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My Take
Matt Smith is, to my mind, one of the most quietly versatile actors Britain has produced this century. The whimsical, ancient-eyed Eleventh Doctor, the simmering Prince Philip of The Crown, and the dangerous charisma of Daemon Targaryen could be three different actors' careers, yet he makes each feel inevitable. I love that he originally chased professional football until a back condition redirected him; you can sense an athlete's physical precision in how he moves on screen. He picks roles with edges rather than safe leading-man fare, and that instinct, more than any single performance, is why I keep watching whatever he signs up for next.
Overview
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) 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). Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matt Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- マット・スミス
- Reading
- まっと・すみす
- Born
- October 28, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Northampton, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor / accountant
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of East Anglia
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.