Matt Smith Biography

Matt Smith's drama teacher suggested he play a role in a school production of Twelve Angry Men sparking a love of acting. Smith eventually joined the National Youth Theatre in London where his first roles on the stage included those in Murder in the Cathedral and The Master and Margarita. He went on to study drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Matt Smith's first professional stage roles included Fresh Kills and On the Shore of the Wide World which transferred to the prestigious Royal National Theatre in London. He also appeared in Alan Bennett's acclaimed play The History Boys and later made his debut in the West End in a production of Swimming With Sharks starring Christian Slater. He then starred in the critically acclaimed Polly Stenham play That Face at London's Royal Court Theatre and was nominated (with the rest of the cast) for a 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Smith also won the Evening Standard's Best Newcomer award. His first television roles were in BBC adaptations of the Philip Pullman books The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North playing the character Jim Taylor in 2006.

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