Matthew Robert Smith is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who, Prince Philip in the Netflix series The Crown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon.
Matthew Robert Smith was born in Northampton on 28 October 1982, Smith’s first television role was as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of the Sally Lockhart quartet books The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North.
What did Matt Smith do before Doctor Who?
Matt Smith join the National Youth Theatre and studied drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he became an actor in 2003, performing 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, followed a year later by a critically acclaimed performance as Henry in That Face.
