Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 15, 1992
Place of Birth:
Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Roses | |
| 2025 | National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest | Algernon Moncrieff |
| 2025 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War | The Doctor |
| 2024 | Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death | The Doctor |
| 2024 | Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (15) |
| 2023 | The Coronation Concert | Romeo |
| 2023 | Barbie | Ken |
| 2023 | imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me | Self |
| 2023 | Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials | The Doctor (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day | Self |
| 2021 | The Last Letter from Your Lover | Nick |
| 2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans | Timidius |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Demetrius |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Doctor Who | The Doctor |
| 2024 | Doctor Who: Unleashed | Self - The Doctor |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Lt. Robert H. Daniels |
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis | The Doctor |
| 2021 | The Outsiders? | Self |
| 2019 | Sex Education | Eric Effiong |
| 2015 | Stonemouth | Dougie |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2013 | Bob Servant | Male Customer |
| 2013 | Portrait Artist of the Year | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Performer |