History Creator / MattSmith

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Creator/KarenGillan like to tease each other, and during ''Series/DoctorWhoConfidential'', he's often seen pestering her, mimicking her Scottish accent, and sometimes chasing her around with a badger puppet. However, it's very obvious that they both care deeply for each other, and are very close friends. (This has actually been said about all four cast members on the show at the time -- Matt, Karen, Creator/ArthurDarvill and AlexKingston.)

* {{Adorkable}}

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwy-_jbACFM Doing a strip tease. In character as the Doctor.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome For charity.]]

Like Creator/PeterDavison, he's succeeding a beloved, loud, eccentric, and unbelievably popular Doctor, and is the youngest Doctor at the time of his entry onto the series. He's doing spectacularly well at it as well.

* WagTheDirector: Matt didn't feel happy in any of the outfits the ''Series/DoctorWho'' crew put him in, and eventually insisted on trying on a bow tie and suspenders. creator/StevenMoffat objected that an outfit like that would be more of a ''Series/DoctorWho'' parody than anything else. As soon as Matt was in his chosen outfit, though, things fell into place and his Doctor's entire wardrobe was changed into the one we know and love about half a day before the deadline.

->Hello, I'm Matt Smith, and ''I'm wearing a fez!''

Matt Smith is a British actor, born October 28th 1982, in {{the Midlands}} (Northampton to be precise). He aimed to be a professional footballer, but a back injury put an end to that, and he went into acting instead.

Matt appeared in the National Theatre production of ''Theatre/TheHistoryBoys'', which was also made into a film, but not with him in. On TV, he appeared as Jim Taylor in two adaptations of the SallyLockhart novels, alongside BilliePiper in the title role. He also appeared alongside her in ''SecretDiaryOfACallGirl'', which should make for some... interesting fanvids in the years to come.

He appears in a deleted scene of ''InBruges'' as the younger version of Ralph Fiennes' character, and decapitates a policeman with a sabre. He stars alongside [[JamesBond Bond girl]] EvaGreen in the 2010 film ''{{Womb}}''.

Naturally, this is the fourth time where he's appeared on a show or TV special that BilliePiper has been on (and with the 50th anniversary special, the fourth time they've worked together).

Like PeterDavison, he's succeeding a beloved, loud, eccentric, and unbelievably popular Doctor, and is the youngest Doctor at the time of his entry onto the series. He's doing spectacularly well at it as well.

Not much of a fan to begin with (both he and KarenGillan grew up in the period between 1989 and 2005 when the show was off the air), he started watching the old stories and became a big fan of PatrickTroughton. (He called up StevenMoffat in the middle of the night to spend twenty minutes raving about "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E1TheTombOfTheCybermen The Tomb of the Cybermen]]", then asked for a bow tie.) To get a feel for his character, he wrote FanFiction with the Doctor meeting AlbertEinstein.

Not well-known for his musical skills, he is nevertheless an accomplished keyboardist -- and was, for one brief, shining moment, the third member of Orbital, ''actually playing the Doctor Who theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBrYrdz6YxA live at Glastonbury]]''.

On June 1, 2013, over the sound of fangirls everywhere sobbing enough tears to double Britain's annual rainfall, he announced that he would be [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 leaving the show]] at Christmas. "It's been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the TARDIS for a spell with '[[KarenGillan the ginger]], [[Creator/ArthurDarvill the nose]], and [[JennaLouiseColeman the impossible one]]'. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys."

!!Tropes commonly associated with Doctor Eleven, er... Matt Smith, or even applicable to him in RealLife:

* BuffySpeak
--> I always wanted something purple, a la [[JonPertwee Pertwee]]. And so now I’ve got purple tweed, and cool purpley boots and a cool purpley waistcoat and a purple bowtie and purple lining. I’ve got my purple wish.
** Full interview [[http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/03/25/exclusive-matt-smith-talks-new-doctor-who-series-and-50th-anniversary-special/ here]]

* TheCastShowoff: Gets to show off his football skills in the episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E11TheLodger The Lodger]]".
* CloudCuckooLander: Watch any interview with him. Any. At. All.

* TheKlutz: According to StevenMoffat. There was a running bet on how long it would take for Matt to break the sonic screwdriver. See the Quotes page for more.
** While filming "[[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler}} Let's Kill Hitler]]," to avoid getting it dirty, Matt took off his tuxedo jacket and put it on a table...into a glass of grape juice.

* LargeHam: Gives an ode to overacting in the episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E04ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]]", and it is ''glorious''.
** [[UpToEleven Turns it up to]] [[IncrediblyLamePun Eleven]] when playing the Cyber-Planner "Mr. Clever" persona in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E12NightmareInSilver Nightmare in Silver]].
** HamToHamCombat: Matt Smith vs. ''Matt Smith'' in the aforementioned ''Nightmare in Silver.'' He's also had some pretty epic battles with ''Who'''s guest stars, such as Dame Diana Rigg in ''The Crimson Horror.''

* MrFanservice: There's more where [[http://ianwylie.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mattbafta1500.jpg?w=500&h=333 this]] came from. In that movie, ''Christopher And His Kind'', he has a very naked, very gay makeout session with a very hot man.

* OneOfUs: Wrote DoctorWho fanfic to get in touch with his character. (It involved the Doctor meeting [[AlbertEinstein Einstein]].)
* PromotedFanboy: Was an Isherwood fan before getting to play him in "Christopher and His Kind."

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and KarenGillan like to tease each other, and during ''Series/DoctorWhoConfidential'', he's often seen pestering her, mimicking her Scottish accent, and sometimes chasing her around with a badger puppet. However, it's very obvious that they both care deeply for each other, and are very close friends. (This has actually been said about all four cast members on the show at the time - Matt, Karen, Creator/ArthurDarvill and AlexKingston.)
* WagTheDirector: Matt didn't feel happy in any of the outfits the ''Series/DoctorWho'' crew put him in, and eventually insisted on trying on a bow tie and suspenders. StevenMoffat objected that an outfit like that would be more of a ''Series/DoctorWho'' parody than anything else. As soon as Matt was in his chosen outfit, though, things fell into place and his Doctor's entire wardrobe was changed into the one we know and love about half a day before the deadline.
* TheWonka: Before he was cast as the Eleventh Doctor, Smith tried out for the role of [[StraightMan Dr. John Watson]] in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''. Moffat rejected him for [[http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a201372/matt-smith-rejected-for-bbcs-sherlock.html being too 'barmy']] -- the Moff said he would have fit Sherlock quite well, but they'd already settled on Benedict Cumberbatch for that role.
** Naturally this became HilariousInHindsight once "[[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen The Snowmen]]" hit the air, and he got to channel Sherlock himself. The fandom had a ''field day'' with this.

Matt appeared in the National Theatre production of ''Theatre/TheHistoryBoys'', which was also made into a film, but not with him in. On TV, he appeared as Jim Taylor in two adaptations of PhilipPullman's Sally Lockhart novels, alongside BilliePiper in the title role. He also appeared alongside her in ''SecretDiaryOfACallGirl'', which should make for some... interesting fanvids in the years to come.

On June 1, 2013, over the sound of fangirls everywhere weeping, he announced that he would be [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 leaving the show]] at Christmas. "It's been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the TARDIS for a spell with '[[KarenGillan the ginger]], [[Creator/ArthurDarvill the nose]], and [[JennaLouiseColeman the impossible one]]'. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys."

On June 1, 2013, over the sound of fangirls everywhere screaming in agony, he announced that he would be [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 leaving the show]] at Christmas. "It's been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the Tardis for a spell with '[[KarenGillan the ginger]], [[Creator/ArthurDarvill the nose]], and [[JennaLouiseColeman the impossible one]]'. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys."

On June 1, 2013, he announced that he would be [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 leaving the show]] at Christmas. "It's been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the Tardis for a spell with '[[KarenGillan the ginger]], [[Creator/ArthurDarvill the nose]], and [[JennaLouiseColeman the impossible one]]'. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys."

However, "Matt Smith ([[MeaningfulName XI]])", as he's listed on {{IMDB}}, has now been catapulted into the UK national consciousness. On January 3rd 2009, the BBC announced that he would be playing the Eleventh regeneration of the Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho''. Aged 26 when cast, he is the youngest person to ever play the Doctor.

On June 1, 2013, he announced that he would be [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 leaving the show]] at Christmas. ""It's been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the Tardis for a spell with '[[KarenGillan the ginger]], [[Creator/ArthurDarvill the nose]], and [[JennaLouiseColeman the impossible one]]'. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys."

On June 1, 2013, he announced that he would be [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 leaving the show]] at Christmas. ""It's been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of brilliant actors, and helm the Tardis for a spell with 'the ginger, the nose and the impossible one'. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys."

* CloudCuckooLander

* LostInCharacter: Matt Smith isn't lost in the Doctor; the Doctor is lost in Matt Smith.

Not much of a fan to begin with (both he and KarenGillan grew up in the period between 1989 and 2005 when the show was off the air), he started watching the old stories and became a big fan of PatrickTroughton. (He called up StevenMoffat in the middle of the night to spend twenty minutes raving about "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E1TheTombOfTheCybermen The Tomb of the Cybermen]]". Then asked for a bow tie.) To get a feel for his character, he wrote FanFiction with the Doctor meeting AlbertEinstein.

* MeaningfulName: It's rather appropriate that IMDB attaches the Roman numeral for 11 onto his name, given he's the Eleventh Doctor.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and KarenGillan like to tease each other, and during ''Series/DoctorWhoConfidential'', he's often seen pestering her, mimicking her Scottish accent, and sometimes chasing her around with a badger puppet. However, it's very obvious that they both care deeply for each other, and are very close friends. (This has actually been said about all four cast members on the show at the time.)

However, "Matt Smith ([[MeaningfulName XI]])", as he's listed on {{IMDB}}, has now been catapulted into the UK national consciousness. On January 3rd 2009, the BBC announced that he would be playing the Eleventh regeneration of the Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho'' in the 2009 specials. Aged 26 when cast, he is the youngest person to ever play the Doctor.

However, "Matt Smith ([[MeaningfulName XI]])", as he's listed on {{IMDB}}, has now been catapulted into the UK national consciousness, and is set to acquire more fangirls than you can count. On January 3rd 2009, the BBC announced that he would be succeeding DavidTennant's wildly popular Tenth Doctor when Tennant left ''Series/DoctorWho'' in the 2009 specials. Aged 26 when cast, he is the youngest person to ever play the Doctor.

Extremely clumsy, as Moffat has related - just as Moffat was proposing to Piers Wenger (fellow executive producer) to run a book on how long Smith would take to break the sonic screwdriver prop, the prop man walked past...

Not much of a fan to begin with (both he and KarenGillan grew up in the period between 1989 and 2005 when the show was off the air), he started watching the old stories and became a big fan of PatrickTroughton. (He called up StevenMoffat in the middle of the night to spend twenty minutes raving about ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E1TheTombOfTheCybermen The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. Then asked for a bow tie.) To get a feel for his character, he wrote FanFiction with the Doctor meeting AlbertEinstein.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Zero. Also, Matt, KarenGillan and Creator/ArthurDarvill would often play a game of "uncomfortable touch" with new actors and see how far they could go.

* '''{{Keet}}'''

-->-- '''Matt Smith''', introducing ''Creator/DoctorWhoConfidential''

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and KarenGillan like to tease each other, and during ''Creator/DoctorWhoConfidential'', he's often seen pestering her, mimicking her Scottish accent, and sometimes chasing her around with a badger puppet. However, it's very obvious that they both care deeply for each other, and are very close friends. (This has actually been said about all four cast members on the show at the time.)

-->-- '''Matt Smith''', introducing ''DoctorWhoConfidential''

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and KarenGillan like to tease each other, and during DoctorWhoConfidential, he's often seen pestering her, mimicking her Scottish accent, and sometimes chasing her around with a badger puppet. However, it's very obvious that they both care deeply for each other, and are very close friends. (This has actually been said about [[MattSmith all]] [[KarenGillan four]] [[Creator/ArthurDarvill cast]] [[AlexKingston members]] on the show at the time.)