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Smith 'didn't fit Doctor Who profile'

Published Thursday, Feb 4 2010, 13:24 GMT | By Dan French
Smith 'didn't fit Doctor Who profile'

Rex Features

Steven Moffat has admitted that Matt Smith did not fit his "imaginary profile" of Doctor Who.

Recalling Smith's Who audition, the show's executive producer said that he thought the 27-year-old actor was too young for the role.

"He so didn't fit my imaginary profile of where we were going, 'cos I did think we were probably going older," he told Doctor Who Magazine.

"I thought it's mid-30s to mid-40s. I still maintain that's where most of your Doctors will be, in that age group - young enough to run, but old enough to look like they can be King of the Universe."

> Smith filming 'Doctor Who' at Stonehenge

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