Ncuti Gatwa
Rwandan and Scottish actor (born 1992)
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- Mizero Ncuti Gatwa ( English: ; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan and Scottish actor who is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education (2019–2023) and the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2023–2025).
- Early life and education Mizero Ncuti Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992, to Rwandan parents Josephine and Tharcisse Gatwa, PhD.
- Gatwa has two older siblings.
- They lived in Oxgangs in Edinburgh, and moved to Dunfermline when he was 15.
- While studying, he worked at the LGBTQ+ club The Polo Lounge, handing out flyers and later becoming a go-go dancer.
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (English: ; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan and Scottish actor who is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education (2019–2023) and the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2023–2025).
He began his career on stage at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Mercutio in a 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet at HOME arts centre.
Early life and education
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992, to Rwandan parents Josephine and Tharcisse Gatwa, PhD. His father is a journalist from Rwanda's Karongi District. Gatwa has two older siblings.
Gatwa's family escaped from Rwanda during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and settled in Scotland. They lived in Oxgangs in Edinburgh, and moved to Dunfermline when he was 15. Gatwa attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School before moving to Glasgow to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2013. While studying, he worked at the LGBTQ+ club The Polo Lounge, handing out flyers and later becoming a go-go dancer. The Conservatoire awarded him an honorary doctorate at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.
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