Ncuti Gatwa Is Doctor Who’s New Doctor

 

 

The BBC has announced that Ncuti Gatwa will replace Jodie Whittaker as the star of Doctor Who.

 

On the popular science fiction show, the 29-year-old will become the 14th Time Lord and the first person of color to assume the major character.

Gatwa, a Rwandan-born Scottish actor, is most known for his role in Netflix’s series Sex Education.

 

He told BBC News: “It feels really amazing. It’s a true honour. This role is an institution and it’s so iconic.”

Speaking on the red carpet before Sunday’s Bafta TV Awards, where he was nominated for Sex Education, Gatwa said the role of the Doctor “means a lot to so many people, including myself”.

He added: “I feel very grateful to have had the baton handed over and I’m going to try to do my best.”

 

Gatwa will make his debut as the Time Lord in 2023.

 

Showrunner Russell T Davies said Gatwa had impressed him in a “blazing” audition.

 

“It was our last audition. It was our very last one,” the writer and producer said. “We thought we had someone, and then in he came and stole it.

“I’m properly, properly thrilled. It’s going to be a blazing future.”