The British actor gives life to the character of Daemon Targaryen , who becomes a direct ancestor of the iconic Daenerys Targaryen, the undisputed protagonist of ‘Game of Thrones’. And, the plot takes place 172 years before the birth of the Mother of Dragons. For this reason, we will analyze a bit the professional life and the most unknown side of the artist that is hidden behind this series. You’ll be surprised!

YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Born on October 28, 1982 in Northampton, United Kingdom, Matthew Robert Smith is an actor known artistically as Matt Smith. During his youth, his idea was to guide his future work towards the world of sports, being a professional soccer player. In fact, he went on to play for youth teams such as Northampton Town FC, Nottingham Forest FC and Leicester City FC. But unfortunately, following a serious back injury, his drama teacher, Jerry Hardingham, unbeknownst to him, signed him up as a jury member for an adaptation of ‘Twelve Angry Men’, thereby changing the course of his life.

After completing his primary studies, Smith studied drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Likewise, his first job in a theater came when he was selected to be part of the National Youth Theater in ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ and ‘Basoon in ‘The Master and Margarita’, thanks to the latter he got the endorsement of an agent and his first professional work.

Smith’s first leading role was in the series ‘Party Animals’ , a BBC drama. After that, productions such as ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’, ‘The Street’ and ‘Moses Jones’ followed. But, her real rise to international fame came from the iconic series ‘Doctor Who’, where she gave life to the Eleventh Doctor Who from the fifth to the seventh season.

His next big production came in 2016 from Netflix, ‘The Crown’ , where he gave life to the Duke of Edinburgh in the first two seasons. On the other hand, the actor has also made the leap to the big screen with fictions such as ‘Together’, ‘Terminator Génesis’, ‘Morbius’, ‘The Forgiven’, ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’, ‘Patient Zero’, among others.

HIS PERSONAL LIFE

On a personal level, Matt Smith is not a faithful follower of social networks , in fact, he does not have a personal Instagram account. On the other hand, regarding the actor’s intimacies, the artist has stated that he is an atheist and a faithful follower of the Radiohead band.

Regarding love, the interpreter has always been very reserved with his private life. But, his loving past has not left anyone indifferent. And it is that, in 2009 Smith traveled to Brazil and met Mayana Moura, with whom he began a sentimental relationship. However, the distance, she lived between Rio de Janeiro and New York while he was in London, separated them.

After that, Matt met the British model Daisy Lowe , with whom he had one of his longest relationships, 3 years. However, many media cite that both decided to end their story when a hacker leaked intimate photos of the couple that publicly compromised them.

Despite this, the British continued to bet on love and in 2014 he met actress Lily James on the set of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’. Both have commented that they felt an almost immediate connection, something that led them to be together for 5 years. The reason for their breakup is unknown with certainty, but many rumors have pointed to the artist having started an affair with his co-star of ‘The Crown’, Claire Foy.