Ncuti Gatwa (/ˈʃuË ti ˈɡætwÉ'Ë /; born 15 October 1992) is a
Rwandan-Scottish actor, who is known for his role as Eric Effiong in
the Netflix original series Sex Education (2019â€"present) for which
he received critical acclaim, earning a BAFTA TV Award nomination for
Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.Gatwa was born in
Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992 His father, Dr.
Tharcisse Gatwa, who hails from the Karongi District, is a journalist
with a PhD in theology. 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.In May 2018, it was
announced that Gatwa would star alongside Gillian Anderson and Asa
Butterfield in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Eric.
The series was released on 11 January 2019, to critical acclaim.
Rwandan-Scottish actor, who is known for his role as Eric Effiong in
the Netflix original series Sex Education (2019â€"present) for which
he received critical acclaim, earning a BAFTA TV Award nomination for
Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.Gatwa was born in
Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992 His father, Dr.
Tharcisse Gatwa, who hails from the Karongi District, is a journalist
with a PhD in theology. 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.In May 2018, it was
announced that Gatwa would star alongside Gillian Anderson and Asa
Butterfield in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Eric.
The series was released on 11 January 2019, to critical acclaim.
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