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Ncuti Gatwa Biography

Birth Name:Ncuti Gatwa

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Trained at teh Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Started out acting in theater productions, such as Shakespeare's Globe's "A Midsummer Night's Dream․"
  • Well known for his role in the series "Sex Education․"
  • Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011 in "The Blues Brothers Live․"

Awards

  • 2019BAFTA Scotland Award-Best Actor - Television: nominated
  • 2019MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Kiss: nominated
  • 2019MTV Movie + TV Award-Breakthrough Performance: nominated
  • 2020BAFTA TV Award-Male Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated
  • 2020BAFTA Scotland Award-Best Actor - Television: winner
  • 2020Breakthrough Award-: winner
  • 2020Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2020TV Award-Best Actor (Male): nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2020Festival Honors Award-Breakthrough Award: winner
  • 2020RTS Television Award-Comedy Performance - Male: winner
  • 2021BAFTA TV Award-Male Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated
  • 2022BAFTA TV Award-Male Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated
  • 2022BAFTA Scotland Award-Audience Award: nominated
  • 2022BAFTA Scotland Award-Best Actor - Television: nominated
  • 2022Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2023I Talk Telly Award-Best Comedy Performance: nominated
  • 2024Audience Award-Favourite Scot on Screen: nominated
  • 2024BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 2024TV Award-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2024Dorian Award-Best TV Performance - Drama: nominated
  • 2024Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
  • 2024I Talk Telly Award-Best Dramatic Performance: nominated
  • 2024TV Times Award-Favourite Actor (Drama): nominated
  • 2025BAFTA Scotland Award-Best Actor - Film/Television: nominated
  • 2025Critics Choice Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2025CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie: nominated
  • 2025Queerty-TV Performance: nominated