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Matt Smith

Actor · Born October 28, 1982 (43) · Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is known for playing the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who (2010–2013), Prince Philip in Netflix's historical series The Crown (2016–2017)—for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination—and Daemon Targaryen in HBO's fantasy drama series House of the Dragon(2022–present). Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he began his acting career in 2003, performing in plays such as Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys, and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in the stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater, followed a year later by a critically acclaimed performance in That Face. Smith's first television role was in 2006 as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North. His first significant television role came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals. In film, he has played a dual role in the science fiction film Womb (2010), the physical forms of Skynet in the cyberpunk action film Terminator Genisys (2015), a 1960s pimp in the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2021) and Milo Morbius in the superhero film Morbius (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 28, 1982 (43)
From
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Matt Smith's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Self
17%
Survival
17%
Bonds
16%
Ideas
10%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 22
Shadow
4 of 22
Ally
3 of 22
Trickster
3 of 22
Shapeshifter
2 of 22
Mentor
1 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
10
Melancholic
12
Joyful
5
Warm
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matt Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star Wars: Starfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Wishful Thinking(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Prince Daemon Targaryen

  • The Death of Bunny Munro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Bunny Munro

  • Caught Stealing(2025)

    as Russ

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Dr Who at the Proms 2024(2024)

    as The Doctor (11) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Starve Acre(2023)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Perfect Match(2024)

    as Concierge London

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 26 episodes · as Prince Daemon Targaryen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Forgiven(2021)

    as Richard Galloway

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Morbius(2022)

    as Milo

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Superworm(2021)

    as Superworm (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Last Night in Soho(2021)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lungs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as M

  • His House(2020)

    as Mark Essworth

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Official Secrets(2019)

    as Martin Bright

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Says(2018)

    as Charles Manson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mapplethorpe(2018)

    as Robert Mapplethorpe

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • This Time with Alan Partridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Milner

  • Sparks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Thanks

  • Patient Zero(2018)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)

    as Parson Collins

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The Doctor (11) (picture) (uncredited)

  • Terminator Genisys(2015)

    as Alex / Skynet

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Lost River(2014)

    as Bully

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Deep Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Doctor (11)

  • The Ultimate Time Lord(2014)

    as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith(2013)

    as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor (11)

  • Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor (11)

  • The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor (11)

  • The Science of Doctor Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: Rain Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: The Inforarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: She Said, He Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: The Snowmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: The Great Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: Pond Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Pond Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as The Doctor

  • The Science of Doctor Who(2012)

    as The Doctor (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bert & Dickie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bert Bushnell

  • Doctor Who: Good as Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Doctor

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: Death is The Only Answer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Doctor

  • Christopher and His Kind(2011)

    as Christopher Isherwood

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Doctor

  • Meanwhile, in the TARDIS: Part 2(2010)

    as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Doctor

  • Womb(2010)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The End of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Doctor

  • Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rob

  • Moses Jones(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dan Twentyman

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Diary of a Call Girl(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Shadow in the North(2007)

    as Jim Taylor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Last Stand of the 300(2007)

    as Darius

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Party Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Danny Foster

  • The Ruby in the Smoke(2006)

    as Jim Taylor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Street(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ian Hanley

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 40 episodes · as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Salamander Lives Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles, 68 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Terminator Genisys (2015)

$441M worldwide

Highest rated

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Doctor Who (2005)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· Doctor Who
  • 2005BAFTA Award nomination· Doctor Who
  • 2006First film· The Ruby in the Smoke
  • 2010First top-billed film· Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
  • 2013Career best· Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
  • 2016Primetime Emmy nomination· The Crown
Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 71: 67 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting1 of 71: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 71: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 71: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s43 · 41 acting · 2 crew2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 39% of 23 roles
061621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2026.

  1. 2026
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actor
  2. 2023
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Matt Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Last Stand of the 300 (2007)

96th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matt Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles38–89 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles22–74 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles21–82 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles12–71 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles35–85 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Matt Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billie Piper shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers