Ncuti Gatwa
Known for Acting
Born October 15, 1992
Place of Birth Nyarugenge, 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.
Filmography
Barbie
2023
as Ken
The Roses
2025
as Jeffrey
The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
as Nick
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019
as Timidius
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (15)
The Coronation Concert
2023
as Romeo
Bad Fairies
2027
as (voice)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as The Doctor
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The Queen of Fashion
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as Michael Roberts
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as The Doctor (archive footage)
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
2025
as Algernon Moncrieff
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024
as The Doctor
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
as Self
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Frank and Percy
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2016
as Demetrius