
Ncuti Gatwa
ActingBorn Oct 15, 1992
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.
Known For

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
movie2023

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
movie2016

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
movie2023

Sex Education
tv2019

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
movie2021

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
movie2025

Masters of the Air
tv2024

The Last Letter from Your Lover
movie2021

Doctor Who at the Proms
movie2024

The Graham Norton Show
tv2007

The Oscars
tv1953

Barbie
movie2023
Filmography
2027Bad Fairiesas (voice)movie2026Saturday Night Live UKas Self - Hosttv2025The Rosesas Jeffreymovie2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctormovie2025National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnestas Algernon Moncrieffmovie2024Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (15)movie2024Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Deathas The Doctormovie2024Doctor Whoas The Doctortv2024Doctor Who: Unleashedas Self - The Doctortv2024Masters of the Airas Lt. Robert H. Danielstv2023imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Meas Selfmovie2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas The Doctor (archive footage)movie2023Tales of the Tardisas The Doctortv2023Barbieas Kenmovie2023The Coronation Concertas Romeomovie2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergas Selftv2021The Outsiders?as Selftv2021The Last Letter from Your Loveras Nickmovie2021Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Dayas Selfmovie2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romansas Timidiusmovie2019Sex Educationas Eric Effiongtv2016A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globeas Demetriusmovie2015Stonemouthas Dougietv2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Selftv2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Selftv2013Portrait Artist of the Yearas Selftv2013Bob Servantas Male Customertv2007The Graham Norton Showas Selftv2006The One Showas Selftv1953The Oscarsas Self - PerformertvSoonFrank and PercymovieSoonThe Queen of Fashionas Michael RobertsmovieSoonFirst Day on Earthas Darrentv