
Ncuti Gatwa
Acting
Born 1992-10-15 · Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
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

6.9
Barbie
2023 · Movie

6.7
The Roses
2025 · Movie

7.3
The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021 · Movie

10.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2016 · Movie

10.0
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023 · Movie

8.8
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 · Movie

7.2
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 · Movie

8.0
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021 · Movie

7.8
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
2025 · Movie

6.0
The Coronation Concert
2023 · Movie

5.2
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019 · Movie

5.4
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 · Movie

6.1
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024 · Movie

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Bad Fairies
Releases May 20, 2027