Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa hails Madonna as his career inspiration

Ncuti Gatwa has revealed he sees himself as Madonna as he is constantly reinventing himself just like the legendary Material Girl.The Doctor Who star admitted he feared being typecast after playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education, which preceded his role as the Time Lord.Gatwa said: “I like to think of myself as Madonna.

I’m still reinventing myself. Actors, we are transformers by definition. I think of myself as a shape-shifter, and I will shift into whatever shape you want. “I like each role to be very different from the last, and I like to use all the tools in my kit as an actor that I’ve learned through the university of life and drama school and all of that.

I’m such a people-watcher. Human beings are amazing and terrible and very weird. We are sooo weird. I want to play every single type of human.” The Rwandan Scottish actor, who considered quitting acting six years ago, believes he made it in Hollywood by being a shape-shifting maverick who bends to every role whether it’s the immortal Doctor Who or a gay high schooler in Sex Education.“After season one of Sex Education, I spoke with my team and I was like, ‘The next thing that we do in the public eye needs to be completely different.’ So we waited a long time before accepting anything…“But I was definitely worried about getting typecast because when you have a character that’s known for certain parts of their identity, I think it’s hard for people to see past that sometimes.“He is just a really wonderfully written character.

So if I was to play Eric for the rest of my life, that wouldn’t be terrible, but I do want to play everything.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking