About Ncuti Gatwa
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (English: (N)SHOO-tee GAT-wah; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish 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). Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (English:; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan and Scottish actor who is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education (2019–2023) and the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2023–2025). Gatwa, who was cast in February, was the first black actor to lead the series, the fourth Scottish actor, and the first actor born outside the United Kingdom to do so. The Conservatoire awarded him an honorary doctorate at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony. His first experience on a professional set was when he filmed a brief role in the 2014 BBC Scotland sitcom Bob Servant.
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