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Whittaker's departure was announced last July and will officially take place after the third television special to be broadcast by the end of this year. After the announcement, several names had been made about who might succeed in the role, with speculations ranging from Michaela Coel of Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You to Olly Alexander, star of It's a Sin and lead singer of Years & Years. The choice then fell on Gwata, who stunned everyone in his audition: "Sometimes the talent comes through the door and it's so bright, decisive, bright, I was amazed and I thanked my saints," said Russell T. Davies , who will act as showrunner starting from the 14th season, returning after he had relaunched Doctor Who in a contemporary key in 2005 and now succeeding Chris Cornball.
Gatwa was born in 1992 in Kigali, Rwanda, but had to flee with his family at the time of the terrible genocide that took place in the African state in 1994, then settling in Scotland, traveling between Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Glasgow . In the latter city, he graduated in acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, starting to act in theatrical roles and small television parts such as the 2014 sitcom Bob Servant. After some roles such as in the miniseries Stonemouth and even at Shakespeare's Globe in London in a staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream, in 2018 the exploit with Sex Education arrived, which earned him several nominations at the Bafta Tv Awards. Just after the edition of this year's awards, the announcement of his role arrived: he will be the second black performer to appear as the Doctor, after actress Jo Martin had made an appearance in the role of the so-called Fugitive Doctor in three episodes in 2020.