10 Things Every Doctor Who Fan Does When A New Doctor Is Announced
6. Research The New Actor
Taking a look through an actor's CV is a more productive use of time than trawling Twitter for bad takes. There's a weird sort of vetting process that Doctor Who fans often engage in, noting down previous work to revisit later. There's also an attempt to find out interesting facts about them that fans can somehow project on to how they think the actor will play the role?
How Ncuti's Rwandan-Scottish heritage will influence his portrayal of the Doctor is something that some fans have pondered. What does his small number of credits so far say about the direction that Doctor Who is heading? Does it signal a fresh start, with a cast of fresh names to revitalise the series? He's won awards for his role as Eric in Sex Education, which is a mark of his acting chops.
Getting to know a new actor is a far more exciting prospect than the casting of a big-name actor. Peter Capaldi's casting was hampered by the "Malcolm Tucker in space" speculation. Ncuti's breakthrough role in Sex Education is so far removed from the world of Doctor Who that pondering how he'll play it restores mystery to the show.