How To Pronounce Ncuti Gatwa
In a surprise announcement, Doctor Who announced that Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the Fourteenth Doctor, and the talented actor's name has more than a few people wondering how to properly pronounce it. With the announcement that controversial showrunner Chris Chibnall's run would be ending, as would Jodie Whittaker's time as the Thirteenth Doctor, speculation started running rampant as to who would step into the role of the ancient Time Lord. With veteran Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies returning, it was even speculated that Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant would return to the role.
But the long-running BBC series subverted everyone's expectations by announcing that young actor Ncuti Gatwa, whose role in Sex Education is his best known, would be piloting the TARDIS next. It's a brilliantly unexpected casting that shows Doctor Who is committed to expanding the horizons of what's possible and sticking to an ethos of inclusion. Still, with Gatwa not being that well known yet, it's left some scratching their heads about how exactly one says his name.
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With him soon to be a household name, audiences should know how to pronounce it properly. Ncuti Gatwa is pronounced SHOO-ti GAT-wa, with the «Nc» pronounced like a soft «sh.» The 29-year-old actor's full name is actually Mizero Ncuti Gatwa, but he drops the «Mizero.» Gatwa is from Rwanda and was raised in Scotland. His name, «Ncuti,» means «friend» in the Kinyarwanda language, the national language of Rwanda.
Gatwa is quite the trailblazer and promising young talent. He's recently been nominated for a BAFTA for his work as Eric Effiong in Netflix's Sex Education. With his Doctor Who casting, Gatwa will be the
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