Ncuti Gatwa
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2027
Bad Fairies as (voice)
2025The Roses as Jeffrey
2025Born With Teeth as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor
2025National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest as Algernon Moncrieff
2024Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (15)
2024Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death as The Doctor
2024Doctor Who as The Doctor
2024Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self - The Doctor
2024Masters of the Air as Lt. Robert H. Daniels
2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Doctor (archive footage)
2023imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
2023Tales of the Tardis as The Doctor
2023Barbie as Ken
2023The Coronation Concert as Romeo
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
2021The Outsiders? as Self
2021The Last Letter from Your Lover as Nick
2021Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day as Self
2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans as Timidius
2019Sex Education as Eric Effiong
2016A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Demetrius
2015Stonemouth as Dougie
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013Portrait Artist of the Year as Self
2013Bob Servant as Male Customer
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The One Show as Self
1953The Oscars as Self - Performer
—Frank and Percy