Matt Smith Net Worth 2024: How Rich Is The ‘House Of The Dragon’ Star?

Name	Matt Smith
Age	41 years
Height	1.82 m
Occupation	Actor
Source of income	Acting
Net Worth	$9 million
Residence	Northampton, United Kingdom

Matt Smith stamped his name in the film and TV series industry through his major hits, ‘Doctor Who‘ and ‘The Crown‘. He also bagged major roles in the films ‘Morbius‘, ‘Last Night In Soho‘, and ‘Terminator Genisys‘. The actor had started off his career as a football player and later on turned to theatre. And his flawless acting has proved that he made the right decision.

Currently, the actor is working on one of the biggest TV series on HBO, ‘House Of The Dragon‘, the prequel to ‘Game Of Thrones‘. He plays the role of Daemon Targaryen, uncle to Rhaenrya Targaryen, and brother to Viserys Targaryen. Debuting as one of the successful and most viewed premieres, the series has its audience hooked up. With a very important character in the series, it is worthwhile to look into how rich the actor is.

Matt Smith Net Worth

The ‘Doctor Who‘ star has a hefty net worth of $9 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Matt Smith had a memorable performance in ‘The Crown‘ as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He got paid a sum of $52,000 per episode. Other than that, through the role, Matt also received an Emmy nomination for portraying the Duke. And for his acting in the superhero movie ‘Morbius‘, the actor whooped a sum of $700,000 for his role. For his current work, ‘House of the Dragon‘, the star is getting paid $25,000 per episode. Thus the actor has been making quite a bit of money.

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Matt Smith: Personal Life And Career

The celebrity was born in Northampton, England, and attended Northampton Highschool for Boys. The young actor was a star football player and went forward with a career in football. As a footballer, he played for the youth teams of Northampton Town, Leister City, and Nottingham Forest. But fate had different plans for him. Due to a serious back injury, he had to give away his career in football. This opened new doors for the star. He went on to pursue a career in theatre. He graduated high school and then went on to study drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. At the same time, his performances started making ripples at the National Youth Theatre. ‘History Boys‘, ‘On the Shore of the Wide World‘. ‘Burn/Citizenship/Chatroom‘ and ‘Fresh Kill‘ were some of his notable works.

From the stage, his recognition led him to the screens. He debuted on-screen through the film, ‘The Ruby in the Smoke‘. Followed up by a performance in ‘The Shadow in The North’ and a major role in the TV series ‘Party Animal‘. He became a constant figure in television series including ‘The Secret Diary of a Call Girl‘, ‘The Street‘, and ‘Moses Jones‘. But his major breakthrough happened with his role in ‘Doctor Who‘. Subsequently, he acted in other major productions like ‘Bert and Deckie‘, ‘Lost River‘, ‘Pride and Prejudice‘, ‘Mapplethorpe‘, and many more.