In April 2022 Gatwa was cast in Greta Gerwig's Barbie. He has earned numerous accolades for the role, including a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020, and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance, one in 2020, 20 consecutively. Gatwa received praise for his portrayal of Eric from critics, particularly for how his character was not relegated to the cliché of 'gay or black best friend slash sidekick stock character'. In May 2018, Gatwa was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Eric Effiong the show was released in 2019 and garnered critical acclaim. Gatwa played Demetrius in the 2016 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe directed by Emma Rice. 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. In 2015, he appeared in a supporting role in the miniseries Stonemouth, an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name. In 2014 Gatwa received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2014 performance of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet Home, Manchester. He had a brief role in the 2014 sitcom Bob Servant which was also set and filmed in Dundee. CareerĪfter graduating, Gatwa was granted a position in the Dundee Repertory Theatre acting graduation scheme where he performed in several productions including David Greig's Victoria. The Conservatoire awarded him an honorary Doctorate at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony. Gatwa attended Boroughmuir High School and Dunfermline High School before moving to Glasgow to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2013. The family escaped from Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi in 1994 and settled in Scotland.

His father, Tharcisse Gatwa, from Rwanda's Karongi District, is a journalist with a PhD in theology. Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992. Gatwa had his breakout role as a gay teenager in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television and three BAFTA Television Award nominations for Best Male Comedy Performance. He was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Mercutio in a 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet at HOME. He began his career on stage at the Dundee Repertory Theatre. Mizero Ncuti Gatwa ( / ˈ ʃ uː t i ˈ ɡ æ t w ɑː/ SHOO-tee GAT-wah born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish actor.

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