DUNFERMLINE-raised actor Ncuti Gatwa is featured in an ongoing public art event as the Doctor Who star's TARDIS lands at a UK railway station.

Gatwa, who plays the 15th Doctor on the iconic BBC show - and is the first black actor in the lead role -, was born in Rwanda but his family moved to Scotland, where he attended a high school in Edinburgh before moving to Dunfermline at the age of 15.

He studied at Dunfermline High and then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, in 2013.

His breakthrough role came playing Eric Effiong in the Netflix drama television series Sex Education, which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award and three BAFTA Television Award nominations.

He rose to further prominence when he debuted in Doctor Who, and he has now been featured on Nathan Wyburn's Swansea Castle Project sculpture alongside Doctor Who writer, Russell T. Davies. 

 

The Castles in the Sky public art event "intertwines Welsh culture, art and history – something as a nation we are extremely proud of," organisers have said.

Doctor Who has been filmed in Wales across several locations since its regeneration in 2005.

And Wyburn, a Welsh contemporary artist, shared both the process and his completed castle on his Instagram page, saying: "This castle is a celebration of the latest series of Doctor Who. This piece of art has been inspired by the Tardis police box in its iconic blue, with two portraits.

"One being the latest Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, and the other being the Swansea man himself, the show-writer Russell T Davies.

"The piece is full of energy, huge splashes of colour and excitement. Standing tall, it is a celebration of the Welsh elements of Dr Who and LGBTQ+ pride."

For the next nine weeks, the castle will be displayed in Swansea Train Station. 

More information on the Swansea Castles Project can be found here.