This led him to seek an agreement with his university so that he could graduate without attending lectures in his final year
- Matt Smith was in a relationship with Brazilian actress and singer Mayana Moura from 2008 to 2009
- He also had an on-off relationship with model Daisy Lowe from 2010 to 2014
- From 2014 to 2019, he was in a relationship with actress Lily James
- Smith is an atheist and an avid supporter of Blackburn Rovers FC
- He has cited his favourite band Radiohead as an inspiration
- He referred to Oasis as “the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world”
- In 2015, he was named one of GQ’s 50 Best-Dressed British Men
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