Matt Smith acknowledged that during his audition, Simon Bird had been chosen to play Will McKenzie in the popular comedy series The Inbetweeners.
Despite this setback, Smith continued to put in a lot of effort and was finally chosen for several significant TV projects, including the eleventh season of Doctor Who, which may be his most well-known part to date.
He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his performance as Prince Philip in The Crown. In the 2022 season of the HBO drama series House of the Dragon, he was selected to play Daemon Targaryen.
In January 2009, Matt Smith was confirmed to be the eleventh Doctor in the British science fiction television program Doctor Who. He took the position of David Tennant, who announced his resignation in October 2008.
Despite his relative obscurity at the time, Smith was chosen for the role over other actors who had been speculated, including Paterson Joseph, David Morrissey, Sean Pertwee, James Nesbitt, Russell Tovey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Robert Carlyle, and Billie Piper.
A news article with the headline “Doctor Who?” poked light of the name of the television program due to his obscurity.
What movies is Matt Smith in?
- Morbius
- Last Night in Soho
- Terminator Genisys
- Charlie Says
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- The Forgiven
- Womb
- The Day of the Doctor
- Official Secrets
- Mapplethorpe
- Patient Zero
- His House
- Christopher and His Kind
- Lost River
- Starve Acre
- The Ruby in the Smoke
- An Adventure in Space and Time
What does Matt Smith do now?
Matt Smith is still in the entertainment industry. Smith made an appearance in the music videos for the Noel Gallagher band High Flying Birds’ songs “We’re On Our Way Now” and “Flying on the Ground” in 2021. He was hired to play Daemon Targaryen in the 2020 fantasy drama series House of the Dragon, a prequel to the hit Game of Thrones.