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Ncuti Gatwa

Ncuti Gatwa

Actor · Born October 15, 1992 (34) · Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda

Massaro Ncuti Gatwa (born October 15, 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education, 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 fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making him the first black actor to headline the series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 15, 1992 (34)
From
Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Ncuti Gatwa's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Bonds
29%
Power
13%
Morality
11%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ncuti Gatwa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Ncuti Gatwa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as (voice)

  • The Roses(2025)

    as Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as The Doctor

  • National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest(2025)

    as Algernon Moncrieff

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dr Who at the Proms 2024(2024)

    as The Doctor (15)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Doctor

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Masters of the Air(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lt. Robert H. Daniels

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Doctor (archive footage)

  • Tales of the Tardis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as The Doctor

  • Barbie(2023)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Coronation Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Romeo

  • The Last Letter from Your Lover(2021)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)

    as Timidius

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sex Education(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Eric Effiong

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Demetrius

  • Stonemouth(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dougie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Bob Servant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Male Customer

  • First Day on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show as Darren

  • Frank and Percy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Passing Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Queen of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Michael Roberts

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 17 of them dated from 2013 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

The Roses (2025)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sex Education (2019)

Film career

20132025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 22: 21 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing1 of 22: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s5 · acting2020s12 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ncuti Gatwa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Doctor Who (2023)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ncuti Gatwa's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.