Ncuti Gatwa

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Ncuti Gatwa

Acting 33 October 15, 1992

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…

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Barbie

Barbie

6.9 2023 Movie
Sex Education

Sex Education

8.2 2019 TV Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.1 2014 TV Show
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2 2007 TV Show
The Roses

The Roses

6.6 2025 Movie
The One Show

The One Show

4.4 2006 TV Show
Masters of the Air

Masters of the Air

7.8 2024 TV Show
The Last Letter from Your Lover

The Last Letter from Your Lover

7.3 2021 Movie
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

6.4 2024 TV Show
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2.8 2022 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    Bad Fairies

    Movie (voice)

  2. 2026
    Frank and Percy

    Movie

  3. 2026
    Saturday Night Live UK

    TV show Self - Host

  4. 2025
    The Roses

    Movie Jeffrey

  5. 2025
    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    Movie The Doctor

  6. 2025
    National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

    Movie Algernon Moncrieff

  7. 2024
    Doctor Who at the Proms

    Movie The Doctor (15)

  8. 2024
    Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death

    Movie The Doctor

  9. 2024
    Doctor Who

    TV show The Doctor

  10. 2024
    Doctor Who: Unleashed

    TV show Self - The Doctor

  11. 2024
    Masters of the Air

    TV show Lt. Robert H. Daniels

  12. 2023
    Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

    Movie The Doctor (archive footage)

  13. 2023
    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    Movie Self

  14. 2023
    Tales of the Tardis

    TV show The Doctor

  15. 2023
    Barbie

    Movie Ken

  16. 2023
    The Coronation Concert

    Movie Romeo

More credits
  1. 2022
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    TV show Self

  2. 2021
    The Outsiders?

    TV show Self

  3. 2021
    The Last Letter from Your Lover

    Movie Nick

  4. 2021
    Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

    Movie Timidius

  6. 2019
    Sex Education

    TV show Eric Effiong

  7. 2016
    A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    Movie Demetrius

  8. 2015
    Stonemouth

    TV show Dougie

  9. 2014
    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    TV show Self

  10. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self

  11. 2013
    Portrait Artist of the Year

    TV show Self

  12. 2013
    Bob Servant

    TV show Male Customer

  13. 2007
    The Graham Norton Show

    TV show Self

  14. 2006
    The One Show

    TV show Self

  15. 1953
    The Oscars

    TV show Self - Performer

  16. —
    Passing Through

    Movie Executive Producer

  17. —
    First Day on Earth

    TV show Darren

  18. —
    The Queen of Fashion

    Movie Michael Roberts