Matthew
Robert Smith was born
on 28 October 1982 in
, Northampton, Northamptonshire,
UK
He attended Northampton
School For Boys where
he later became Head
Boy.
As a teenager he was
a talented footballer
and considered turning
professional, he played
for Northampton Town
Under 11 and 12s, Nottingham
Forest Under 12,13,14s
and Leicester City Under
15 and 16s but had to
give it up, following
a back injury, and turned
to acting instead.
When Matt was younger
he was a member of the
National Youth Theatre
staring in plays such
as Murder In The Cathedral
a review at the time
in fact points out that
Matt was very good in
it here.
He studied Drama and
Creative Writing at
the Norwich University
while still at University
he starred in Fresh
Kills.
Since then Matt has
been in History Boys
, On The Shore Of The
Wide World the trio
of plays Burn / Citizenship
/ Chatroom. He then
went in to star in That
Face, opposite Lindsay
Duncan. His performance
gained an Evening Standard
Best Newcomer nomination.
From there he went on
to star with Christian
Slater in Swimming with
Sharks.
Matt TV roles have been
in The Ruby in the Smoke,
The Shadow in the North,
Party Animals, The Street,
Moses Jones and in 2010
Matt will be the 11th
Doctor for Doctor Who
Matt likes photography poetry and loves music and can play piano. One of his favourite bands are Radiohead.
Taken from News of the World
Ten things you didn't know about the new Doctor
Lawrence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre
1.
Matt once
went to
Alcoholic
Anonymous
meetings
to research
a part.
2. His sister
Laura is
a dancer.
She toured
with Take
That.
3. He acted
with Hollywood
superstar
Christian
Slater in
the West
End play
Swimming
With Sharks.
4. He didn’t
go to drama
school.
5. He was
named by
Vogue as
a young
actor to
look out
for.
6. He’s
best friends
with acting
twins Luke
and Harry
Treadaway,
who starred
in horror
The Disappeared.
7. He fell
for a girl
on a 2-week
hol in Brazil—
and stayed
6 weeks.
8. He excelled
at sport
at school.
9. A bad
back stopped
him being
a footy
pro.
10. He is
three years
younger
than the
previous
youngest
Doc Peter
Davison,
who was
29.
Womb
Part: Thomas
Release: 2010
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Doctor
Who
Part: The Doctor
Release: 2010
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Moses
Jones
Part: Dan Twentyman
Release: 2009
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The
Street
Part: Ian Hanley
Release: 2007
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