Matt Smith was born in Northampton and played football at the Nottingham Forest and Leicester City youth academies.
He went to Northampton School for Boys and University of East Anglia.
Matt Smith's TV acting credits include playing Danny Foster in Party Animals on BBC Two.
Matt Smith also acted in The Street, The Ruby in the Smoke, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and The Shadow in the North.
In January 2009 it was revealed that Matt Smith was to take over from David Tennant as Doctor Who.
Matt Smith is the youngest actor to play the Doctor. He is the 11th Doctor and his episodes start on 3 April 2010.
In February 2009, Matt Smith was cast as DS Dan Twentyman in Moses Jones, a BBC Two drama.
Matt Smith's first episode as Doctor Who was broadcast as Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour on Saturday 3 April 2010 on BBC One.
