Can't quite remember him from his (presumably brief) appearance in 'In Bruges', but the episode of 'The Street' he was in was exceptional and he was largely responsible for carrying it, so based on that alone I'm pretty pleased with this casting. And he's only a couple of years younger than Davison was (although IIRC his 'Street' character was in his late teens!) so no big deal really...
: Well, he has acted alongside Billie Piper in Ruby in the
: Smoke and Secret Diary of a Call Girl, so if you want to
: check out his acting chops they would be the perfect place
: to start.
:
: Youngest actor to ever play the Doctor at 26, however will
: he actually be 27 when he takes over the role?
:
: :
: : I know how you feel. Matt is the first Doctor who is
: : younger than me (I'm now at the grand old age of 34). His
: : casting makes me feel really old also! I agree, who is
: : this guy? His casting comes as a complete suprise to me
: : at least!
: :
: : Edwin
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