We’re used to seeing Matt Smith wearing cardigans in The Crown and armour in House of the Dragon, so this new transformation comes as a bit of a shock.
The 41-year-old actor is filming his new movie, Caught Stealing, and his costume is quite the thing to behold.
Clad in a studded leather jacket, washed out tartan trousers, thigh-high black boots and let’s face it – the best mohawk we’ve ever seen – he looked very punk era for the part.
Fans were blown away by his crazy up do, as @Suziekew took to X and said: ‘that hair on Matt is WILD!’
Others had nothing but appreciation for the look as @Je0Npj raved: ‘MATT SMITH HELLO????? I’m not gonna survive this movie, he looks too good.’
It is unclear what role Matt will play, as many details are being kept under wraps, but it’s an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Charlie Huston, brought to life by director Darren Aronofsky.
The crime thriller follows Hank Thompson – played by Austin Butler – a former baseball player who gets tangled up in the criminal underworld of New York City in the 1990s.
The cast also includes Liev Schreiber, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Will Brill, Bad Bunny, Griffin Dunne, and Vincent D’Onofrio.
Matt’s most recent on-screen outing was in the second season of Game of Thrones spin off series House of the Dragon, which returned in June and will be coming back for a third installment.
He also received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in his young, restless years.
Austin, who famously played Elvis in the biopic and had a leading part in Masters of the Air, was also spotted out and about on set in New York looking a little less punk, wearing an inconspicuous grey hoodie and cap.
This New York Matt sighting comes after fans were ‘distraught’ at his much less spiky mohawk outing last month.
The Doctor Who star recently also made headlines on a much different topic: trigger warnings.
He has now a few times expressed his concern about warnings for viewers before theatre, cinema and the arts that some themes will be touched on, fearing it will stunt creative freedom.
‘It’s OK to feel uncomfortable or provoked while looking at a painting or watching a play, but I worry everything’s being dialled and dumbed down,’ he said.
‘We’re telling audiences they’re going to be scared before they’ve watched something.’
He explained that ‘it’s a shame’ to do ‘too much policing of stories’ because of a certain climate, before adding: ‘I’m not sure I’m on board with trigger warnings.’
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