NCUTI Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the Time Lord in Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. Doctor Who's Twitter account shared the news this afternoon, writing: "The future is here!
Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor." One excited fan replied to the tweet: "I CAN’T FREAKING BELIEVE IT!!! Eric from Sex Education is the Doctor!!!" Another responded: "Called it.
The Fourteenth Doctor was gonna be an actor who is not very well known. "Looking forward to seeing what he brings to the table!" Ncuti, 29, is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education, for which he was awarded Best Actor Award at the Scottish BAFTA’s in 2020.
He will be the first black actor to take the continuing role of the doctor after actress Jo Martin appeared in the 13th series as an alternative version of the Time Lord in an episode with Whittaker.
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