“The Doctor is excited and fascinated by the tiniest of things. By everything. By every single thing. That”
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Matt Smith
Matthew Robert Smith is an English actor. He is best known as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who (2010–2013), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown (2016–2017), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon (2022–present).
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entertainment · English actor (born 1982) · television actor · film actor · stage actor · actor · accountant · also Matt Smith, Smith
Born 28 October 1982 · Q312385
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 1 entry
Smith returned to the West End to star in a modern retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People
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2021· 1 entry
Smith appeared in the music videos for the songs "We're On Our Way Now" and "Flying on the Ground" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
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2020· 1 entry
Smith was cast as Daemon Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a prequel to the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones
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2018· 1 entry
While appearing on Desert Island Discs, he revealed that he nearly turned down the role of the Doctor
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2015· 1 entry
Smith was named one of GQ's 50 Best-Dressed British Men
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2008· 1 entry
And became Smith's second role there
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2007· 2 entries
Smith summarised the character as having a romantic outlook of the political world while being cynical elsewhere
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Smith appeared as Henry in the Polly Stenham play That Face at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in Chelsea
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2006· 1 entry
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 TV role came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals
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2005· 1 entry
Studied at University of East Anglia (2002–2005).
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2003· 1 entry
Performing in plays including Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres
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1982· 1 entry
Born 1982-10-28.
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1981· 1 entry
Making him the youngest Doctor and the youngest actor to be suggested for the role
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