Doctor Who's Matt Smith set to come back from the dead to make a cameo role in new series

He's testing the fickle Hollywood waters after achieving phenomenal success in the BBC hit Doctor Who.

But Matt Smith hasn't forgotten the British show that earned him fame as the tousled-haired Time Lord.



According to reports, the 31-year-old has reportedly agreed to slip back into his tweed jackets and regrow his floppy hair for a brief return to the sci-fi show this Autumn.

Doctor Who? Matt Smith who left the series last year, is to returns in cameo role alongside assistant Jenna-Louise Coleman

He is reportedly in discussions with programme boss Steven Moffat who is giving him another chance to finally sign off as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor.

Comeback Doctor: Matt will regrow his famous floppy hair for the role

Matt's popularity and brilliance in the series - he was the first Doctor to be nominated for a BAFA - has prompted TV bosses to enter long negotiations to bring him back in a cameo capacity.

The role of the Doctor is currently filled by Peter Capaldi but Mr Moffat is keen for Matt to finally sign off as the monster-busting galactic hero alongside his sidekick, former Emmerdale star Jenna-Louise Coleman.

A show source told the Mirror: 'Doctor Who’s sidekick Clara, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman, is struggling to accept that Capaldi is still her Doctor when she receives a phone call from Matt, which he made prior to his regeneration.

'It sounds confusing but he is ringing the future from the past and wants to assure Clara this new man is still Doctor Who.'

Capaldi, 55, currently starring in BBC1’s The Musketeers, and Jenna, 27, are filming the new series now.

It is thought Matt’s phone call will be seen early in the run, due to be shown in the autumn.

Matt quit the show last year, shaving his signature locks to play the character of Bully in Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, How To Catch A Monster.

Gosling personally called and asked him to star in his new project after being impressed with the young star's acting.

Cranking up in Hollywood: Ryan Gosling directs shirtless 'Dr Who' star Matt Smith in scenes for his directorial debut How To Catch A Monster

Doctor Who’s regeneration was the most-watched Christmas Day TV with 10.2million viewers of the five-minute sequence.

The British star has become something of an institution on both sides of the pond.

He announced his decision to leave the Tardis for pastures new last year, effectively bringing the curtain down on his three-year stint as the Time Lord.

The show goes on: Doctor Who, played by Peter Capaldi and assistant Jenna-Louise Coleman filming in Cardiff in January

He stepped into the coveted role as a relative unknown and was initially given the daunting task of filling the large shoes left by David Tennant – whose portrayal of the Doctor was a huge hit with fiercely loyal fans.

At 26 years old, he was three years younger than Peter Davison was at the time of his casting as the Doctor in 1981, and younger than any other actor suggested for the role.

For his performance in his first series he was nominated in the Outstanding Drama Performance Category of the National Television Awards. He is the first Doctor to be nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actor in 2011.

Back to his roots: It's tweed and dickie bow ties for a brief come-back as Doctor Who

In Gosling's film, which also features Mad Men regular Christina Hendricks and director Gosling’s own girlfriend, sultry star Eva Mendes, he commands a starring role of Bully, described as a 'dark, sinister character.'

According to Matt, The Place Beyond The Pines star personally contacted him to appear in the film.

He told Total Film magazine of the experience of being cast in the project: 'I was in New York and I was about to fly back, and then I got a phone call saying Ryan wanted to meet me and come over. So I read his film and I thought it was brilliant. And that was it. I think he’s really clever, and I think it’s going to be an exciting project.'