Claim: Matt Smith's first major role in television was as Danny.
Evidence: 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.
The show featured Matt Smith in his first major television role , portraying the Parliamentary researcher Danny Foster.