Ncuti Gatwa

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (/ˈʃuːti ˈɡætwɑː/;[2][3] born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish[4] actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on 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.

Gatwa was born in Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda, on 15 October 1992.[10] [11] His father, Tharcisse Gatwa, who hails from the Karongi District, is a journalist with a PhD in theology.[12][13]

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