Ncuti Gatwa

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Ncuti Gatwa
File:Ncuti Gatwa, Jan 2019 on MTV International 01.jpg
Gatwa in 2019
Born Mizero Ncuti Gatwa[1]
(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 31)
Kigali, Rwanda
Citizenship United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (/ˈʃuːti ˈɡætwɑː/ shoo-TEE-_-GAT-wah;[2][3] born October 15, 1992) is a Scottish-Rwandan[4] actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance.[5][6][7][8][9] In 2022, Gatwa was announced as the fourteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making him the first black actor to lead the series.[10][11][12][13]

Early life

Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992.[14][15] His father, Tharcisse Gatwa, from Rwanda's Karongi District, is a journalist with a PhD in theology.[16][17]

The family later escaped from Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi in 1994 and settled in Scotland.[4] They lived in Edinburgh and Dunfermline. Gatwa attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School before moving to Glasgow to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2013.[18][19] The Conservatoire awarded him an honorary Doctorate at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.[20]

Career

After graduating, Gatwa was granted a position in the Dundee Repertory Theatre acting graduation scheme based in Dundee, Scotland where he performed in several productions including David Greig's Victoria.[21][22][23] He had a brief role in the 2014 sitcom Bob Servant which was also set and filmed in Dundee.[24] In 2014 Gatwa received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2014 performance of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet Home, Manchester.

In 2015, he appeared in a supporting role in the miniseries Stonemouth, an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name. That same year, he performed in the Kneehigh Theatres production of 946, which was adapted from Michael Morpurgo's The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips about the rehearsals for the D-Day landing in Devon with numerous fatalities.[25] Gatwa played Demetrius in the 2016 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe directed by Emma Rice.[26]

In May 2018, Gatwa was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Eric Effiong;[24] the show was released in 2019 and garnered critical acclaim.[27] Gatwa received praise for his portrayal of Eric from audiences and critics alike, particularly for how his character was not relegated to the cliché of "gay or black best friend slash sidekick stock character".[6][7] He has earned numerous accolades for the role, including a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020, and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance, one in 2020, 2021 and 2022 consecutively.[5][6][7][8][9] In April 2022 Gatwa was cast in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Sex Education co-stars Emma Mackey and Connor Swindells.

Doctor Who

On 8 May 2022, it was announced that Gatwa had been cast in Doctor Who as the fourteenth incarnation of the show's protagonist, The Doctor, succeeding Jodie Whittaker in the role.[28] Gatwa, who was cast in February,[29] will be the first black man to lead the series, as well as the fourth Scot to do so.[10][11][12][13] He is expected to take over the role in the third and final of the 2022 specials in October 2022.[30]

Filmography

Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Timidius
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover Nick
2023 Barbie Not yet released Ken Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Bob Servant Male Customer 1 episode
2015 Stonemouth Dougie 2 episodes
2019–2023 Sex Education Eric Effiong Main role
TBA Masters of the Air Not yet released 2cd Lt. Robert Daniels Upcoming miniseries
TBA Doctor Who Not yet released Fourteenth Doctor Main role

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Victoria Gavin/Callum/Patrick [31][32]
Hecuba Polydorus [33][34]
The BFG Sam/Head of Army/Childchewer [35][36]
2014 And Then There Were None Anthony James Marston [37][38]
Cars and Boys Robert [39][40]
Woman in Mind Tony [41][42]
Romeo & Juliet Mercutio [43][44]
2015 Shakespeare in Love Wabash [45][46]
Lines Valentine [47][48]
2015-2017 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Adolphus [49][50][51]
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius [52][53]
2017 Trouble in Mind John Nevins [54][55]
2017-2018 The Claim Serge [56][57]
2018 The Rivals Captain Jack Absolute [58][59]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Grid Legends Valentin Manzi Voice and motion capture

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2019 MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Sex Education Nominated [60]
Best Kiss (with Connor Swindells) Nominated [60]
BAFTA Scotland Best Actor in Television Nominated [61]
2020 Newport Beach Film Festival Breakthrough Artist Honouree Won [62]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor Nominated [63]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Breakthrough Won [64]
Royal Television Society Awards Comedy Performance (Male) Won [65]
Young Scot Awards Entertainment Won [66]
BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated [67]
BAFTA Scotland Best Actor in Television Won [68]
Rose d'Or Performance of the Year Won [69]
2021 BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated [70]
2022 National Comedy Awards Outstanding Supporting Role Won [71]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [72]
BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated [73]

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