Ncuti Gatwa: the Rwandan-Scottish actor who is the fifteenth Doctor Who
In 2019 Ncuti Gatwa was in the States promoting brand new comedy Sex Education ahead of its debut; then, he was a relatively unknown actor who had appeared in a couple of BBC sitcoms.
The Netflix show, where he was playing the gay British-Nigerian teenager Eric Effiong, was released as he was boarding a flight back to the UK. By the time it had landed, his Instagram following shot from 500 to 700,000 and he could no longer go to his beloved Tesco without getting bombarded by fans.
His meteoric rise has not slowed down since. In the last five years, Gatwa has been nominated for three BAFTAs, won a Best Actor award at the Scottish BAFTAs, the Breakthrough Award at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and the Rose d’Or Emerging 2020 Performance of the Year Award, thanks to his breakthrough role.
Then in May 2022 it was announced that the star would be stepping up as the fifteenth (David Tennant, returning for the 60th anniversary specials, became
