Matt Smith
Birthdate: October 28, 1982 (43 Years Old)
Birthplace: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Matt Smith (birthname: Matthew Robert Smith), co-starring with Jared Leto in Marvel’s Morbius (2022), shot from obscurity to stardom when picked to play the eleventh iteration of Doctor Who in the long-running British science fiction series with a global cult following. Two years after his departure as the Doctor, Smith established himself as a major actor with his acclaimed portrayal of Prince Philip in The Crown (2016-2017).
Smith’s versatility was soon underlined by startling performances as real-life figures Charles Manson (in Mary Harron’s Charlie Says (2018)) and artist-photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (in Ondi Timoner’s Mapplethorpe (2018)). It’s difficult to think of a comparable case of an actor playing such wildly contrasting actual personages, whose only commonality is that all of them were tinged by scandal and worldwide controversy.
He continued his foray into true stories with Gavid Hood’s Official Secrets (2019), in which Smith played British journalist Martin Bright opposite Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, and Ralph Fiennes. His next notable screen appearances include a suspicious man in the wild, swinging London world of Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho (2021), opposite Anya Taylor-Joy, followed by Morbius (2022), a major new sub-franchise inside the MCU.
2022 proves to be a busy year for Smith, starting with Morbius, and continuing with his ensemble appearance with Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes in Netflix’s drama, The Forgiven. But perhaps Smith’s biggest role arrives in later 2022 when he appears in the Game of Thrones spinoff series on HBO, House of the Dragon, as Prince Daemon Targaryen.
With his busy film and TV career going full steam, Smith—an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre--maintains a robust presence in British theater, most recently in 2019 starring in Duncan Macmillan’s play, Lungs, with his The Crown co-star, Claire Foy at The Old Vic.
Personal life
Awards
Twice-nominated, Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017, 2018); Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Award nomination (2018).
Matt Smith Movies
Actor
Previous (11)
- 2022 |
- 2021 |
Last Night in Soho
asJack
Aspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to return to 1960s London, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not as it seems, and the dreams of the past crack and splinter into something darker.
- 2019 |
Official Secrets
asMartin Bright
The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- 2019 |
Mapplethorpe
asRobert Mapplethorpe
A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
- 2019 |
Charlie Says
asCharles Manson
The tragic tale of an all-American girl who was transformed into a cold-blooded killer in the summer of 1969.
- 2018 |
Godspeed: The Race Across America
asSelf
Godspeed: The Race Across America
A humble sportscaster/plane crash survivor joins forces with ultra-competitive CEO in the world's most grueling bicycle endurance race. Driven by their shared convictions, they cycle 3,000+ miles nonstop, battling opponents, extreme terrain/weather, inner demons and occasionally ... Read all
- 2016 |
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
asParson Collins
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies.
- 2015 |
Terminator Genisys
asAlex
When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.
- 1992 |
Scent of a Woman
asJimmy Jameson
A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
- -- | as Russ
- -- | as The Doctor
