Since the season 4 finale of the latest Doctor Who incarnation, it's been no big secret that David Tennant, the current and 10th Doctor, will be leaving the hit show. The question that has been raging on since then is: who will be the 11th Doctor?
[Pictured below: David with season 1 & 2 companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), companion # 2 Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and most recent, Donna Noble (played by brit comedienne Catherine Tate)]
Fear no more, as that question was answered today on the Doctor Who Confidential special - and the name will come as a surprise to some, as the actor wasn't even speculated as being in the running.
Ready to find out? Click on the jump link to see who it is:
The new Doctor (and the 11th actor to portray the time-traveling hero) is:
Matt Smith:
Matt is 26 years old, making him the youngest actor to ever take on the role. Matt has been seen theatrically in The History Boys in London and was sidekick to former time-lord companion Billie Piper in two period piece detective films, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, where he played Jim, right hand man to Billie's detective heroine Sally Lockhart.
Currently, David is scheduled to complete the remaining 4 episodes that will make up the 2009 season (including the Christmas special that just aired in the U.K.). Matt is scheduled to take over the role during principal shooting of the 2010 season episodes this summer.
For more details on the announcement, click here!
[Pictured below: David with season 1 & 2 companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), companion # 2 Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and most recent, Donna Noble (played by brit comedienne Catherine Tate)]
Fear no more, as that question was answered today on the Doctor Who Confidential special - and the name will come as a surprise to some, as the actor wasn't even speculated as being in the running.
Ready to find out? Click on the jump link to see who it is:
The new Doctor (and the 11th actor to portray the time-traveling hero) is:
Matt Smith:
Matt is 26 years old, making him the youngest actor to ever take on the role. Matt has been seen theatrically in The History Boys in London and was sidekick to former time-lord companion Billie Piper in two period piece detective films, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, where he played Jim, right hand man to Billie's detective heroine Sally Lockhart.
Currently, David is scheduled to complete the remaining 4 episodes that will make up the 2009 season (including the Christmas special that just aired in the U.K.). Matt is scheduled to take over the role during principal shooting of the 2010 season episodes this summer.
For more details on the announcement, click here!
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