Ncuti Gatwa
Rwandan-Scottish actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Massaro Ncuti Gatwa (born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-born Scottish actor. He currently plays Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–present), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance. He has been given a lot of praise for his performance of a gay black teen in Sex Education. In 2022, Gatwa was announced as the fourteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC television series Doctor Who, making him the first black and gay actor in this role.
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On 8 May 2022, BBC announced that Gatwa would become the fifteenth (and the first black) incarnation of The Doctor in the British TV series Doctor Who, taking over Jodie Whittaker as role of the doctor in the 2022 special episode ". He will leave the role in 2027.[1]
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Life and Career
Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda.[2] He grew up in Scotland, mostly in Edinburgh and Dunfermline.
In May 2022, Gatwa was chosen as the fifteenth actor to play the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who.[3] His first appearance as the Doctor is planned for 2023.
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
Video games
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