Matt Smith's first major role in television was in Peru.
Matt Smith (actor) . 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 . Party Animals is a British television drama series screened on BBC Two in 2007 .