The Fourteenth Doctor will be the next incarnation of the Doctor, the fictional protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme, Doctor Who. He will be portrayed by Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa.[1] He is the fourth Scottish actor to play the Doctor (following Sylvester McCoy, David Tennant, and Peter Capaldi),[2][3][4] and the first black actor to play the leading role (following the Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin), who is a recurring incarnation of the character during the Thirteenth Doctor's era).[5]