Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the Time Lord in Doctor Who, the BBC has announced.
The 29-year-old will become the 14th Doctor on the popular BBC show, after Whittaker announced last July she will be leaving the role. Scottish actor Gatwa, who was born in Rwanda, starred as Eric Effiong in Netflix 's hugely popular Sex Education. Whittaker took over the Tardis in 2017 as the first female Doctor. Queer As Folk and It's A Sin writer Russell T Davies is returning as the programme's showrunner after departing the show in 2009.
The announcement was teased by Davies and Gatwa on Instagram, with a post featuring two heart emojis, a plus symbol and a blue square. Ncuti's new role will mark the show's second portrayal of a black doctor, following Jo Martin's starring role in January 2020 episode, Future of the Judoon, as Ruth Clayton. Current Time Lord Jodie's role comes to an end this autumn with a regeneration episode. Doctor Who will return later this year for BBC's Centenary Special.
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