Ncuti Gatwa is bringing his "black beautiful self" to 'Doctor Who'.
Ncuti Gatwa is bringing 'blackness' to Doctor Who role
The former 'Sex Education' actor made his debut as the Fifteenth Doctor during 'The Giggle' last weekend as David Tennant bowed out in the third and final 60th anniversary episode of the BBC series, and he has given fans a hint of what to expect when he takes centre stage in 'The Church On Ruby Road' on Christmas Day.
Speaking to press at a screening of the festive special this week, he said: "It is such a hard question to answer because the role of the Doctor is everything anyway.
"He is an explorer who has been around for a billion years so they have so many quirks and intricacies, rage and joy and they are full of a lot of emotions.
"So to pick what I was going to bring out differently is a very hard question to answer. I guess myself, my black beautiful self. I bring my blackness."
The 31-year-old star is delighted to be teaming up with showrunner Russell T Davies and co-star Millie Gibson - who will play his companion Ruby Sunday - as he takes over the TARDIS.
He added: "It feels so, so, so surreal. We have seen that blue box and heard the theme for many years and to see my face it is like, ‘What is going on?’
"But it is exhilarating. I have the best writer and the best companion. It was a joy – daunting, exhilarating and fun.”
Meanwhile, Russell confirmed at the same event that there are currently "no plans" to bring back Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor despite a "bigeneration" which saw the two Doctors split into two different bodies.
He quipped: "Sorry, it's the age of Ncuti now – it's 'David who?'
"No plans, genuinely, yet, because it's a busy TARDIS - these two [Ncuti and Millie] are gonna just sail across the universe and capture your heart, so it's time to look at these two."
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