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‘Murder in the Cathedral’ -

Matt’s first performance was in ‘Murder in the Cathedral’, a 2003 play with the National Youth Theatre.

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‘Murder in the Cathedral’ -

Smith played Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170.

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‘The Crown’ - One of Matt Smith’s most praised-performances was in Netflix series ‘The Crown’.

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‘The Crown’ - Smith played Prince Philip for series 1 and 2, starring alongside Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth.

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‘Christopher and His Kind’ -

A year after joining ‘Doctor Who’, Matt Smith impressed with a completely new role in ‘Christopher and His Kind’.

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The film told the true story of Christopher Isherwood, an English-American novelist who fell in love with a German man during the rise of Nazism.

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‘Doctor Who’ -

Who could forget… Matt Smith’s biggest (and arguably best) performance to date was as ‘Doctor Who’ himself.

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‘Doctor Who’ -

Smith is the youngest actor to play the Doctor. He starred in series 5-7, leaving the show in 2014.

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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ - The actor was also hilarious in ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’.

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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ - He played Mr. Collins, who fawns over Elizabeth Bennett (Lily James). It doesn’t work out, since Collins wants Bennett to give up her life as a zombie-killing warrior.

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‘Lost River’ -

Matt’s acting caught the attention of Ryan Gosling, who cast the actor in his 2014 film ‘Lost River’.

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‘Lost River’ - Smith was a tour-de-force as Bully, a cruel local criminal who scavenges copper piping from abandoned houses.

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‘Terminator Genisys’ - Smith headed back to Hollywood in 2015 for ‘Terminator Genisys’, also starring Emilia Clarke and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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‘Terminator Genisys’ - Smith played Alex, a futuristic robot who looks human.

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‘Mapplethorpe’ - Matt Smith went for something different with ‘Mapplethorpe’, a biographical drama that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.

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‘Mapplethorpe’ -

Smith plays Robert Mapplethorpe, a polarising photographer who had a close relationship with Patti Smith.

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‘Party Animals’ -

In 2007, Smith scored a prominent lead role in ‘Party Animals’, a political drama on BBC Two.

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‘Party Animals’ -

The actor played Danny Foster, a Parliamentary researcher who works in Westminster.

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‘Moses Jones’ - Matt Smith’s performance in ‘Moses Jones’ was highly anticipated. The crime drama series premiered a month after Smith was cast in ‘Doctor Who’.

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‘Moses Jones’ -

In ‘Moses Jones’, Matt played DS Dan Twentyman, who assists DI Moses Jones on a gruelling murder case in London.  

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‘American Psycho’ -

In 2013, Matt Smith surprised fans once again in ‘American Psycho’, a musical based on the novel and film of the same name.

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‘American Psycho’ -

Smith played the lead role, Patrick Bateman, an investment banker with an unhealthy appetite for murder.

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‘The History Boys’ -

Smith continued to shine onstage. From 2005 to 2006, he played Lockwood in a production of ‘The History Boys’.

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‘The History Boys’ -

The play was also adapted into a film, starring Richard Griffiths and Russell Tovey.

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'Charlie Says' - It’s not Smith’s only biopic this year, he also stars in ‘Charlie Says’, playing the infamous cult leader and killer, Charles Manson.

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'Charlie Says' -

The film is set to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival later this year.

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‘Bert and Dickie’ - Matt Smith showed his versatility in ‘Bert and Dickie’, a biographical drama which follows the true story of Dickie Burnell (Smith) and Bert Bushnell.

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‘Bert and Dickie’ - Bert and Dickie were two rowers who were paired together only five weeks before the 1948 London Olympics. The duo got Gold in the double sculls category.

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'Star Wars: Episode IX' - It was recently announced that Matt Smith will star in the next 'Star Wars' installment.

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'Star Wars: Episode IX' - It’s uncertain what role Smith will play. Past British actors have played both heroes and villains, so only time will tell what comes of Smith in ‘Star Wars’.

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