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Ncuti Gatwa
Gatwa in 2024
Born (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 33)
Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
Citizenship
  • Rwanda
  • United Kingdom
EducationRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland (BA)
University of Glasgow (DMus)
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (English: /ˈ(n)ʃuːti ˈɡætwɑː/ (N)SHOO-tee GAT-wah;[note 1] born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish[6] 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).

Early life and education

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Mizero Ncuti Gatwa[7][8] was born in the Nyarugenge District of Kigali, Rwanda,[9] on 15 October 1992,[10] to Rwandan parents,[11] Josephine and Tharcisse Gatwa.[8] His father is a journalist[12] from Rwanda's Karongi District.[13] Gatwa has two older siblings.[8]

Gatwa's family fled from Rwanda during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and settled in Scotland.[6] They lived in Oxgangs in Edinburgh, and moved to Dunfermline when he was 15.[14] Gatwa attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School before moving to Glasgow to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,[15] graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2013.[16] While studying, he worked at the LGBTQ+ club The Polo Lounge, handing out flyers and later becoming a go-go dancer at The Polo Lounge's sister club.[14] The Conservatoire awarded him an honorary doctorate at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.[17]

Career

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2013–2022: Early stage work and breakthrough with Sex Education

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Gatwa in 2019

After graduating, Gatwa was granted a position in the Dundee Repertory Theatre acting graduation scheme where he performed in several productions including David Greig's Victoria.[18][19] Around this time, Gatwa was attacked by three strangers in the street who fractured his jaw; it is now made with titanium.[14] His first experience on a professional set was when he filmed a brief role in the 2014 BBC Scotland sitcom Bob Servant.[19] In 2014, Gatwa received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his performance of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet at HOME, Manchester.[20][21][22]

In 2015, he appeared in the miniseries Stonemouth, an adaptation of Iain Banks's 2012 novel of the same name.[23][24] That same year, he performed in the Kneehigh Theatre's production of 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, which was adapted from Michael Morpurgo's The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, about a large-scale rehearsal for the D-Day landings in 1944 that resulted in numerous fatalities.[25][26] Gatwa played Demetrius in the 2016 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe directed by Emma Rice.[27][28]

In 2019, Gatwa had his breakout role as Eric Effiong in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education.[29][30][31] For five months prior to this casting, he had been homeless after running out of savings, and had couch surfed among friends[32] whilst working as a temporary employee at Harrods.[33] Gatwa received praise for his portrayal of Eric from critics, particularly for how his character was not relegated to the cliché of "gay or Black best friend slash sidekick stock character".[31][34][35] He earned numerous accolades for the role, including a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020,[36] and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2020,[37] 2021[38] and 2022 consecutively.[39]

In April 2022, Gatwa was cast in Greta Gerwig's Barbie as Artist Ken.[40][41] He joined his Barbie co-stars in a choreographed performance of the song "I'm Just Ken" at the 96th Academy Awards.[42] Gatwa performed an excerpt of Romeo and Juliet with Mei Mac at the 2023 Coronation Concert,[43] and topped the Radio Times's TV 100 power list the same year.[44]

2023–2025: Doctor Who

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In May 2022, it was announced that Gatwa had been cast in Doctor Who as a new incarnation of the show's protagonist, the Doctor, succeeding Jodie Whittaker in the role.[45] Gatwa, who was cast in February,[46] was the first black actor to lead the series,[47][48][note 2] the fourth Scottish actor,[51][52] and the first actor born outside the United Kingdom to do so.[53][54]

Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor

He was expected to take over the role in the third and final of the 2022 specials in October 2022,[55] but the final Thirteenth Doctor story "The Power of the Doctor" revealed that Gatwa would play the Fifteenth Doctor, with David Tennant (who had previously played the Tenth Doctor) returning to play the Fourteenth Doctor.[56]

Gatwa debuted in "The Giggle", the third of the 60th anniversary specials, on 9 December 2023,[57] and starred in his first full episode, "The Church on Ruby Road" on Christmas Day 2023, which was followed by the show's fourteenth series.[58] His performance in Doctor Who earned praise from critics.[59] The Independent praised his "interstellar lead performance" and "megawatt charm".[60] Variety wrote that his acting elevated the season, referencing his "refreshing dynamism that makes the season a uniquely mesmerizing watch".[61] Naina Bajekal of Time magazine believed that Gatwa was "bringing Doctor Who into a new era."[62] Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called Gatwa "an absolute delight" and wrote that his "unbridled exuberance makes this an easy sell and serves as a data bridge between new viewers and old."[63] For his performance, Gatwa received the 2024 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor,[64] and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.[65]

As a result of being the first black Doctor, the BBC prepared for strong negative pushback to Gatwa's casting, and put security outside Gatwa's family members' homes; however Gatwa noted that the positive responses to his casting drowned out the negative responses.[62] In 2024, he responded to social media users who criticised the casting of a black Doctor: "It’s not something I’ll avidly keep up on. The hate? It is kind of fascinating to me because there’s so much energy they’re putting into it… I think they need to go find a hobby is one thing."[66] He was nearly cast in Jesse Eisenberg's film A Real Pain as Rwandan genocide survivor Eloge, but scheduling conflicts with Doctor Who led to Kurt Egyiawan being cast in the role instead.[67]

In May 2025, following the broadcast of "The Reality War", Gatwa left his role as the Doctor. Gatwa starred in a total of 18 episodes across two seasons, which made his tenure in the main role the second shortest to date since 2005, behind Christopher Eccleston's one season tenure as the Ninth Doctor.[68]

2025–present: Stage and film work

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In November 2024, Gatwa appeared as Algernon Moncrieff in Max Webster's production of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest in the Lyttleton Theatre at the National Theatre, opposite Hugh Skinner and Sharon D. Clarke, running until January 2025.[69] A filmed version of the play was screened in cinemas worldwide through National Theatre Live.[70]

In April 2025, it was announced that Gatwa would star as Christopher Marlowe in the European premiere of Liz Duffy Adams's play Born with Teeth. The Royal Shakespeare Company production opened in London's West End from August 2025.[71][72] On 2 May 2025, Gatwa was initially announced as the United Kingdom's spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025,[73] however two weeks later it was announced that he had withdrawn from the role due to "unforeseen circumstances"; he was replaced by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.[74][75] Gatwa later stated that "it all panned out very interestingly. I pulled out of it a long time before it was announced. And it was announced when it was announced. I don't know why. But I was just very busy."[74][76]

Gatwa played Jeffrey in the 2025 film The Roses, a remake of The War of the Roses (1989).[77] Gatwa will portray British fashion journalist Michael Roberts in The Queen of Fashion, an upcoming biographical film starring Andrea Riseborough as Isabella Blow.[78]

Gatwa hosted the series finale of Saturday Night Live UK on 16 May 2026.[79]

Personal life

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Gatwa publicly came out as queer in an August 2023 interview with Elle magazine,[80][81] having previously avoided discussing his sexuality, despite public speculation, for his "safety and mental health".[82] In the interview, Gatwa noted that he preferred not to label himself, and that he had been inspired by both his work on Sex Education and an encounter with a Rwandan woman at Manchester Pride some years previously, having "never met another queer Rwandan person before."[80] He later stated that he had "never been in the closet, you know. I just never talked about it. The work I do is what's important."[14][82]

On 29 May 2025, Gatwa joined other high-profile figures at a rally organised by Choose Love, taking turns to read aloud the names of Palestinian children killed in the Gaza war.[83]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Timidius [84]
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover Nick [85]
2023 Barbie Artist Ken [41]
2025 The Roses Jeffrey [77]
TBA The Queen of Fashion † Michael Roberts Post-production [78]
TBA Frank and Percy † Post-production [86]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Bob Servant Male Customer Episode: "The Van" [87]
2015 Stonemouth Dougie [28]
2019–2023 Sex Education Eric Effiong Main role, 32 episodes [31]
2023 An Adventure in Space and Time Fifteenth Doctor Cameo appearance; re-edit of 2013 film [88]
2023–2025 Doctor Who Lead role, 19 episodes [48]
2024 Masters of the Air 2nd Lt. Robert Daniels Miniseries [28]
Tales of the TARDIS Fifteenth Doctor Episode: "Pyramids of Mars" [89]
2026 Saturday Night Live UK Himself / Host Episode 8 [79]
TBA First Day on Earth † Darren Filming [90]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2011 The Blues Brothers Live James Brown/Stevie Wonder/Cab Calloway Edinburgh Fringe [91]
2013VictoriaGavin/Callum/Patrick Dundee Rep [19]
HecubaPolydorus [92]
The BFGSam/Head of Army/Childchewer [28]
2014And Then There Were NoneAnthony James Marston
Cars and BoysRobert
Woman in MindTony Dundee Rep / Birmingham Rep
Romeo & JulietMercutio HOME [93]
2015Shakespeare in LoveWabash Noël Coward Theatre [94]
LinesValentine The Yard Theatre [95]
2015–2017946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus TipsAdi Tips Shakespeare's Globe [96]
2016A Midsummer Night's DreamDemetrius [28]
2017Trouble in MindJohn Nevins Print Room at the Coronet
2017–18The ClaimSerge Crucible Theatre
2018The RivalsCaptain Jack Absolute Watermill Theatre
2024–25 The Importance of Being Earnest Algernon Moncrieff Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre [69]
2025 Born with Teeth Christopher Marlowe Wyndham's Theatre [97]

Audio

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Year Title Role Production Notes Ref.
2022LususChristopher BBC Radio 4Episode: "Khar Darakh" [98]
2023 David Copperfield David Copperfield Audible [99]
2025 Gatsby in Harlem Jay Gatsby BBC Radio 3 [100]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022Grid LegendsValentin ManziVoice and motion capture [101]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Ian Charleson Awards Best Performance in a Play Romeo & Juliet Nominated [21]
2019MTV Movie AwardsBest Breakthrough Performance Sex Education Nominated [102]
Best Kiss (with Connor Swindells)Nominated
BAFTA Scotland Awards Best Actor in Television Nominated [103]
Edinburgh International Television Festival Best Breakthrough Talent Nominated [104]
2020 Newport Beach Film Festival Breakthrough Artist Honouree Won [105]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor Nominated [106]
Best Breakthrough Won [107]
Royal Television Society Awards Comedy Performance (Male) Won [108]
Young Scot Awards Entertainment Won [109]
BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated [110]
BAFTA Scotland Awards Best Actor in Television Won [111]
Rose d'Or Performance of the Year Won [112]
2021 BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated [113]
2022 National Comedy Awards Outstanding Supporting Role Won [114]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [115]
NME Awards Best TV Actor Nominated [116]
BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated [117]
BAFTA Scotland Awards Best Actor in Television Nominated [118]
Audience Award Nominated
2024 BAFTA Cymru Awards Actor Doctor Who Won [64]
2025 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [65]
British Audio Awards Best Performance Gatsby in Harlem Won [119]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Gatwa has said he pronounced Ncuti as /ˈʃuːti/ until his mother told him when he was 26 years old that the correct pronunciation was /ˈnʃuːti/.[1] However, he has continued to use /ˈʃuːti/ when introducing himself in English.[2][3][4] Its pronunciation in Kinyarwanda is [nʃùtí].[5]
  2. ↑ Peter Davison, who played the Fifth Doctor, had a mixed-race father from British Guiana (now Guyana). In Davison's words: "Not a lot of people know about that because I look so damned English".[49][50]

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