Ncuti Gatwa is trying to avoid the question. It’s an art every Doctor Who actor has to embrace. He’s sitting on an orange sofa, arms flailing, words spilling out. And he’s trying desperately to avoid describing his Doctor in too much detail. “I don’t know, I don’t know,” he says. He’s looking around the room for inspiration. Suddenly his face changes. Eyes go from playful to serious. And I think I see his Doctor for a fleeting moment.
“Whoa,” he splutters, gathering himself, face relaxing again. “Don’t those teapots look like Daleks? Sorry, I just saw them and thought, oh my god, there are Daleks.”
Although we have only seen Gatwa as the Doctor in tiny glimpses so far, the 31-year-old actor has been deep in the world of Doctor Who for almost two years. He is in. The. Zone.
Gatwa auditioned in February 2022 and was unveiled to the world by show-runner Russell T Davies two months later. He is already midway through filming his second series – set to air in spring 2025 – such is the new timetable that goes with the exciting big-budget world of, with Disney+ streaming
