Ncuti Gatwa did a great job at keeping his Doctor Who casting a secret.
10.05.2022 - 12:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ncuti Gatwa has been announced as Jodie Whitaker's replacement for the new season of Doctor Who.
The Scottish-Rwandan actor shot to fame after appearing on hit Netflix show Sex Education, where he plays fan-favourite teen Eric Effiong.
The TV star is set to take over as the Time Lord on the BBC sci-fi show, a role which has been held previously held by David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and Christopher Eccleston.
He is making history as the first ever black actor to take on the leading role of the Doctor, after Broadchurch actress Jodie became the first ever woman timelord in 2017.
The Rwanda-born actor was virtually unknown before landing his breakout role on Netflix, but has since been nominated for three BAFTAs, won a Best Actor award at the Scottish BAFTAs, the Breakthrough Award at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and the Rose d’Or Emerging 2020 Performance of the Year Award.
Ncuti will be the fourth Scottish actor to take on the career defining role, but who exactly is the soon-to-be 14th Doctor? Let's find out..
Ncuti was born in Rwanda and his family escaped from the Rwandan genocide in 1994 before settling in Scotland.
“I definitely felt growing up that I wasn’t seen as the same as anyone around me because no one around me looked like me," he told the BBC.
"I think when you see another black person you're kind of like... *gasps*... there's another one!
He laughs, "I must find them and I must be friends with them!
“We came to UK because of the genocide that happened in Rwanda in 94.
“Landscape wise it [Rwanda] looks really similar to Scotland.”
He continued: “We were refugees, we were refugees coming to the UK and I definitely now view myself as a Rwandan Scotsman – yes there’s such a term and I’m giving it
Ncuti Gatwa did a great job at keeping his Doctor Who casting a secret.
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Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has teased Ncuti Gatwa's run as the Time Lord will be 'immense'.
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Naman Ramachandran A new documentary on tennis superstar Boris Becker is nearing completion and is set to be sold at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.Alex Gibney, Oscar-winning director of “Taxi to the Dark Side” and John Battsek, producer of the Oscar-winning “One Day in September,” have had exclusive access to Becker since 2019 and have been documenting him from then until late April, when he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.The as-yet-untitled documentary aims to explore every aspect of the man who became a tennis sensation after winning the Wimbledon Championship at the age of just 17 and went on to win 49 career titles including six Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal. Off court, Becker has had a tumultuous personal life.
Jodie Whittaker has been spotted for the first time since her Doctor Who replacement was revealed. The actress, who is currently heavily pregnant with her second child, first debuted her blossoming baby bump at the BRITs in February. Jodie, 39, was seen out in London on Monday 9 May, donning a white shirt, jeans, and trainers, paired with wayfarer sunglasses and a black and white printed shoulder bag.
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Doctor Who. The Sex Education star was confirmed to be taking over from Jodie Whittaker as the hit BBC show's next Time Lord on Sunday (May 8) morning.
confirmed Sunday. The 29-year-old “Sex Education” actor will succeed Jodie Whittaker, the first female Doctor in the series.
BBC comedy Motherland has won its first BAFTA for its final series in the Best Scripted Comedy category as the award was presented by new Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa.
Today it was announced that Scots actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the next Doctor Who and the news was welcomed by many.
BBC has announced that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa is set to play the titular role in Doctor Who.Current Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker announced her departure from the long-running series last July. She’s set to star in one more episode set to air this autumn to coincide with the centenary of the BBC and rumours about her replacement have been rife.Last year it was reported that Years & Years’ Olly Alexander was in negotiations with the BBC about becoming The Doctor but today it’s been confirmed that Ncuti Gatwa is set to join Doctor Who as the titular Time Lord.The 29-year-old is most well-known for playing Eric Effiong in Netflix’s hugely popular Sex Education.The future is here! Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor.