Ncuti Gatwa has been announced as the new star - the fourteenth Doctor - of Doctor Who.
The 29-year-old, who was born in Rwanda and raised in Scotland, is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Netflix comedy Sex Education.
Gatwa had previously teased his casting with a series of symbols on Instagram, with showrunner Russell T Davies replying: “The future is here.” Davies shared the same set of images.
Gatwa, speaking at yesterday's TV Baftas, said: “I feel really happy that I can now talk about it because I got cast in February and I have been keeping it a secret since then. So it is nice to finally breathe.”
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