Ncuti Gatwa

Acting

Ncuti Gatwa

Born

1992-10-15 (34)

Place of birth

Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda

Known for

Acting

Credits

34 titles

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

Film credits

2020s · 13 titles

Barbie poster
6.9

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Barbie

2023

The Roses poster
6.6

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

The Roses

2025

The Last Letter from Your Lover poster
7.3

A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.

The Last Letter from Your Lover

2021

Bad Fairies poster
NR

Hidden beneath the streets of modern London exists a secret magical world powered by an ancient code that fairies have followed for centuries. But when a fearless gang of rule-breaking fairies accidentally transforms an ordinary tween into a fairy, they uncover a far bigger problem: the magic system itself is failing. With their world on the brink of collapse, the group's toughest renegade hero (voiced by Cynthia Erivo) must forge an unlikely alliance with the very human they transformed, embarking on a race against time through both London and the hidden magical realm. Together, they'll discover that saving magic may require breaking every rule in the book -proving that sometimes doing a little bad is the only way to do a whole lot of good.

Bad Fairies

2027

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War poster
5.1

Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on her travels with the Doctor. With the TARDIS still unable to get her home to Earth, Belinda must fight for her life as the Doctor faces an almighty threat to reality itself…

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025

Doctor Who at the Proms poster
7.4

Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially shot feature for the Fifteenth Doctor and a host of scary aliens as they thrill a packed audience at London's Royal Albert Hall. In a concert like no other in time and space, the much-loved music, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is accompanied by specially edited sequences from the series.

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials poster
8.6

The Doctor finds himself with an old face and something is very wrong. How can Donna remember him and why has he got one of his old faces back? A compilation release featuring "The Star Beast," "Wild Blue Yonder," and "The Giggle."

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

2023

Frank and Percy poster
NR

During their dog walks on Hampstead Heath, two older gentlemen find their conversations about everyday aches and weather growing into an unexpected connection.

Frank and Percy

2026

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me poster
9.0

imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors and bigger ambitions.

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

2023

The Coronation Concert poster
6.0

Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor Castle in celebration of Their Majesties' coronation.

The Coronation Concert

2023

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest poster
8.0

Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

2025

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day poster
8.7

Celebrate International Women’s Day with this brand new inspiring film from LETTERS LIVE. In “LETTERS LIVE from the Archive: International Women’s Day”, remarkable letters are read by a diverse array of outstanding luminaries, including stunning performances from Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, Daisy Ridley, Caitlin Moran, Rose McGowan, Adwoa Aboah, Louise Brealey and more. Plus music from Roxanne Tataei.

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

2021

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death poster
6.1

The Doctor and Ruby Sunday have faced the Bogeyman, fought against Maestro, and survived the battlefield of Kastarion 3. In the epic two-part season finale, The Doctor and Ruby arrive at UNIT headquarters on a top-secret mission and a long-buried secret awaits…

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death

2024

2010s · 2 titles

Series credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.8

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster
5.1

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Graham Norton Show poster
7.2

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The One Show poster
4.3

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006

Sex Education poster
8.2

Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

Sex Education

2019

Doctor Who poster
6.4

The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

Doctor Who

2024

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg poster
2.8

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

Masters of the Air poster
7.8

During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.

Masters of the Air

2024

The Oscars poster
7.1

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The Oscars

1953

Portrait Artist of the Year poster
6.7

Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

Portrait Artist of the Year

2013

Saturday Night Live UK poster
4.7

British incarnation of NBC's legendary late-night comedy showcase. Broadcast live each week, this UK version brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes 'SNL' a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens.

Saturday Night Live UK

2026

Saturday Night Live UK poster
4.7

British incarnation of NBC's legendary late-night comedy showcase. Broadcast live each week, this UK version brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes 'SNL' a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens.

Saturday Night Live UK

2026

Tales of the Tardis poster
5.8

Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time.

Tales of the Tardis

2023

Doctor Who: Unleashed poster
6.3

Following the same format of Doctor Who: Confidential, Steffan Powell takes audiences behind the scenes of each episode of BBC's Doctor Who.

Doctor Who: Unleashed

2024

Bob Servant poster
6.6

The Scottish town of Broughty Ferry doesn’t know what’s hit it. The sudden death of the sitting MP has resulted in a by-election that could change the political map of the UK. Bob Servant has been waiting his whole life for this level of attention and he’s willing to do anything to keep it.

Bob Servant

2013

Stonemouth poster
6.9

Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.

Stonemouth

2015

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7.5

From director and photographer Simon Frederick, comes the next installment in his portrait documentaries, untold stories of young Black visionaries shaping our future. In raw, real, and deeply personal conversations, you’ll hear 41 creators, musicians, artists, authors, athletes and more discuss topics like equality, structural gaslighting, and social media.

The Outsiders?

2021

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NR

British novelist Henri is stuck. Work has dried up, her relationship is going nowhere. So when she's offered a job on a film in Ghana, West Africa - her parents' homeland, where her estranged father lives - she can't resist the chance to reconnect with him and the country of her heritage. But when she arrives neither the job nor her father turn out the way she expected, and soon Henri has to deal with danger and hypocrisy, form new friendships, lose her illusions, and create a new sense of identity - one that might leave her stronger, but could also break her.

First Day on Earth

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