What is Ncuti Gatwa?
{{Infobox person |name = Ncuti Gatwa |image = Ncuti Gatwa, Jan 2019 on MTV International 01.jpg |alt = |caption = Gatwa in 2019 |birth_name = Massaro Ncuti Gatwa |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|15|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Nyarugenge District|Nyarugenge]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda |nationality = [[British people|British]] |years_active = 2014–present |occupation = Actor }} '''Massaro Ncuti Gatwa''' (born 15 October 1992) is a [[Rwanda]]n-born [[Scottish people|Scottish]] actor. He currently plays Eric Effiong in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Sex Education (TV 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. He has been given a lot of praise for his performance of a [[gay]] black teen in ''Sex Education''. In 2022, Gatwa was announced as the fourteenth [[incarnation]] of [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] on the [[BBC]] [[television series]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'', making him the first black and gay actor in this role. == Life and Career == Gatwa was born in [[Nyarugenge District|Nyarugenge]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ncuti-gatwa-young-hollywood-2020|title=Ncuti Gatwa Embraces His Electrifying Power|author=[[Gillian Anderson|Anderson, Gillian]]|date=5 February 2020|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> He grew up in Scotland, mostly in [[Edinburgh]] and [[Dunfermline]]. In May 2022, Gatwa was chosen as the fifteenth actor to play the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] in the television series [[Doctor Who]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ncuti Gatwa: BBC names actor as next Doctor Who star |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61371123 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=8 May 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508115150/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61371123 |archivedate=8 May 2022 |date=8 May 2022}}</ref> His first appearance as the Doctor is planned for 2023.