Ncuti Gatwa

Massaro Ncuti Gatwa (born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-born Scottish actor. He currently plays Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–present), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance. He has been given a lot of praise for his performance of a gay black teen in Sex Education. In 2022, Gatwa was announced as the fourteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC television series Doctor Who, making him the first black and gay actor in this role.

On 8 May 2022, BBC announced that Gatwa would become the fifteenth (and the first black) incarnation of The Doctor in the British TV series Doctor Who, taking over Jodie Whittaker as role of the doctor in the 2022  special episode ". He will leave the role in 2027.

 Life and Career 
Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda. He grew up in Scotland, mostly in Edinburgh and Dunfermline.

In May 2022, Gatwa was chosen as the fifteenth actor to play the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who. His first appearance as the Doctor is planned for 2023.

Filmography
Film
 Year Title RoleNotesref 2019  Horrible Histories: The Movie  Timidius 2021  The Last Letter from Your Lover  Nick 2023  Barbie 2025The Roseswill come out on 
29th August 2025

 Television 
 Year Title RoleNotes 2014  Bob Servant  Male Customer 1 episode 2015  Stonemouth  Dougie 2 episodes 2019–2021  Sex Education  Eric Effiong Series regular 2022–2027  Doctor Who  The Fifthteenth Doctor Main role; series 14 to 16 2023  Masters of the Air  Lt. Robert Daniels

 Stage 
 Year Title RoleNotes 2016  A Midsummer Night’s Dream  Demetrius

 Video games 
 Year Title RoleNotes 2022  GRID Legends  Valentin Manzi (voice)

References

Other websites

Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from Edinburgh
Category:People from Fife
Category:Rwandan people
Category:Scottish movie actors
Category:Scottish television actors