The BBC has announced that the long-running British sci-fi show “Doctor Who” will follow Jodie Whittaker’s history-making run as the first female Doctor by casting the first Black actor in the iconic television role.Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa is set to play the next iteration of the time-traveling Doctor in 2023, taking over the Tardis at the same time that former showrunner Russell T.
Davies will return and take over the show from Chris Chibnall.
Whittaker’s final episode airs this fall.Gatwa is best known for his role as Eric Effiong on Showtime’s “Sex Education,” which earned him three BAFTA TV Award nominations.
He will also be seen next year in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” film alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.The Scottish thespian will be the 14th actor to play the iconic television role, and the sixth since the show was relaunched in 2005.
In the current iteration of the series,
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