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81-510: Matt Smith portrays a composite character partially inspired by Hunger named Milo , whose birth name is Lucien , in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Morbius (2022). Created by Howard Mackie , the character first appeared in Spider-Man #76 (January 1997). Loxias Crown was an agent of Hydra equipped with armor that manipulates a mysterious energy known as darkforce . After killing

162-585: A 2006 episode of the show in which the Doctor carried the torch. On 1 June 2013, the BBC announced that Smith would be leaving Doctor Who at the end of the 2013 Christmas special . He was succeeded by Peter Capaldi . Reflecting upon his decision to leave in a 2016 interview, he expressed regret for not staying longer, stating that he wanted to work longer with co-star Jenna Coleman . In 2018, while appearing on Desert Island Discs , he revealed that he nearly turned down

243-602: A bank robbery. When Hercules arrives, he recognizes that the fourth person with them is actually Hecate . The Basilisk joined the Man-Bull and the Griffin in fighting Hercules until Hecate regained her memories. When a revived Kyknos attacks Hercules, the Basilisk and the Man-Bull flee. Hercules and the Griffin manage to find where the Basilisk and the Man-Bull are hiding and recruit their help. The villains approach Hecate and Kyknos using

324-416: A child. Depicted as Michael Morbius 's surrogate brother and best friend, having met under the care of Dr. Emil Nicholas as both are suffering from a rare blood disease which prevented their bodies from properly being able to create blood, and born " Lucien ", Milo is renamed as-such by Morbius as a child, before being sent away to private school. As adults, Milo's family wealth is key to Morbius's research for

405-558: A chronal anchor to keep track of his master's time portals. When Fitzroy takes over a future timeline and renames himself the Chronomancer, Bantam accompanies him. Bantam realizes that Fitzroy had been driven mad by his dreams of power, and eventually betrays his master to the rebellion led by Bishop . Bantam assists in the raising of the gate to the Chronomancer's keep, and dies at the hands of Fitzroy's Chronotroopers. Bantam kept track of all of Fitzroy's time portals still in stasis. He

486-406: A cure, but causes "pseudo-vampirism", with Morbius seeking to resist the resulting bloodlust while Milo embraces it. After Milo kills Nicholas and fatally injures Dr. Martine Bancroft , Morbius restrains Milo with an army of vampire bats and seemingly kills him with a vampire-antibody. Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is known for playing

567-827: A football player and believed acting would damage his social life. His teacher persisted, eventually persuading him to join the National Youth Theatre in London. After leaving school, Smith studied Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia , graduating in 2005. With the National Youth Theatre, he played Thomas Becket in Murder in the Cathedral (2003) and Bassoon in The Master and Margarita (2004). His role in

648-539: A possessed White Tiger and killed in sword combat. Bakuto appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Iron Fist and The Defenders , portrayed by Ramón Rodríguez . This version is one of the leaders of The Hand and Colleen Wing 's former sensei. Balthazar or Belathauzer in his first appearance, is a demon who has clashed with the Defenders and Devil-Slayer . Martine Bancroft

729-444: A romantic outlook of the political world while being cynical elsewhere. He talked about his character's emotional and intellectual maturity; emotionally, he lacks confidence around women, though Smith portrays him as a caring and sensitive but "wry, sarcastic, [and] witty" romantic. Intellectually, Danny is portrayed as attentive and possessing a strong work ethic. During Smith's tenure in On

810-641: A ruse involving Hercules being turned to stone. Hercules quickly revives and saves the villains by killing Kyknos, while Hecate escapes. The Basilisk was later hired by HYDRA where he was paired up with the Looter to steal the Ellsworth Sonic Reducer. Both of them are defeated by the Superior Spider-Man ( Doctor Octopus 's mind in Spider-Man's body) and are webbed up for the police. Upon absorbing

891-458: A vampire-esque form, and even has a friendship with Jack Russell / Werewolf . She ultimately acts spiteful towards her ex-fiancé. After turning herself into a true vampire , Bancroft is killed by Morbius while saving Peter Parker / Spider-Man . Martine possessed the typical powers associated with vampires. Martine Bancroft appears in Morbius (2022), portrayed by Adria Arjona . This version

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972-544: A vampire-esque individual. After being manipulated by a cult , Bancroft personally assists in finding resources to cure Morbius's "pseudo-vampirism". She is interrupted and ultimately turned into a similar creature before Morbius and Simon Stroud inject her with the cure. After being killed by David Langford , she is resurrected but gets possessed by the Lilin Parasite of Lilith 's group before being saved by Morbius. Bancroft's original personality returns albeit with

1053-541: A woman named Rebecca. Elaine married Morris Walters , becoming Elaine Walters, and soon after gave birth to their daughter, Jennifer . Morris hoped that Jennifer would become a police officer like him, but Elaine supported her daughter's ambitions to become a professional dancer growing up instead. Since Morris was the Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, he came across many enemies,

1134-558: A year later by a critically acclaimed performance in That Face . Smith's first television role came in 2006 as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman 's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North , while his first major role in television came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals . In film, he has played a dual role in the science fiction film Womb (2010),

1215-577: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane , she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #102 (November 1971). She is the fiancée of Morbius, the Living Vampire . Bancroft works as an assistant to Michael Morbius and Emil Nikos , whose experiments aim to cure his blood disease. They backfire and turn him into

1296-666: Is a member of the Purifiers and an enemy of the X-Men . Eli Bard was born "Eliphas" at the height of the Roman Empire . He was recognized as an outstanding soldier until a spear injury ended his military career. For a while he worked unsuccessfully as a poet until he met Aurelia, one of the most powerful women in Rome. He soon married her and achieved a position in the Senate. As a well-respected senator, he

1377-510: Is a scientific colleague of Michael Morbius . She personally assists in the experiment that creates his vampiric form and is later killed by Morbius' adoptive brother Milo . Bancroft is later revived as a similar vampiric creature after unintentionally ingesting some of Morbius' blood. Elaine Banner or Elaine Walters is a fictional and supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character appeared later in multiple spin-offs and dramatizations of

1458-457: Is an avid supporter of Blackburn Rovers . He has cited his favourite band Radiohead as an inspiration. He has also referred to Oasis as "the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world"; a friend of Noel Gallagher , he attended his 50th birthday party in 2017. In 2015, Smith was named one of GQ ' s 50 Best-Dressed British Men. Martine Bancroft Bagheera is a black panther , based upon The Jungle Book character of

1539-469: Is an ordinary emerald —but is, in fact, an alien Kree artifact called the Alpha Stone. Elks miscalculates the security guards rounds and is caught and fired upon when he reaches for a weapon. The guard's bullet accidentally hits and shatters the gem, causing an explosion that transforms Elks into a humanoid reptilian—his skin becomes green and scaly and his eyes are now large and red. Elks then flash-freezes

1620-428: Is forced to ingest fresh blood on a regular basis to sustain his life and vitality. He does not possess any of the mystical vulnerabilities that supernatural vampires are subject to, such as garlic , holy water , crucifixes , or silver . He has a strong aversion to sunlight, thanks to his photo-sensitive skin which allows some protection from major sunburn, in contrast to "true" vampires that are incinerated by it, with

1701-420: Is spiked causing him to hallucinate demons. Matt goes to check on him as Daredevil and are both immediately attacked by ninjas that were secretly sent by the other Daimyos. After defeating them, Matt is led to believe that someone is attempting to take Bakuto's life and ups the security. Despite this Bakuto believes that Matt was the one who sent the ninjas and begins plotting to kill him. He is later confronted by

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1782-571: The Hulk and She-Hulk comic book titles. She was created by writer David Kraft and artist Mike Vosburg . She first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk #15 of April, in 1981 and was created by David Anthony Kraft and Mike Vosburg . She is the sister of Susan and Brian Banner , the wife of Morris Walters , and the aunt of Bruce Banner who would grow up to be the Gamma-Powered superhero known as

1863-668: The Eleventh Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who (2010–2014), Prince Philip in Netflix 's historical series The Crown (2016–2017)—for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination—and Daemon Targaryen in HBO 's fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer , but spondylolysis forced him out of

1944-667: The Fantastic Four which was undergoing construction, but was murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld disguised as a construction worker . Dead Ringer later acquired a tissue sample from the Basilisk's body and assumed his form. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, the Basilisk was resurrected—along with 16 other criminals murdered by the Scourge—by master criminal the Hood using the power of

2025-606: The HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon , a prequel to the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones . The series premiered on 21 August 2022. For his performance he received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2023. Smith joined the cast of Edgar Wright 's psychological horror-mystery Last Night in Soho starring opposite Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy . The film

2106-567: The Hulk ; while her daughter and Bruce's cousin would become the super-heroine known as The She-Hulk , when Bruce saved her life with a blood transfusion . Elaine Banner is the sister of Susan Banner and Brian Banner . During their childhood, all three of them including their Mother were physically and mentally abused by their alcoholic father, Bruce Banner. For years they suffered but eventually they pulled through until he died. Even though Elaine and Susan learned to put it behind them' their brother Brian

2187-541: The Kingpin and the Maggia , and turned a number of gangsters into his own small army of living vampires. Blade and Spider-Man tracked Hunger down to an abandoned Roxxon plant, fighting the two superheroes until he fled after his horde's deaths. Initially, Loxias Crown wore an armor similar to S.H.O.C. which gave him the ability to channel negative energy and fire energy blasts. As a "Living Vampire", Hunger does not possess all

2268-561: The Man-Wolf and Gyre to compete against the Sphinx's elder self and his team consisting of Black Bolt , Darkhawk , Mister Fantastic, Namorita , and Nova . The Basilisk reappeared in the crossover storyline involving the Scourge of the Underworld , a vigilante who assassinated numerous minor supervillains. Seeking retaliation against the Thing, the character tunneled his way to the headquarters of

2349-469: The Morlocks ' leader Callisto to his lair beneath the streets. The Daily Bugle went to investigate but Hunger knocked Parker out and took Betty Brant hostage. Spider-Man teamed up with Marrow to free the prisoners, much to Hunger's annoyance. Flash Thompson distracted Hunger, resulting in his defeat by Spider-Man and Marrow but escapes in energy form. Hunger later attacked a clandestine meeting between

2430-530: The National Television Awards . Smith is the first actor in the role to garner a nomination for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor . Smith said of his character: "The Doctor is excited and fascinated by the tiniest of things. By everything. By every single thing. That's what's wonderful about him as a character. It's why children like him, I think. Because he doesn't dismiss anything. He's not cynical. He's open to every single facet of

2511-591: The Netflix royal drama The Crown . He played the role for the series' first two seasons, garnering a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. Smith reunited with his The Crown co-star Claire Foy in a production of the Duncan Macmillan play Lungs at The Old Vic beginning in October 2019. In 2020, Smith was cast as Daemon Targaryen in

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2592-723: The Polly Stenham play That Face at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in Chelsea . The play transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008 and became Smith's second role there. That Face focuses primarily upon alcohol and drug addiction in an upper-middle-class family after the paternal figure in the family leaves. As Henry, Smith portrayed an aspiring artist who left school to take care of his mother. To prepare for

2673-564: The Xavier Institute . (Basilisk is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man Cyclops in the Age of X crossover.) Possessing limited intelligence and persecuted in his youth due to his abnormal appearance (bald, abnormally large and with one eye), the character is extremely aggressive. Once the Basilisk's mutant power manifests, he suffers from brain seizures until given

2754-637: The Yakuza to act as drug runners, but they were eventually captured by the Mutagenic Search Squad, and became a member of Genetix . Basilisk is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Basilisk is a supervillain who debuts in Marvel Team-Up #16 (December 1973). Basil Elks, a petty thief, breaks into a museum to steal what he believes

2835-453: The physical forms of Skynet in the cyberpunk action film Terminator Genisys (2015), a 1960s pimp in the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2021) and Milo Morbius in the superhero film Morbius (2022). Matthew Robert Smith was born in Northampton , England on 28 October 1982, the son of Lynne and David Smith. He has an elder sister named Laura Jayne, who was one of

2916-528: The Alpha Stone, Basil Elks possessed enhanced physical strength, reflexes, and stamina. The Basilisk's main offensive weapon were his eye beams, which could be concussive force (these could also be directed at the ground for limited flight) or energy that manipulated temperature (to boiling or freezing extremes) or molecules. Upon absorbing the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased to their full extent, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including in

2997-451: The Basilisk, a large humanoid reptile. The creature possesses superhuman strength and agility, and a paralyzing stare. The Basilisk's one weakness is sunlight. In an inversion of a common horror trope, when looking in a mirror the Basilisk sees his ordinary human form. The Basilisk is a mutant who first appears in New X-Men #135 (December 2002). Mike Columbus is a mutant and a student at

3078-667: The Dark Dimension at Fun Arcade Games , an arcade house. Barrage is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Barrage is an Inhuman with energy cannons for arms. He is among the Inhumans that sided with Apocalypse and joined the Dark Riders . Base ( Hiro Sokuto ) is a mutant who was born in Hiroshima , Japan , and his powers surfaced at an early age. His father sold him and his brother to

3159-411: The North . His first major television role came in the television series Party Animals , a BBC drama series about fictional parliamentary advisors and researchers . Smith portrayed Danny Foster, a parliamentary researcher who was described as an intelligent but timid "politics geek" who should have moved on from researching at his age. In an interview in 2007, Smith summarised the character as having

3240-510: The Omega Stone into himself (thus increasing his power to its fullest potential) and breaking free, he fought the Thing and defeated him until Spider-Man arrived. After hearing the Basilisk's origin, Spider-Man manages to help the Thing regain consciousness and they fight the Basilisk. During the fight, the Basilisk disappeared during a cave-in. The Sphinx pulled the Basilisk from his timeline and paired him up with Moonstone , Ulysses Bloodstone ,

3321-555: The Purifiers, an anti-mutant terrorist group. During this time, he worked diligently to further the Purifiers' goals. Secretly, he had hoped to sacrifice thousands of Purifiers' souls using the same ritual from Rome to gain Selene's attention. He assisted in the resurrection of Bastion but the android was suspicious of him, as he had no record on him. After seeing Bastion reprogram an offspring of Magus, he changed his plan and instead re-animated

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3402-460: The Savage Land and New York City. The Basilisk is a lizard-like villain who first appears in Morbius, the Living Vampire #5 (Jan. 1993). Wayne Gifford is a dysfunctional man, turns to demon-worshipping to create an alternate persona, the Basilisk. Possessing a paralyzing stare, the Basilisk battles the anti-hero Morbius the Living Vampire . Wayne Gifford was a normal human until becoming

3483-690: The Shore of the Wide World , the play transferred to the Royal National Theatre in London. After finishing the play, he took on the role of Lockwood, a pupil in the Alan Bennett play The History Boys . After The History Boys , he acted in the teen play Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship and with Christian Slater in Swimming with Sharks , the latter being his West End début. In 2007, Smith appeared as Henry in

3564-585: The West End to star in a modern retelling of the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People . He portrayed Dr. Thomas Stockmann acting opposite Jessica Brown Findlay portraying his daughter, Petra Stockmann. Time Out wrote, "In a fine cast, it often feels like Smith is happy to keep it low-key, a largely charming stage presence who doesn't attempt to upstage [the cast]". Nick Curtis of The Evening Standard gave

3645-474: The actors then speculated about possibly taking on the role, who included Paterson Joseph , David Morrissey , Sean Pertwee , James Nesbitt , Russell Tovey , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Robert Carlyle , and Billie Piper . Smith was first named as a possible successor less than a day before he was announced as the Eleventh Doctor, on the edition of 3 January 2009 of BBC Breakfast , among

3726-426: The armor's creator, William Fields, Crown takes Empire State University 's staff and students as hostages to locate Fields' notes on his armor's technology, but is defeated by Spider-Man and S.H.O.C. Crown next abducted Morbius, the Living Vampire to perform experiments alongside Dr. Andrea Janson for Don Fortunato . Crown threatened Peter Parker until Todd Fields (now known as Neil Aiken) surrendered, teleporting

3807-413: The authorities and Eliphas and Selene were captured before the spell could be carried out. Just before they were burned at the stake , Selene killed the guards. She cursed Eliphas for his perceived betrayal with an eternal life of torture, turning him into a vampire-like creature. Eliphas was buried alive for 700 years until a farmer discovered him in his field. Eliphas killed the farmer with a swift bite to

3888-514: The biggest one being the mobster Nicholas Trask. Trask planned to murder Morris by making his death look like a drunk driving incident, but his plan backfired when Elaine had been the one driving to see Jennifer's dance recital with two of her friends. Bantam is a fictional mutant . Created by Jim Lee and John Byrne , the character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #282. Bantam is an assistant of Trevor Fitzroy who uses his power as

3969-599: The blade behind, unaware it was pivotal in Selene's plans. He is then dispatched to Utopia to retrieve it, taking Warpath hostage in the process. When he returns to Selene with the blade and the hostage, Selene kills him by stabbing him in the heart with the blade, reducing him to bones. Baron Samedi is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The A.I.M. agent version, created by Len Wein and Gene Colan , first appeared in Strange Tales #171 (December 1973). Within

4050-560: The context of the stories, Baron Rolando Samedi is a Haitian agent of A.I.M. who creates pseudo-zombies while posing as the real Baron Samedi and confronts Brother Voodoo . Within Haitian Vodou and related religions, Baron Samedi is one of the Loa . The Vodou incarnation of Baron Samedi appears in the second season of Cloak & Dagger , portrayed by Justin Sams. This version resides in

4131-478: The corpses in the burial grounds of the Apache tribe that he had decimated decades earlier using the Technarch transmode virus he had absorbed from an offspring of Magus . Among the bodies reanimated were those of the mutants Caliban and Thunderbird . He presented Caliban to Selene and stated that he intended to use Caliban's mutant tracking abilities to track down deceased mutants and reanimate them to form an army for Selene, an offer which she accepted. He uses

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4212-432: The dancers featured in the music video for Eric Prydz 's 2004 song " Call on Me ". Smith attended Northampton School for Boys . His grandfather had played football for Notts County and Smith had also planned to play football, having played for the youth teams of Northampton Town , Nottingham Forest , and Leicester City , becoming captain of the latter's youth team. A serious back injury resulted in spondylolysis ; he

4293-410: The door, and blew us away with a bold and brand new take on the Time Lord, we knew we had our man. Executive producer Steven Moffat on Smith's casting. Smith was revealed as the Eleventh Doctor in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who in January 2009 to follow David Tennant , who announced his departure in October 2008. Smith was a relatively unknown actor compared to

4374-434: The entity Dormammu . The revived characters form a squad to attempt to eliminate the Punisher ; the Basilisk completed the mission by capturing the Punisher. During the " Fear Itself " storyline, the Basilisk is among the villains that escape from the Raft after the Juggernaut takes the form of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone and damages the facility heavily. He assists the Man-Bull , the Griffin , and another escaped inmate in

4455-455: The guard in place, and realizing that he now has superhuman abilities, decides to become a supervillain and calls himself the Basilisk. He faced off against Spider-Man , Mister Fantastic , Captain Marvel and the Mole Man which ended with him being imprisoned in another Kree artifact called the Omega Stone that ended up in lava. The Omega Stone he was imprisoned in was found in a lava river by some Moloids who worshipped it. After absorbing

4536-424: The head Daimyo of South America, meets with the other four Daimyos in Jigoku-Chu Castle in Japan. He shows some doubt in Matt Murdock leading The Hand and especially scoffs at White Tiger 's involvement due to her being a woman. Beforehand, Bakuto killed his master, Izanagi, to showcase "[his] strength of will", even going so far as to not allowing him seppuku . In the present, while having dinner, Bakuto's food

4617-507: The jugular. He spent the next several hundred years searching for Selene. He ran into the ancestral Apache tribe of Warpath . They recognized him as a vampire but could not stop him from wiping out almost the entire tribe. Eliphas, having at some point in time changed his name to "Eli Bard," finally located Selene in Nova Roma , where she was worshiped as a god. Still in love with her despite her curse, Bard realized that he must make an offering to her before approaching her. Bard later joined

4698-406: The latter earned him an agent and his first professional jobs, Fresh Kills and On the Shore of the Wide World , which led him to seek an agreement with his university so that he could graduate without attending lectures in his final year. Smith's first television role was as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of the Sally Lockhart quartet books The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in

4779-415: The mixed review writing, "The casually charismatic Smith and a fine supporting cast can't stop it falling apart in the second half." Smith was in a relationship with Brazilian actress and singer Mayana Moura from 2008 to 2009. He also had an on-off relationship with model Daisy Lowe from 2010 to 2014. From 2014 to 2019, he was in a relationship with actress Lily James . Smith is an atheist . He

4860-433: The names speculated about. His obscurity prompted the news headline "Doctor Who?", a riff on the show's title. Smith was one of the earliest actors to audition for the role, performing on the first day. The production team, consisting of incoming producer Steven Moffat and BBC Wales Head of Drama and executive producer Piers Wenger , immediately singled him out based on his performance. Smith additionally auditioned for

4941-454: The play was nominated for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre , and Smith garnered an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination for Best Newcomer for his role. Upon its transfer to the West End, Smith's performance as Henry was highlighted as one of the positive aspects of the play by critics for the Evening Standard , Daily Express , The Guardian and The Times . Smith auditioned for

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5022-405: The powers of a supernatural vampire, nor is he subject to all the traditional limitations and weaknesses thereof. He possesses a variety of superhuman powers, some of which are similar to supernatural vampires within the Marvel Universe, such as superhuman strength, speed and durability, as well as heightened senses including night vision and echolocation . Due to his vampire-like condition, Hunger

5103-429: The result that he can move in daylight, but his powers are diminished and he will stick to the shade if circumstances demand him to be active during the day. A composite character partly inspired by Hunger along with Emil Nikos , Vic Slaughter , and Michael Morbius , named Milo , appears in the live-action Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Morbius (2022), portrayed by Matt Smith as an adult, and Joseph Esson as

5184-411: The role of John Watson in the Moffat-created Sherlock , undergoing auditions at the same time; he was unsuccessful, as Moffat believed his eccentric acting style was closer to Holmes , a role that had already been given to Benedict Cumberbatch . At 26 years old, Smith was three years younger than Peter Davison was at the time of his casting as the Doctor in 1981, making him the youngest Doctor and

5265-401: The role of Will McKenzie in the comedy series The Inbetweeners , with the part eventually being given to comedian and actor Simon Bird . The show's writer Iain Morris said, "We auditioned literally 1000 people [...] He was brilliant - down to the last two for Will, I think. I think he was a bit too dashing!" Smith was cast in Martin McDonagh 's black comedy crime In Bruges (2008), as

5346-446: The role of the Doctor. Smith's directorial debut, the short film Cargese , was aired on Sky Arts in May 2013. Smith portrayed Patrick Bateman in the musical adaptation of American Psycho at London's Almeida Theatre from 2013 to 2014. Smith was cast in Ryan Gosling 's directorial debut Lost River , which was released in 2014. Smith had a supporting role as the embodiment of Skynet in Terminator Genisys (2015). He

5427-520: The role, the cast interviewed alcoholics and their families. Smith discussed his character's relationship with his mother in a May 2008 interview with the Evening Standard , saying, "The thing I find tricky to get my head round is why doesn't he just leave? An awful lot of it is co-dependency. ... With Henry there's a real belief—or denial maybe—that he can change his mother. When she is finally pulled away from him to go to rehab, his identity collapses. His sacrifice has been for nothing." The entire cast of

5508-541: The same name. Nakia Bahadir is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She is a Turkish girl and friend of Kamala Khan . Nakia Bahadir appears in Ms. Marvel (2022), portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher . This version is a student at Coles Academic High School and Kamala Khan's close friend. Bakuto is a fictional ninja in Marvel Comics . The character, created by Andy Diggle , Antony Johnston and Marco Checchetto, first appeared in Daredevil #505 (April 2010). Bakuto,

5589-418: The same sentiment but thought Smith had proven his acting quality in Party Animals , which Wenger thought highlighted Smith's "mercurial qualities". Some fans of the show believed that Smith was inexperienced and too young for the role, while others supported him by citing his demonstrated acting ability. For his performance in his first series, he was nominated in the Outstanding Drama Performance Category of

5670-470: The sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia , he became an actor in 2003, performing in plays including Murder in the Cathedral , Fresh Kills , The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in the stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater , followed

5751-483: The two youths to his secret base. But after Hammerhead killed his love and captured his three hostages, Crown took Hydra's airship to get revenge. He fought both Spider-Man and S.H.O.C. and prepared to overload the latter's armor to kill everyone, but Morbius attacked and drained him dry while disappearing in the process. Crown next lived in New York City's sewers as a "Living Vampire" known as Hunger, an enforcer of Senator Stuart Ward . He abducted innocent civilians and

5832-726: The universe." In June 2010, Smith appeared on stage with Orbital , and performed with them a version of the Doctor Who theme , at the Glastonbury Festival . Smith hosted the Doctor Who Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on 24–25 July 2010. On the morning of 26 May 2012, Smith carried the Olympic torch in Cardiff , an activity which was noted by Doctor Who fans for its resemblance to

5913-417: The virus to resurrect a variety of mutants, including Cypher , Banshee , the original Hellions , Risque , Pyro , and Destiny . When Bard returned to Proudstar's tribe's burial grounds to resurrect Caliban and Thunderbird, the spirits of the tribe rose to protect those buried there. Bard attacked them with Selene's mystical knife, transforming them into a Demon Bear . After fleeing the battle, Bard leaves

5994-437: The younger version of Ralph Fiennes ' character, but his scenes did not appear in the final cut of the film. He starred in the 2009 short film Together and the film Womb (2010). The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe. As soon as Matt walked through

6075-452: The youngest actor to be suggested for the role. After three weeks of auditions, Moffat and Wenger agreed that it had "always been Matt" and approached him to accept the role. Smith made his debut as the Doctor in the episode " The Eleventh Hour " in April 2010. The BBC were cautious about casting Smith because they felt that a 26-year-old could not play the Doctor adequately; Wenger shared

6156-458: Was known as a great orator and a friend to the army. His wife left him for a general named Mascius and conspired to give Mascius his seat in the Senate. Left with nothing, Eliphas was approached by Selene , who offered him immortality in exchange for helping her kill and absorb every soul in Rome. Eliphas drew pentagrams and performed rituals at several locations in the city, but warned a small girl to get her family out. The girl's father alerted

6237-415: Was not so fortunate. Susan, Elaine and Brian all wanted to move on with their lives but Brian was still suffering from the trauma of their childhood together and would do everything he could to spend as little time with his siblings as possible because he didn't want to relive anymore bad memories, straining the relationship between them. Susan married a man by the name of Drake, and Brian ended up marrying

6318-616: Was released in 2021. In 2021, Smith appeared in the music videos for the songs "We're On Our Way Now" and "Flying on the Ground" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds . Smith joined the Sony's Spider-Man Universe spin-off film Morbius (2022) as Lucien / Milo , a living vampire, although he was initially announced to be portraying the supervillain Loxias Crown / Hunger . It received negative reviews, although Smith's performance garnered some praise from critics. In 2024 Smith returned to

6399-473: Was sensitive to the bioenergy emissions of other superhumans, allowing him to locate the site where the energy was released. Bantam appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series two-part episode "One Man's Worth". Eli Bard aka Eliphas is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Christopher Yost , Clayton Crain and Craig Kyle , Bard

6480-406: Was set to have more screen time in the sixth and seventh films in the series , but these proposed films were cancelled in the wake of Terminator Genisys ' commercial and critical failure. On 20 November 2014, it was announced that Smith would star in the action-thriller film Patient Zero . It was released in 2018, and received negative reviews. In June 2015, Smith was cast as Prince Philip in

6561-447: Was unable to continue with a footballing career. Smith's drama teacher introduced him to acting by signing him up for theatrical productions without his consent. After failing to participate on the first two occasions, his teacher arranged for him to play the tenth juror in an adaptation of Twelve Angry Men . Although he took part, he refused to attend a drama festival for which his teacher had also signed him up, as he saw himself as

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