First images of Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor Who

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Ncuti Gatwa and Millie GibsonImage source, BBC/Bad Wolf/Disney

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The archetypal pictures of Ncuti Gatwa arsenic Doctor Who and Millie Gibson, who volition play his companion, Ruby Sunday person been released

The archetypal images of Ncuti Gatwa arsenic the Doctor successful the upcoming bid of Doctor Who person been released by the BBC.

The Rwandan-Scottish actor, a postgraduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, has been shown alongside co-star Millie Gibson, who plays Ruby Sunday.

Transported backmost to the 1960s, Gatwa is sporting a double-breasted pinstripe suit, moustache and sideburns.

The 30-year-old volition beryllium the 15th Time Lord and the archetypal idiosyncratic of colour to play the relation successful the BBC sci-fi series.

He takes implicit from Jodie Whittaker who became the archetypal pistillate to play the Doctor successful 2017.

Gatwa, who was calved successful Rwanda and moved to Scotland arsenic a toddler, is champion known for starring successful the Netflix sitcom Sex Education.

In the series, helium plays Eric Effiong, a young cheery British-Nigerian who is champion friends with Otis, the show's pb character.

He has besides appeared successful a BBC adaptation of Iain Banks' caller Stonemouth, and the 2021 movie The Last Letter from Your Lover.

Image source, BBC/Bad Wolf/Disney

Image caption,

Gatwa volition instrumentality implicit arsenic the Doctor during an occurrence acceptable to aerial implicit the 2023 festive season.

Gatwa was raised mostly successful Dunfermline and Edinburgh wherever helium attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School, earlier moving to Glasgow to survey acting astatine the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Millie Gibson, who volition play the Doctor's companion, Ruby Sunday, is shown wearing white-high laced boots and a black-and-white dress.

It was revealed successful November past year, during a Children In Need entreaty connected BBC One, that the Coronation Street histrion would play other Gatwa.

Doctor Who returns successful November with 3 peculiar episodes with David Tennant arsenic the 14th Doctor to coincide with the show's 60th anniversary.

The BBC has announced that Gatwa volition instrumentality implicit arsenic the Doctor during an occurrence acceptable to aerial implicit the 2023 festive season.

He volition past instrumentality successful 2024 for a afloat play of the show.

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