Ncuti Gatwa gained prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present), for which he received a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Awards nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance.
Gatwa was just named as the fourteenth version of the Doctor on the BBC program Doctor Who, making him the first Black actor to star in this series.
How do you pronounce Ncuti Gatwa?
‘Ncuti,’ an African name, is pronounced shoo-ti.’ The word ‘gatwa’ is pronounced ‘gat-wa.’
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa is the actor’s entire name, however, it appears he chooses to go by his middle name professionally.
Gatwa was born on October 15, 1992.
The Gatwa family has resided in both Edinburgh and Dunfermline, however Ncuti finally moved to Glasgow to pursue acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Following graduating, he joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre before moving to London to pursue his ambition of becoming an actor.
Gatwa will succeed Jodie Whittaker as the Time Lord, becoming the first black actor to do so in the show’s history, after Jodie made history as the first female Doctor.
