Ncuti Gatwa: Culture-bending Black Dr Who
- Publication: New African
- Date: Dec. 2022/Jan. 2023
- Author:
- Page: 62
- Language: English
A refugee family from Rwanda, a boy with a big dream, a dream come true. When you read about Ncuti Gatwa's rise to stellar fame, you might think it belongs more in the realms of hard-to-believe fiction than reality.
He was born in Kigali, Rwanda but his family had to flee to Scotland in 1994, during the horrific genocide when he was just two years old. Surviving the turbulent teenage years in a Scottish secondary school, by the time he left he knew he wanted to be an actor and began the demanding journey, training at the Royal Conservatoire in Scotland, before making his debut on the London stage at the Globe Theatre, playing the part of Demetrius in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
From this classical beginning, life took on the twists and turns of a young actor's experience, at the mercy of the overwhelming expenses of trying to sustain a life in a big city - sofa surfing, working a day job and borrowing money to survive.
Time for serendipity to step in and reward his talent and tenaciousness with a part in Netflix's successful cult comedy-drama, Sex Education, where his role as Eric Effiong earnt him a well-deserved 2020 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television.
From here his journey has been on the road of success, playing the part of Nick in the Netflix film adaptation of Jojo Moyes' bestseller, The Last Letter from Your Lover and then landing the part of one of the Kens in Mattel's Barbie movie, due for release in 2023.
Into this mix has come a role that has quite possibly tipped the scales of British culture. Following an outstanding audition, he will become the first Black actor to take on the lead role of the BBC's Dr Who.
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- APA 6th ed.: (Dec. 2022/Jan. 2023). Ncuti Gatwa: Culture-bending Black Dr Who. New African p. 62.
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