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Ncuti Gatwa
Scottish actor (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa[1] (English: /ˈ(n)ʃuːti ˈɡætwɑː/ (N)SHOO-tee GAT-wah;[lower-alpha 1] born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor.[7][8] Beginning his career on stage at the Dundee Repertory Theatre, he was a nominee for an Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Mercutio in a 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet at HOME.
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Born | Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 31) Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda |
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Education | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (BA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Gatwa's screen breakthrough came with playing Eric Effiong in the Netflix drama television series Sex Education (2019–2023), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award and three BAFTA Television Award nominations. He rose to further prominence portraying the fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC/Disney+ science fiction series Doctor Who (2023–present), and appearing in the film Barbie (2023) and the television series Masters of the Air (2024).