Ncuti Gatwa

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Ncuti Gatwa
Ncuti Gatwa, Jan 2019 on MTV International 01.jpg
Gatwa in 2020
Born
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa[1]

(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 29)
Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (/ˈʃuːti ˈɡætwɑː/;[2][3] born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish[4] 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 two BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance.[5][6][7][8][9]

Early life[]

Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992.[10] [11] His father, Tharcisse Gatwa, who hails from the Karongi District, is a journalist with a PhD in theology.[12][13]

Gatwa was raised in Scotland, primarily in Edinburgh and Dunfermline. He attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School and graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow with a BA in Acting in 2013.[14][15]

Career[]

Gatwa began acting with a cameo appearance in the 2014 sitcom Bob Servant.[16] In 2015, he appeared in a supporting role in the miniseries Stonemouth, an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name. That same year, he performed in the Kneehigh Theatres production of 946, which was adapted from Michael Morpurgo's The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips about the rehearsals for the D-Day landing in Devon with numerous fatalities.[17]

In May 2018, it was announced that Gatwa was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Eric Effiong;[16] the show was released in 2019 and garnered critical acclaim.[18] Gatwa received praise for his portrayal of Eric from audiences and critics alike, particularly for how his character was not relegated to the cliché of "gay or Black best friend slash sidekick stock character".[6][7] He has earned numerous accolades for the role, which include winning a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020, and earning two BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance, one each in 2020 and 2021.[5][6][7][8][9]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Timidius
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover Nick

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Bob Servant Male Customer 1 episode
2015 Stonemouth Dougie 2 episodes
2019–present Sex Education Eric Effiong Main role; 24 episodes
TBA Masters of the Air 2cd Lt.Robert Daniels 3 episodes

Video Games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Grid Legends Voice and Motion Capture

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2019 MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Sex Education Nominated [19]
Best Kiss (with Connor Swindells) Nominated [19]
BAFTA Scotland Best Actor in Television Nominated
2020 Newport Beach Film Festival Breakthrough Honouree Won
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor Nominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Breakthrough Won
Royal Television Society Awards Comedy Performance (Male) Won
Young Scot Awards Entertainment Won
BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated
BAFTA Scotland Best Actor in Television Won
Rose d'Or Performance of the Year Won
2021 BAFTA Television Awards Best Male Comedy Performance Nominated
2022 Critics' Choice Television Awards Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Pending

References[]

  1. ^ "The Cast Of "Sex Education" Takes The BFF Test" – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ Sex Education Thirst Trap 101 With Ncuti Gatwa From Sex Education Netflix. YouTube. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Ncuti & Kedar from Sex Education Interview Each Other". Between 2 Favs. Netflix. 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa discusses 'being a minority within a minority'". SBS. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "From Ncuti Gatwa to floral tributes: this week's fashion trends". The Guardian. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Lockett, Dee (22 January 2019). "Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa Doesn't Want to Play the Gay Best Friend". Vulture. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Okundaye, Jason (22 January 2019). "Sex Education's vital, complex portrayal of black queer teenhood". Dazed. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Ncuti Gatwa earns BAFTA nomination for Sex Education".
  9. ^ a b "BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards". BAFTA. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ Anderson, Gillian (5 February 2020). "Ncuti Gatwa Embraces His Electrifying Power". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. ^ Negi, Shrishti (6 February 2019). "Ncuti Gatwa of 'Sex Education' on His Unapologetic & Carefree Portrayal of a Gay, Black Teenager". News18. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  12. ^ Gatwa, Tharcisse (25 March 2009). "Victims or Guilty?". International Review of Mission. World Council of Churches. 88 (351): 347–363. doi:10.1111/j.1758-6631.1999.tb00164.x.
  13. ^ "Ncuti Gatwa, Umunyarwanda wihagazeho muri filime 'Sex Education' yaciye ibintu kuri Netflix" (in Nyanja). Isimbi.rw. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Ncuti Gatwa". Dundee Rep Theatre. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  15. ^ "BA Acting Showcase Class of 2013" (PDF). Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  16. ^ a b "BBC One - Bob Servant, Series 2, The Van". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  17. ^ "946 review – Kneehigh's D-day drama brings cats and razzmatazz". The Guardian. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Sex Education: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  19. ^ a b Dupre, Elyse (14 May 2019). "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019: The Complete List of Nominations". E! News.

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