After attending the Northampton School for Children, studied Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia (UEA) of Norwich.
As a teenager he had started a career as a footballer, but a back injury prevented him from continuing and in 2003, he turned to acting.
His first performance was with the theater group National Youth Theater, in the work “Murder in the Cathedral“; who continued a successful career with the Royal National Theater From london.
His first television role was with the character of Jim taylor in the adaptation of the BBC from the books “The Ruby in the Smoke” Y “The Shadow in the North“. He was later selected for one of his best known roles, that of Danny foster in the series “Party Animals“.
Recently Matt has been chosen to personify the famous Doctor in the legendary British science fiction series “Doctor who“, replacing David tennat. His interpretation can be seen in the 2010-2011 season of the famous series, which began in the distant 1963.