Ncuti Gatwa
Actor
Birth Date: October 15, 1992
Age: 32 years old
Birth Place: Nyarugenge, Rwanda
Actor Ncuti Gatwa first rose to prominence with a charming performance in an endearingly awkward comedy series. Born on October 16, 1992 in Rwanda, Gatwa's family left to Scotland during the Rwandan genocide, in 1994. After graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting, Gatwa made his TV debut in 2014 with a cameo on the sitcom "Bob Servant" (BBC4, 2013-), starring Brian Cox. He followed this up with a two episode arc on the miniseries "Stonemouth" (BBC Two, 2015), based on the popular mystery novel by Iain Banks.
Gatwa's breakout role came when he was cast in the series "Sex Education" (Netflix, 2019-) as Eric Effiong, an openly gay high schooler from a religious African family, who is best friends with Otis (Asa Butterfield) and awkward virgin whose mother (Gillian Anderson) is a world-renowned sex therapist. The show premiered on Netflix in January of 2019 to rave reviews, and in February of 2019, a second season was announced.
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News aboutNcuti Gatwa
‘Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa on His Exit: ‘It’s a Role That Demands a Lot of You’
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‘Doctor Who’ Sneak Peek: The Doctor & Belinda Meet Singing Mr Ring-a-Ding (VIDEO)
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‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa & Varada Sethu on Belinda’s Motivation & Season 2 Adventures (VIDEO)
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‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa & Millie Gibson Talk Powerful Foes & Ruby Mystery (VIDEO)
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‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa & Millie Gibson Preview ‘Space Babies’ & More Season 1 Adventures
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‘Doctor Who’ Sets Season Premiere Date — With Two New Episodes (PHOTOS)
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‘Masters of the Air’ Finale First Look Teases Hope on the Horizon for POW Soldiers (VIDEO)
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‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa & Millie Gibson Tease New Villains and ‘Dark’ Episode for Ruby
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‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa & Millie Gibson on Mystery of Ruby Sunday’s Parents
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‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa Says Fans Will See Pain & Fun With Fifteenth Doctor After Bigeneration
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‘Doctor Who’ Says Goodbye to David Tennant (Again) With Regeneration Twist for Ncuti Gatwa (RECAP)
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‘Doctor Who’ 2023 Christmas Special: See Ncuti Gatwa as Fifteenth Doctor & Millie Gibson (PHOTOS)
‘Doctor Who’: Ncuti Gatwa Replaces Matt Smith in Re-Edited 2013 Special
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‘Sex Education’: Ncuti Gatwa & Aimee Lou Wood Tease Season 3 Breakthroughs
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