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Actor Matt Smith Will Be 11th Doctor Who

Posted by kdawson on from the inheritor-of-the-scarf dept.

Jerry Smith was among a large number of readers letting us know that the 11th Doctor Who has been named. It's Matt Smith, 26, who will be the youngest actor to play the time-traveling Doctor. The head of drama at BBC Wales said this about Smith's audition: "It was abundantly clear that he had that 'Doctor-ness' about him. You are either the Doctor or you are not."

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  1. Waiting by lostinbrave · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I heard about this earlier I am waiting out to see his performance as the doctor, before I start judging.

    1. Re:Waiting by garett_spencley · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "The relationship always had a "fatherly" element that stopped it going too far and getting in the way of the show."

      Getting in the way of the show ? Have you actually bothered to LOOK at Rose ? IMO the show is getting in the way of the porn.

    2. Re:Waiting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Actor and age when they started Doctor Who:

      William Hartnell - 56
      Patrick Troughton - 46
      Jon Pertwee - 51 (He will always be Worzel Gummidge to me)
      Tom Baker - 40
      Peter Davidson - 29
      Colin Baker - 40
      Sylvester McCoy - 44
      Paul McGann - 37
      Christopher Eccleston - 41
      David Tennant - 34
      Matt Smith - 27 (when he starts playing the part in 2010 not now)

      So only 2 of the Doctors were over 50 when he started. Yeah it is some ageist conspiracy alright. The BBC have cast 2 people under 40 in a row as the Doctor! OMGWTFBBQ! I think people's nostalgia tinted glasses are getting the better of them. You need to take them off and get over yourself. The doctor's age has clearly fluctuated a lot over the years. But Davidson to McCoy really ruins the age downward trend conspiracy. Seeing as Matt Smith is only 2 year shy of Peter Davidson's age I fail to see the problem really. Plus I'm 32 and the guy looks older than me.

      I'm not gonna be a precious fanboy and will wait to see how his Doctor turns out. Like Tennant if he is good then he is good. And by the way anyone considering they have cast a pretty boy might want to take a look at the guy. My mom said politely when she said his face has "character". Me I think he looks like the guy in the film "Mask".

  2. Re:interesting choice by dbIII · · Score: 5, Insightful
    John Pertwee was the best Doctor - now get off my lawn!

    I think it really depends on when you first started watching it.