
Ncuti Gatwa
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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
Credits

Barbie (2023)
as Ken

The Roses (2025)
as Jeffrey

The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
as Nick

Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as The Doctor (15)
Frank and Percy (—)
Actor
The Queen of Fashion (—)
as Michael Roberts

Bad Fairies (2027)
as (voice)

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019)
as Timidius

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)
as The Doctor

The Coronation Concert (2023)
as Romeo

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)
as Algernon Moncrieff

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (2023)
as The Doctor (archive footage)

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (2023)
as Self

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024)
as The Doctor

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)
as Demetrius

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day (2021)
as Self



