Ncuti Gatwa

Sex Education Star Ncuti Gatwa replaces Jodie Whittaker to become next Doctor in 'Doctor Who'

The entire team have been so welcoming and truly give their hearts to the show. “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. Gatwa becomes the first Black actor to play the iconic figure.

Sex Education star will take over role from Whittaker when Russell T Davies returns to run show in 2023.

Gatwa will be known by fans as the 14th Doctor, despite the numbering of the actors playing Doctor Who getting increasingly jumbled over the years. I will carry the Doctor and the lessons I’ve learnt forever.” In 2020, Jo Martin made a guest appearance as a previously unknown version of the Doctor hiding on Earth disguised as a human tour guide. Whittaker’s current companions – John Bishop as Dan and Mandip Gill as Yaz – will also be replaced in an all-new 2023 restart for the show. In a statement on the official Doctor Who website, Ncuti said: “There aren’t quite the words to describe how I’m feeling. Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those Tardis keys in seconds.

The new Doctor Who has been unveiled, and it's "Sex Education" star Ncuti Gatwa.

The BBC confirmed Gatwa’s casting on Sunday afternoon, local time, just hours before the taping of the BAFTA TV Awards, suggesting there could be some reference to “Doctor Who” during the ceremony. Gatwa takes over from Jodie Whittaker, who has played the iconic role since 2017. The new Doctor Who has been unveiled, and it’s “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa.

'Doctor Who' has officially cast its 14th Doctor, who will succeed Jodie Whittaker in the role — get details.

The first two specials aired in January and April, while a premiere date for the third has yet to be announced. Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those TARDIS keys in seconds… “Sometimes talent walks through the door and it’s so bright and bold and brilliant, I just stand back in awe and thank my lucky stars.

Ncuti Gatwa has been officially confirmed as the next Doctor, taking over from Jodie Whittaker in the BBC series, Doctor Who. Gatwa, who is best known for ...

Russell T Davies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true." "I will endeavour my upmost to do the same. It also unconfirms rumours that returning showrunner Russell T Davies was looking to bring back an old Doctor for the next season, and is instead keeping with the trend of hiring a fresh face.

In 2020, Gatwa won the Best Actor Award at the Scottish Baftas, and was nominated for Best Male Performance in a comedy programme at this year's awards, which ...

Russell T Davies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true. The new Doctor is here. Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those TARDIS keys in seconds.

The star of Netflix's Sex Education will replace Jodie Whittaker in the BBC science fiction show.

In Sex Education, he plays Eric Effiong, a young gay British-Nigerian who is best friends with Otis, the show's lead character. Ncuti Gatwa is so good on SEX EDUCATION, a lightning rod of charm and comedic timing. Unlike the Doctor, I may only have one heart but I am giving it all to this show." He's been nominated for the Bafta for all three series of Sex Education, so he's not just been cast because of what he can demographically bring in. He said: "His writing is dynamic, exciting, incredibly intelligent and fizzing with danger - an actor's metaphorical playground. It was our very last one," the writer and producer said. "It was our last audition. Olly Alexander, who starred in It's A Sin and who was himself among those tipped for the Tardis, wrote on Twitter that it was "amazing" news. It's a true honour. The Queer As Folk and It's A Sin creator, who is returning to Doctor Who after departing in 2009, posted a selfie with Gatwa on the Baftas red carpet. He told BBC News: "It feels really amazing. Speaking on the red carpet before Sunday's Bafta TV Awards, where he is nominated for Sex Education, Gatwa said the role of the Doctor "means a lot to so many people, including myself".

Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on "Doctor Who," the BBC have announced, ending speculation...

The original run of "Doctor Who" spanned 1963 to 1989. "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. He promises a "spectacular" 2023.

The BBC has named Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor Who's Fourteenth Doctor. Gatwa will take over the role in 2023, replacing Jodie Whittaker as the current Doctor.

Whittaker made history as the first woman to appear as the Doctor when the BBC cast her for the role in 2017. The Doctor, a humanoid Time Lord who can travel throughout space and time using the TARDIS, takes on a different form in near-death situations in a process called regeneration. Gatwa will be the first Black man to play the Doctor, a role that has been passed around to different actors since Doctor Who’s debut in 1963.

The BBC has ended speculation over the iconic Time Lord's regeneration, announcing that Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on “Doctor Who ...

The original run of “Doctor Who” spanned 1963 to 1989. “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. “Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those TARDIS keys in seconds.”

Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who, the BBC announced, ending speculation over the iconic Time Lord's next regeneration.

“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. “Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those TARDIS keys in seconds.” The original run of the series spanned 1963 to 1989.

The BBC has asked Ncuti Gatwa to make the world a little more sonic with them, tapping Gatwa to be the first Black lead in the "Doctor Who" franchise.

It’s an honour to work with him, and a hoot, I can’t wait to get started." Regeneration means that The Doctor is able to take on a new face, body, and personality with a recasting. Gatwa is now the first non-white person to play The Doctor.

The Doctor in the show has regenerated since the series was first broadcast in 1963, allowing different actors to play the role.

Gatwa, who was born in Rwanda, said there weren't quite the words to describe how he was feeling. - He will take over from the show's first woman to play the Doctor - Ncuti Gatwa, who plays Eric in Netflix hit Sex Education will be the new lead in Doctor Who

The BBC has announced that Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the last star of Doctor Who, bringing the 14th Doctor to screens in 2023.

Russell T Davies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true. It’s an honour to work with him, and a hoot, I can’t wait to get started.” A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit scared,” Gatwa said in a statement released by the BBC. “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.

Gatwa, best known for the role of Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Education, is the first Black person to be cast full-time in the starring role in ...

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Rwandan-Scottish star of Sex Education has made astonishing journey from couch-surfing to master of the Whoniverse.

While working as a temp at Harrods and sharing a friend’s bed, he lost weight because he could not afford to eat. The idea that he might become an actor first came when he was 17 and his drama teacher complimented him on his talent. “I would get compliments for looking so presentable. The family lived in university accommodation while Gatwa’s father studied for a PhD in philosophy and theology. Auditions weren’t just acting jobs, they were lifelines.” But his father was forced leave the family and move to Cameroon because he was unable to get work as an academic in the UK, which Gatwa has described as “an amazing sacrifice”.