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Ncuti Gatwa

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Ncuti Gatwa

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (English: (N)SHOO-tee GAT-wah; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan and Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–2023) and the Fifteenth Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2023–2025). He won the 2020 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television for the former role, and the 2024 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor for the latter. Gatwa began his career on stage at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Mercutio in a 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet at HOME arts centre. For his breakout role in Sex Education, Gatwa earned three consecutive British Academy Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance. His film appearances include Barbie (2023) and The Roses (2025).

Infobox

Born
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
Citizenship
Rwanda United Kingdom
Education
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (BA) University of Glasgow (DMus)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2013–present

Tables

· Acting credits › Film
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
Role(s)
Timidius
2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Role(s)
Nick
2023
Barbie
Role(s)
Artist Ken
2025
The Roses
Role(s)
Jeffrey
TBA
Role(s)
The Queen of Fashion †
Notes
Michael Roberts
TBA
Role(s)
Frank and Percy †
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
Timidius
2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Nick
2023
Barbie
Artist Ken
2025
The Roses
Jeffrey
TBA
The Queen of Fashion †
Michael Roberts
Post-production
TBA
Frank and Percy †
Post-production
· Acting credits › Television
2014
Bob Servant
Role(s)
Male Customer
Notes
Episode: "The Van"
2015
Stonemouth
Role(s)
Dougie
2019–2023
Role(s)
Sex Education
Notes
Eric Effiong
2023
An Adventure in Space and Time
Role(s)
Fifteenth Doctor
Notes
Cameo appearance; re-edit of 2013 film
2023–2025
Role(s)
Doctor Who
Notes
Lead role, 19 episodes
2024
Masters of the Air
Role(s)
2nd Lt. Robert Daniels
Notes
Miniseries
Tales of the TARDIS
Role(s)
Fifteenth Doctor
Notes
Episode: "Pyramids of Mars"
2026
Saturday Night Live UK
Role(s)
Himself / Host
Notes
Episode 8
TBA
Role(s)
First Day on Earth †
Notes
Darren
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2014
Bob Servant
Male Customer
Episode: "The Van"
2015
Stonemouth
Dougie
2019–2023
Sex Education
Eric Effiong
Main role, 32 episodes
2023
An Adventure in Space and Time
Fifteenth Doctor
Cameo appearance; re-edit of 2013 film
2023–2025
Doctor Who
Lead role, 19 episodes
2024
Masters of the Air
2nd Lt. Robert Daniels
Miniseries
Tales of the TARDIS
Fifteenth Doctor
Episode: "Pyramids of Mars"
2026
Saturday Night Live UK
Himself / Host
Episode 8
TBA
First Day on Earth †
Darren
Filming
· Acting credits › Theatre
2011
The Blues Brothers Live
Role(s)
James Brown/Stevie Wonder/Cab Calloway
Notes
Edinburgh Fringe
2013
Victoria
Role(s)
Gavin/Callum/Patrick
Notes
Dundee Rep
Hecuba
Role(s)
Polydorus
The BFG
Role(s)
Sam/Head of Army/Childchewer
2014
And Then There Were None
Role(s)
Anthony James Marston
Cars and Boys
Role(s)
Robert
Woman in Mind
Role(s)
Tony
Notes
Dundee Rep / Birmingham Rep
Romeo & Juliet
Role(s)
Mercutio
Notes
HOME
2015
Shakespeare in Love
Role(s)
Wabash
Notes
Noël Coward Theatre
Lines
Role(s)
Valentine
Notes
The Yard Theatre
2015–2017
Role(s)
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Notes
Adi Tips
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Role(s)
Demetrius
2017
Trouble in Mind
Role(s)
John Nevins
Notes
Print Room at the Coronet
2017–18
Role(s)
The Claim
Notes
Serge
2018
The Rivals
Role(s)
Captain Jack Absolute
Notes
Watermill Theatre
2024–25
Role(s)
The Importance of Being Earnest
Notes
Algernon Moncrief
2025
Born with Teeth
Role(s)
Christopher Marlowe
Notes
Wyndham's Theatre
Year
Title
Role
Venue
Ref.
2011
The Blues Brothers Live
James Brown/Stevie Wonder/Cab Calloway
Edinburgh Fringe
2013
Victoria
Gavin/Callum/Patrick
Dundee Rep
Hecuba
Polydorus
The BFG
Sam/Head of Army/Childchewer
2014
And Then There Were None
Anthony James Marston
Cars and Boys
Robert
Woman in Mind
Tony
Dundee Rep / Birmingham Rep
Romeo & Juliet
Mercutio
HOME
2015
Shakespeare in Love
Wabash
Noël Coward Theatre
Lines
Valentine
The Yard Theatre
2015–2017
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Adi Tips
Shakespeare's Globe
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius
2017
Trouble in Mind
John Nevins
Print Room at the Coronet
2017–18
The Claim
Serge
Crucible Theatre
2018
The Rivals
Captain Jack Absolute
Watermill Theatre
2024–25
The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon Moncrief
Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre
2025
Born with Teeth
Christopher Marlowe
Wyndham's Theatre
· Acting credits › Audio
2022
Lusus
Role(s)
Christopher
Notes
BBC Radio 4
2023
David Copperfield
Role(s)
David Copperfield
Notes
Audible
2025
Gatsby in Harlem
Role(s)
Jay Gatsby
Notes
BBC Radio 3
Year
Title
Role
Production
Notes
Ref.
2022
Lusus
Christopher
BBC Radio 4
Episode: "Khar Darakh"
2023
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Audible
2025
Gatsby in Harlem
Jay Gatsby
BBC Radio 3
· Acting credits › Video games
2022
Grid Legends
Role(s)
Valentin Manzi
Notes
Voice and motion capture
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2022
Grid Legends
Valentin Manzi
Voice and motion capture

References

  1. Gatwa has said he pronounced Ncuti as /ˈʃuːti/ until his mother told him when he was 26 years old that the correct pronu
  2. Peter Davison, who played the Fifth Doctor, had a mixed-race father from British Guiana (now Guyana). In Davison's words
  3. Disney+
    https://www.facebook.com/DisneyPlus/posts/meet-the-doctor-stream-the-new-season-of-doctor-who-now-on-disney/456138457070016/
  4. Between 2 Favs
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb8HQqqM1JM
  5. Sex Education: Thirst Trap 101
    https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1333509401/
  6. British GQ
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrqQIAYRz_4
  7. Kinyarwanda and Kirundi Comparative Grammar
  8. "Black and Scottish — 'I thought I was the only black person in the world'"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4bf7LlCc20QDcd2r0PYGC0c/black-and-scottish-i-thought-i-was-the-only-black-person-in-the-world
  9. PinkNews
    https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/27/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-facts/
  10. Find My Past
    https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/discoveries/doctor-who-family-trees
  11. Teen Vogue
    https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ncuti-gatwa-young-hollywood-2020
  12. The Independent
    https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-release-b2465240.html
  13. News18
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250823231221/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sex-education-female-led-writing-room-gives-the-show-its-freshness-ncuti-gatwa-2026705.html
  14. International Review of Mission
    https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1758-6631.1999.tb00164.x
  15. "Ncuti Gatwa, Umunyarwanda wihagazeho muri filime 'Sex Education' yaciye ibintu kuri Netflix"
    http://isimbi.rw/sinema/article/ncuti-gatwa-umunyarwanda-wihagazeho-muri-filime-sex-education-yaciye-ibintu-kuri-netflix
  16. British GQ
    https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/ncuti-gatwa-interview-2023
  17. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61379261
  18. "BA Acting Showcase Class of 2013"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050012/https://www.rcs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BA_Acting_Showcase_Brochure_2013.pdf
  19. The National
    https://www.thenational.scot/news/20264440.new-doctor-star-ncuti-gatwa-back-glasgow-collect-honorary-degree/
  20. The Scotsman
    https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/theatre-review-victoria-dundee-rep-1561945
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