Matt Smith

Matt Smith is an English actor who has appeared in a number of television, theatre and film roles. He has recently been revealed as the successor to David Tennant to play the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who.

A back injury forced Smith to abandon a career as a professional footballer. After this, a drama teacher guided him toward acting and persuaded him to join the National Youth Theatre. He went on to study Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia.

His first major television role was in Party Animals, a BBC drama series about a group of political researchers and advisors in Westminster. Smith played the role of Danny Foster, a "politics geek" who was stuck in his job as a researcher.