Ncuti Gatwa

Ncuti Gatwa

Known for

Acting

Born

October 15, 1992 (age 33)

Birthplace

Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda

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.

Best known work

Barbie
Barbie
2023
Sex Education
Sex Education
2019
The Roses
The Roses
2025
The Last Letter from Your Lover
The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air
2024
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2024
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Queen of Fashion

    as Michael Roberts

  2. TBA

    First Day on EarthTV

    as Darren

  3. TBA

    Passing Through

    Executive Producer

  4. 2027

    Bad Fairies

    as (voice)

  5. 2026

    Frank and Percy

  6. 2026

    Saturday Night Live UKTV

    as Self - Host (1 episode), as Self - Cameo (Uncredited) (1 episode)

  7. 2025

    The Roses

    as Jeffrey

  8. 2025

    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    as The Doctor

  9. 2025

    National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

    as Algernon Moncrieff

  10. 2024

    Doctor Who at the Proms

    as The Doctor (15)

  11. 2024

    Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death

    as The Doctor

  12. 2024

    Doctor WhoTV

    as The Doctor (16 episodes)

  13. 2024

    Doctor Who: UnleashedTV

    as Self - The Doctor (17 episodes)

  14. 2024

    Masters of the AirTV

    as Lt. Robert H. Daniels (2 episodes)

  15. 2023

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    as Self

  16. 2023

    Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

    as The Doctor (archive footage)

  17. 2023

    Tales of the TardisTV

    as The Doctor (1 episode)

  18. 2023

    Barbie

    as Ken

  19. 2023

    The Coronation Concert

    as Romeo

  20. 2022

    Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  21. 2021

    The Outsiders?TV

    as Self (6 episodes)

  22. 2021

    The Last Letter from Your Lover

    as Nick

  23. 2021

    Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

    as Self

  24. 2019

    Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

    as Timidius

  25. 2019

    Sex EducationTV

    as Eric Effiong (32 episodes)

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