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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Movies (15)
Bad Fairies
as (voice)
2027
The Roses
as Jeffrey
2025
Born With Teeth
as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor
2025
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
as Algernon Moncrieff
2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (15)
2024
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
as The Doctor
2024
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Doctor (archive footage)
2023
Barbie
as Ken
2023
The Coronation Concert
as Romeo
2023
The Last Letter from Your Lover
as Nick
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
as Self
2021
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
as Timidius
2019
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Demetrius
2016
TV Shows (14)
Doctor Who
as The Doctor
2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed
as Self - The Doctor
2024
Masters of the Air
as Lt. Robert H. Daniels
2024
Tales of the Tardis
as The Doctor
2023
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self
2022
The Outsiders?
as Self
2021
Sex Education
as Eric Effiong
2019
Stonemouth
as Dougie
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Portrait Artist of the Year
as Self
2013
Bob Servant
as Male Customer
2013
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
The One Show
as Self
2006
The Oscars
as Self - Performer
1953