Inside Matt Smith's Fortune: Matt Smith's Total Wealth ( Updated) Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

Many fans are curious about Matt Smith's financial success in 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Matt Smith's Net Worth and Salary?

Matt Smith is an English actor and director who has a net worth of $9 million. Smith is best known for his role as the Eleventh Doctor on the British TV series "Doctor Who" (2010–2014), and he also gave an Emmy-nominated performance asPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburghon Netflix's "The Crown" (2016–2017). Matt has appeared in the films "Terminator Genisys" (2015), "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" (2016), "Mapplethorpe" (2018), "Last Night in Soho" (2021), and "Morbius" (2022) and the television series "Party Animals" (2007), and he directed the 2013 short film "Cargese."

He has also appeared in numerous theatrical productions, including "The History Boys" at Royal National Theatre (2005–2006), "Swimming with Sharks" at Vaudeville Theatre (2007–2008), and "American Psycho" at Almeida Theatre (2013–2014). Smith has lent his voice to the video games "Doctor Who: The Adventure Games" (2010), "Doctor Who: Return to Earth" (2010), "Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth" (2010), and "Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock" (2012), and he voiced the title role in the 2021 animated special "Superworm." In December 2020, it was announced that Matt had been cast as Daemon Targaryen on the "Game of Thrones" prequel series "House of the Dragon."

Early Life

Matt Smith was born MatthewRobert Smithon October 28, 1982, in Northampton, England. Matt is the son of David and Lynne Smith, and his sister, Laura Jayne, is a dancer who was featured inEric Prydz's2004 music video for "Call on Me." Smith studied at Northampton School for Boys, and he played on youth football teams for Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town, and Leicester City. Matt gave up football due to spondylolysis caused by a back injury. His cousin Leigh Killick taught drama at Northampton and signed Smith up for school plays without his consent. Matt initially refused to participate, but he eventually played Juror 10 in a production of "Twelve Angry Men," and Killick later convinced him to join London's National Youth Theatre. Smith studied Creative Writing and Drama at Norwich's University of East Anglia and graduated in 2005. As a member of the National Youth Theatre, he appeared in "Murder in the Cathedral" and "The Master and Margarita," which caught the attention of an agent and led to his first professional acting jobs, the plays "On the Shore of the Wide World" and "Fresh Kills." During his final year at University of East Anglia, Matt sought an agreement with the school that would let him graduate without attending class. He told "London Notes" in 2007, "I said to them, I want to be an actor so you've got to let me go and do this. I didn't go to any more lectures, but they let me graduate. I would get the reading list and do my work and send it back to them."

Career

Smith made his television debut as Jim Taylor in the 2006 BBC One movie "The Ruby in the Smoke," and he reprised his role in 2007's "The Shadow in the North." That year he also starred as Danny Foster on the BBC Two drama "Party Animals" and guest-starred on "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and "The Street." Matt's first film was 2008's "In Bruges," but his scenes didn't make the final cut. In 2009, he had a recurring role as DS Dan Twentyman on the BBC Two crime drama "Moses Jones," and in 2010, he appeared in the film "Womb." From 2010 to 2014, Smith starred as the Eleventh Doctor on the BBC One science-fiction series "Doctor Who," making him the youngest actor to play the Doctor. Matt appeared in 54 episodes of the series, and he played the Eleventh Doctor in a 2010 episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures" and the 2013 TV movie "An Adventure in Space and Time." Smith appeared in the films "Christopher and His Kind" (2011), "Bert and Dickie" (2012), and "Lost River" (2014), then he played Alex / Skynet / The T-5000 in 2015's "Terminator Genisys," which grossed $440.6 million at the box office.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.