History Creator / NcutiGatwa

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Mizero Ncuti Gatwa[[note]] Pronounced "SHOO-tee GAT-wah"[[/note]] (born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor[[note]]he was born in Rwanda and grew up in Scotland[[/note]]. He got his big break with the role of Eric Effiong in ''Series/SexEducation'' in 2019. He is currently playing the Fifteenth Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* ''Masters of the Air'' (TBA) as 2cd Lt. Robert Daniels

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->''As an actor, you have good spells and bad spells.''

->''"There aren't quite the words to describe how I’m feeling. A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit scared. This role and show means so much to so many around the world, including myself, and each one of my incredibly talented predecessors has handled that unique responsibility and privilege with the utmost care. I will endeavour my upmost to do the same. Creator/RussellTDavies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true. His writing is dynamic, exciting, incredibly intelligent and fizzing with danger. An actor's metaphorical playground. The entire team have been so welcoming and truly give their hearts to the show. And so as much as it's daunting, I'm aware I'm joining a really supportive family. Unlike the Doctor, I may only have one heart but I am giving it all to this show."''
-->--'''Ncuti Gatwa''', quoted in a press release announcing his casting in ''Series/DoctorWho''

Gatwa's tenure as the Doctor marks a bunch of firsts: he is the first Black male actor to be cast in the role[[note]]discounting Creator/ColinSalmon, whose role as [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary Doctor]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead Moon]] was only confirmed to be an incarnation of the Doctor by WordOfGod rather than being stated in the series itself[[/note]], the first Black actor to play a mainline incarnation of the Doctor[[note]]Creator/JoMartin played an incarnation whose placement in the Doctor's timeline is unknown as of this writing, being known only as the "Fugitive Doctor", but as a guest character rather than as a regular[[/note]], and the first to be born outside the UK. Cast at the age of 29, he is tied with Creator/PeterDavison for the position of second-youngest actor to play the Doctor (the youngest being Creator/MattSmith, who was cast at 26). He is also the first openly queer actor to play the role.