World, Featured, Impact, LGBTQMay 9, 2022September 9, 2022 The Actor Who Plays Eric On “Sex Education” Will Be The First Black Doctor On “Doctor Who” Ncuti Gatwa, the Rwandan-Scottish actor who rose to prominence playing Eric Effiong on Netflix’s hit TV series “Sex Education”, has been named as the next Doctor on the BBC’s long-running “Doctor Who” TV series.