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Matt Smith to be next Doctor

3 January 2009 10:00 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Matt Smith has been confirmed as David Tennant's successor in Doctor Who. Aged 26, he will be the youngest ever actor to play the iconic role. His credits include political drama Party Animals and The Ruby In The Smoke, opposite former Who companion Billie Piper. Of his casting, Smith said: "I'm flabbergasted. I haven't slept really! [Doctor Who] is an iconic part of our culture, and now I'm taking that on. It's nervewracking. Exciting. Exciting." Smith will replace Tennant at the end of four Doctor Who specials, the last of which will air at the start of 2010. He will then go on to helm a full fifth series alongside a new companion, who is yet to be named. Steven Moffat, who takes over from Russell T Davies as executive producer following the specials, said: "The Doctor is a very special (more) »

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