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Ncuti Gatwa

Ncuti Gatwa

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

Bad Fairies
Bad Fairies
2027 • (voice)
The Roses
The Roses
2025 • Jeffrey
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 • The Doctor
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
2025 • Algernon Moncrieff
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 • The Doctor (15)
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024 • The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road
Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road
2023 • The Doctor
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 • The Doctor (archive footage)

Full filmography

Bad Fairies
Bad Fairies
2027 • (voice)
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The Roses
The Roses
2025 • Jeffrey
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Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 • The Doctor (15)
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Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 • The Doctor (archive footage)
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Barbie
Barbie
2023 • Ken
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The Queen of Fashion
Unknown year • Michael Roberts
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