Ncuti Gatwa

Ncuti Gatwa

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.

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2025

The Roses
The Roses
Movie - Released: 8/27/2025
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
as Algernon Moncrieff
Movie - Released: 2/20/2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 5/31/2025

2024

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 6/21/2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (15)
Movie - Released: 12/24/2024
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as The Doctor
TV - Released: 5/11/2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed
Doctor Who: Unleashed
as Self - The Doctor
TV - Released: 5/11/2024
Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air
as Lt. Robert H. Daniels
TV - Released: 1/25/2024

2023

The Coronation Concert
The Coronation Concert
as Romeo
Movie - Released: 5/7/2023
Barbie
Barbie
as Ken
Movie - Released: 7/19/2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/18/2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/18/2023
Tales of the Tardis
Tales of the Tardis
as The Doctor (15)
TV - Released: 11/1/2023

2021

The Last Letter from Your Lover
The Last Letter from Your Lover
as Nick
Movie - Released: 7/23/2021
TV
The Outsiders?
as Self
TV - Released: 10/4/2021

2019

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
as Timidius
Movie - Released: 7/26/2019
Sex Education
Sex Education
as Eric Effiong
TV - Released: 1/11/2019

2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Demetrius
Movie - Released: 9/11/2016

2015

Stonemouth
Stonemouth
as Dougie
TV - Released: 6/8/2015

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014

2013

Bob Servant
Bob Servant
as Male Customer
TV - Released: 1/23/2013
Portrait Artist of the Year
Portrait Artist of the Year
as Self
TV - Released: 11/5/2013

2007

The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 3/19/1953