massaro ncuti gatwa (born 15 october 1992) is a rwandan-born scottish actor. he currently plays eric effiong in the netflix 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 the doctor on the bbc television series "doctor who", making him the first black and gay actor in this role.