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Matt Smith portrays Prince Philip in the Netflix original series, The Crown.

Biography[]

Matthew Robert Smith was born and raised in Northampton. He was educated at Northampton School For Boys and studied Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He got into acting through the National Youth Theatre and performed with the Royal Court and the National Theatre.

Career[]

Smith shot to fame when he was cast by producer Steven Moffat as the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC's iconic science-fiction adventure series Doctor Who (2005). Smith starred in 49 episodes of Doctor Who (three short of his predecessor, David Tennant). He left in the momentous 50th anniversary year of the Doctor Who legend in 2013, which included starring in the 50th anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) and acting with Tennant, guest star John Hurt, and the oldest living and longest-serving actor to play the Doctor, Tom Baker. [1]

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  1. [1] Matt Smith Wikipedia Biography
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