Matt Smith, 1982
Actors · October 28, 1982
Matt Smith
★ HOW OLD IS MATT SMITH?
Matt Smith is 43 years old, born October 28, 1982 in United Kingdom · Scorpio.
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★ LEDE
About
Matt Smith became a global screen fixture playing the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who (2010–2013), then earned an Emmy nod for Prince Philip in The Crown (2016–2017). The English actor, born in 1982, initially pursued professional football until a spinal condition redirected him to drama school and the stage. He has since oscillated between prestige TV and genre film—most recently inhabiting Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon and a 1990s punk in Darren Aronofsky's Caught Stealing. A Scorpio with numerological life-path 4 [birth].
★ FEATURE
Biography
Matt Smith shifted from aspiring footballer to one of British television's most recognizable faces after spondylolysis sidelined his athletic career. He studied drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, then built his early reputation in London theatre—Murder in the Cathedral, The History Boys, On the Shore of the Wide World, and a critically acclaimed turn in That Face. His television breakthrough came in 2007 as Danny in the BBC series Party Animals, but the Eleventh Doctor role in Doctor Who (2010–2013) catapulted him to international recognition. That same profile allowed him to pivot to prestige drama: he played Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown (2016–2017), earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Since then, Smith has carved a distinct niche in genre and auteur-driven cinema—Skynet's human forms in Terminator Genisys (2015), a 1960s pimp in Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho (2021), and Milo Morbius in the superhero film Morbius (2022). Most recently, he joined House of the Dragon (2022–present) as Daemon Targaryen and appeared in Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller Caught Stealing (2025). As an actor, Smith operates across television, film, and theatre—a range deepened by his early West End stage work with Christian Slater in Swimming with Sharks. Born in Great Britain on 28 October 1982, he embodies the Scorpio's capacity for intensity and reinvention, with a life-path 4 suggesting a builder's discipline beneath his shape-shifting screen personas [birth].
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Smith grew up aspiring to professional football until spondylolysis interrupted that trajectory. He enrolled at the University of East Anglia to study drama and creative writing, then joined the National Youth Theatre, which launched his transition to acting in 2003. His early stage work in Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys, and On the Shore of the Wide World built his London theatre reputation before he extended into West End productions and television.
★ SIDEBAR
Trivia
- Smith's first television role was Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North in 2006, three years before his breakout in Party Animals.
- He performed alongside Christian Slater in the West End stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks before shifting focus to screen roles.
- Smith has inhabited multiple franchise and genre anchors: the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who, Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon, and Skynet's physical form in Terminator Genisys, spanning sci-fi television, fantasy prestige drama, and action cinema.
★ SIDEBAR
Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Matt Smith succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 4 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan WangTiger · 1998
- Kerris DorseyTiger · 1998
- Declan McKennaTiger · 1998
- Emily FairnTiger · 1998
CHALLENGING
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade Pettyjohn
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Matt Smith?
- Matt Smith is 43 years old (born October 28, 1982).
- When is Matt Smith's birthday?
- Matt Smith was born on October 28, 1982.
- What is Matt Smith's zodiac sign?
- Matt Smith is a Scorpio, born October 28, 1982.
- What is Matt Smith's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Matt Smith was born in 1982, the year of the Water Dog.
- Where is Matt Smith from?
- Matt Smith is from United Kingdom.
- What does Matt Smith do?
- Matt Smith is a actor.
- Is Matt Smith still alive?
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