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Ncuti Gatwa
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.
Top Filmography

6.9
Barbie
2023 // MOVIE

8.2
Sex Education
2019 // TV

7.3
The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021 // MOVIE

6.7
The Roses
2025 // MOVIE

7.8
Masters of the Air
2024 // TV

6.4
Doctor Who
2024 // TV

7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007 // TV

5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 // TV

5.2
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019 // MOVIE

7.0
The Oscars
1953 // TV

4.4
The One Show
2006 // TV

6.9
Stonemouth
2015 // TV

6.1
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024 // MOVIE

9.1
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023 // MOVIE

5.4
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025 // MOVIE