Ncuti Gatwa

Ncuti Gatwa

Known for
Acting
Born
October 15, 1992 (age 34)
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.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Queen of Fashion

The Queen of Fashion

Movie · as Michael Roberts

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First Day on Earth

First Day on Earth

TV · as Darren

2027
Bad Fairies poster

Bad Fairies

Movie · as Butterwort (voice)

2026
Frank and Percy poster

Frank and Percy

Movie

2026
Saturday Night Live UK poster

Saturday Night Live UK

TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (Uncredited) · 1 ep

2025
The Roses poster

The Roses

Movie · as Jeffrey

2025
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest poster

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie · as Algernon Moncrieff

2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War poster

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Movie · as The Doctor

2024
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death poster

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

Movie · as The Doctor

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms poster

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie · as The Doctor (15)

2024
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as The Doctor · 16 eps

2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed poster

Doctor Who: Unleashed

TV · as Self - The Doctor · 17 eps

2024
Masters of the Air poster

Masters of the Air

TV · as Lt. Robert H. Daniels · 2 eps

2023
The Coronation Concert poster

The Coronation Concert

Movie · as Romeo

2023
Barbie poster

Barbie

Movie · as Ken

2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me poster

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Movie · as Self

2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials poster

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Movie · as The Doctor (archive footage)

2023
Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis

TV · as The Doctor · 1 ep

2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg poster

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day poster

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

Movie · as Self

2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover poster

The Last Letter from Your Lover

Movie · as Nick

2021
The Outsiders?

The Outsiders?

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans poster

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Movie · as Timidius

2019
Sex Education poster

Sex Education

TV · as Eric Effiong · 32 eps

2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Movie · as Demetrius

2015
Stonemouth poster

Stonemouth

TV · as Dougie · 2 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Bob Servant poster

Bob Servant

TV · as Male Customer · 1 ep

2013
Portrait Artist of the Year poster

Portrait Artist of the Year

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep