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Matt Smith has been confirmed as the new star of Doctor Who.
The actor will replace current Doctor David Tennant when he quits the show next year.
The BBC revealed the news during a special episode of Doctor Who Confidential and the announcement follows months of speculation about which actor would be stepping into the TARDIS.
Twenty-six-year-old Smith is the youngest actor ever to play the Doctor - Peter Davison previously held that honour after playing the Doctor when he was 29 back in 1981.
Matt Smith will be familiar to some viewers from his roles in political drama Party Animals and BBC One drama Ruby In The Smoke, in which he starred opposite Doctor Who's Billie Piper.
Smith, who was cast in the role at Christmas said: "I've got this wonderful journey in front of me where I've got this six months to build this Time Lord - and that's such an exciting prospect."
David Tennant will play the Doctor in four one-off specials next year before Smith takes over in Spring 2010.
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He's a bit of a nobody really. Quite a let down when compared with many of the mentioned names, but ill wait till he's on before I make up my mind properly.
Posted by: runninfree_2003 on Sat Jan 03 08:57PM | Report abuseThey should have got David Hewlett to replace him.
Posted by: giogoi716 on Sat Jan 03 08:57PM | Report abuseIm gutted David is leaving the show. Tom Baker was my first Dr.'s so each new Dr has a lot to live up to. I loved more plots around the Time Lords final days. Good Luck Matt! Please dont leave too soon we need longer lived regenerations.Be intresting the Dr having a daughter that looks as old as himself. I hope Jenny and the Dr meet again!
Posted by: angel_rudolf on Sat Jan 03 08:57PM | Report abuseDoctor Who is the biggest load of nonsense on TV anyways, so who cares who the new doctor is??
Posted by: shaunbutt on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abuseHe looks perfect for the part but tennant will be a hard act to follow
Posted by: starfury44 on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abuseNo idea who he is??
Posted by: houseinalgarve on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abuseRUBBISH! seriously he is gonna be @#$% he is so ugly
Posted by: liverpool3842 on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abusei dont think that dr who will be as good as it is at the moment as we do not know matt smith,we knew most of the others before they became dr who.also i think it should of been an older person.
Posted by: annemarie.pearce on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abusewho that ??????????????
Posted by: steventomo on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abuseno idea who he is.... shame David Tennant is leaving... he was the best Dr!!
Posted by: kats4everangel on Sat Jan 03 08:58PM | Report abuse