Ncuti Gatwa Biography
Ncuti Gatwa is a Rwandan-Scottish actor most known for the fifteenth Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who and in the Netflix comedy series Sex Education. In addition, he appeared in Barbie and Masters of the Air.
How old is Ncuti Gatwa? – Age
He is 31 years old as of 15 October 2023. He was born in 1992 in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda. His real name is Mizero Ncuti Gatwa.
Ncuti Gatwa Family – Education
His father, Tharcisse Gatwa of Rwanda’s Karongi District, is a journalist with a PhD in theology. The family fled Rwanda during the 1994 massacre against Tutsis and landed in Scotland. They lived in Oxgangs, Edinburgh, and moved to Dunfermline when he was 15. Gatwa attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School before traveling to Glasgow to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2013. While studying, he worked at the LGBTQ+ bar The Polo Lounge, giving out fliers before becoming a go-go dancer. During the 2022 graduation ceremony, the Conservatoire bestowed upon him an honorary doctorate.
Ncuti Gatwa Partner
Gatwa officially admitted to being queer in an August 2023 interview with Elle magazine, having previously avoided expressing his sexuality due to popular suspicion about his “safety and mental health.”
How much is Ncuti Gatwa worth? – Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Ncuti Gatwa Doctor Who
In May 2022, it was reported that Gatwa had been cast as a new incarnation of the show’s protagonist, the Doctor, following Jodie Whittaker. Gatwa, who was cast in February, will be the series’ first black lead, the fourth Scottish actor, and the first born outside of the United Kingdom.
He was supposed to take over the role in the third and final of the 2022 specials in October 2022, but the final Thirteenth Doctor story “The Power of the Doctor” revealed that Gatwa would play the Fifteenth Doctor, with David Tennant (who had previously played the Tenth Doctor) returning to play the Fourteenth Doctor.
Gatwa made his debut in “The Giggle,” the third of the 60th anniversary specials, on December 9, 2023. He appeared in his first complete episode, “The Church on Ruby Road,” opposite Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday on Christmas Day 2023, which will be followed by the show’s fourteenth season.
Ncuti Gatwa Sex Education
Gatwa was cast as Eric Effiong in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education in May 2018, and the show received critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019. He had been homeless for five months before this casting, having exhausted his cash and couch surfed. Critics praised Gatwa’s portrayal of Eric, notably how his character was not reduced to the cliché of “gay or black best friend slash sidekick stock character”. He has received multiple plaudits for the character, including a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020 and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance, one in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively. In April 2022, Gatwa was cast in Greta Gerwig’s film Barbie.
He delivered a passage from Romeo and Juliet alongside Mei Mac at the 2023 Coronation Concert and topped the Radio Times’ TV 100 power list that same year.
Ncuti Gatwa Movies
♦ 2023 – Barbie
♦ 2021 – The Last Letter from Your Lover
♦ 2019 – Horrible Histories: The Movie
Ncuti TV Shows
♦ 2024 – Masters of the Air
♦ 2023–present – Doctor Who
♦ 2023 – An Adventure in Space and Time
♦ 2019–2023 – Sex Education
♦ 2015 – Stonemouth
♦ 2014 – Bob Servant