Massaro Ncuti Gatwa (born October 15, 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education, which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance. In 2022, Gatwa was announced as the fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making him the first black actor to headline the series.
Known For
The Roses
2025
Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales
Self
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Doctor
2025
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon Moncrieff
2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (15)
2024
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
The Doctor
2024
Doctor Who
The Doctor · (16 episodes)
2024
Doctor Who: Unleashed
Self - The Doctor · (17 episodes)
2024
Masters of the Air
Lt. Robert H. Daniels · (2 episodes)
2024
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
Self
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Doctor (archive footage)
2023
Tales of the Tardis
The Doctor · (1 episode)
2023
Barbie
Ken
2023
The Coronation Concert
Romeo
2023
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · (1 episode)
2022
The Outsiders?
Self · (6 episodes)
2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Nick
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Self
2021
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
Timidius
2019
Sex Education
Eric Effiong · (32 episodes)
2019
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Demetrius
2016
Stonemouth
Dougie · (2 episodes)
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Portrait Artist of the Year
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Bob Servant
Male Customer · (1 episode)
2013
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
The Oscars
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1953