There aren't quite the words to describe how I'm feeling. A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit scared, 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. I will endeavour my utmost to do the same.

Ncuti Gatwa

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa ( SHOO-tee GAT-wah; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present), 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 fourteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making him the first black actor to headline the series.

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