Matt Smith

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Matt Smith (Matthew Robert Smith) is a well-known is a British actor

Oct 28, 1982

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: October 28, 1982
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Doctor who's Cast, Doctor Who Cast, University Of East Anglia (UEA), Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
  • Siblings: Laura Jayne Smith
  • Known as: Matthew Robert Smith, Smithers, Matthew Robert
  • Universities:
    • University Of East Anglia
    • Northampton School for Boys
    • University of East Anglia
    • National Youth Theatre
  • Notable Alumnis:
    • University Of East Anglia

Matt Smith born at

Northampton, United Kingdom

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Birth Place

Smith is romantically associated with British actress Lily James. He is an atheist.

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Personal Life

Matt Smith was born Matthew Robert Smith on October 28, 1982, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England to Lynne and David Smith. He grew up in Northampton where he studied at the ‘Northampton School for Boys’.

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Childhood & Early Life

A soccer enthusiast from an early age, Smith played for the youth teams of ‘Leicester City’, ‘Nottingham Forest’ and ‘Northampton Town’ and hoped to become a professional soccer player. However a severe back injury had him give up his plan.

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After such setback his drama teacher practically pushed him into acting when the latter signed Smith without his approval in the play ‘Twelve Angry Men’ as the tenth juror. He performed in the play, although reluctantly.

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During those days Smith who still viewed himself as a soccer player did not hold acting in high regards. However his drama teacher thrived in convincing him to thread the path of acting leading him to join the ‘National Youth Theatre’ in London.

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He then started attending the ‘University of East Anglia’ where he studied drama and creative writing.

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He stepped into the world of professional acting portraying Arnold in the play ‘Fresh Kills’ staged at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs.

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Career

Due to his professional acting endeavours, he sought an agreement with ‘University of East Anglia’ to allow him to complete his graduation without having to attend his final year lectures. He earned his graduation degree in 2005.

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He landed up playing Paul Danzinger in Simon Stephens’s play ‘On the Shore of the Wide World’ directed by Sarah Frankcom. The play premiered at ‘Royal Exchange Theatre’, Manchester on April 18, 2005 and was transferred to the Cottesloe space of ‘Royal National Theatre’ in London on May 26 that year.

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He went on to perform in other plays at the ‘Royal National Theatre’ which include ‘The History Boys’ during 2005-2006 and the teen play Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship in 2006.

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While performing on-stage, he forayed into television essaying the role of Jim Taylor in TV film adaptation of the Philip Pullman novel, ‘The Ruby in the Smoke’, the first of the Sally Lockhart quartet books. The film produced by BBC was aired on December 27, 2006 on ‘BBC One’.

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