Person file · Acting
Ncuti Gatwa
Born 1992-10-15Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
Massaro Ncuti Gatwa (born October 15, 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education, which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance. In 2022, Gatwa was announced as the fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making him the first black actor to headline the series.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Bad Fairies(voice)The RosesJeffreyDoctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarThe DoctorNational Theatre Live: The Importance of Being EarnestAlgernon MoncrieffDoctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (15)Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of DeathThe Doctorimagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and MeSelfDoctor Who: 60th Anniversary SpecialsThe Doctor (archive footage)BarbieKenThe Coronation ConcertRomeoThe Last Letter from Your LoverNickLetters Live from the Archive: International Women’s DaySelfHorrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten RomansTimidiusA Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeDemetriusFrank and PercyRoleThe Queen of FashionMichael Roberts