Well, series star Karen Gillan<\/a> has given her verdict \u2013 and it will come as little surprise that she\u2019s picked her co-star Matt Smith.<\/p>\n In an interview with Variety<\/a> to promote the upcoming second season of House of the Dragon<\/a>, Gillan offered some words of support for Smith and shared his feelings about accepting the role of the Doctor at first.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cHe definitely was feeling pressure, but it never showed in any way.<\/p>\n \u201cTo me, he is the best actor that\u2019s ever played the Doctor, because he has an otherworldly quality. He\u2019s naturally eccentric, and he reels off technical jargon like it\u2019s a shopping list.\u201d<\/p>\n Smith rose to fame through his time on Doctor Who from 2010 to 2014, becoming the youngest person to have ever taken on the leading role.<\/p>\n It was Steven Moffat who hired Smith to replace fan-favourite David Tennant and starring alongside Smith was Gillan as his companion, Amy Pond.<\/p>\n In the same interview, Gillan also spoke a little about some of the starry roles that Smith has turned down over the years.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cIf you knew the things he hasn\u2019t done, you\u2019d be shocked! He\u2019s turned down some huge things because they weren\u2019t the right stories for him. And it was exactly the right move.\u201d<\/p> As for Gillan, she has continued to make a name for herself across the pond, having starred in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and other MCU movies as Nebula, as well as in the Jumanji films as Ruby Roundhouse.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n For now, Smith will be returning to our screens as Daemon Targaryen in the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon for season 2. He stars in the HBO series alongside Emma D\u2019Arcy, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans.<\/p>\n Speaking about what we can expect from his House of the Dragon character, Smith told Variety: \u201cYou never really know which way he\u2019s going to go. 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