Ncuti Gatwa Says ‘Sex Education’ Helped Him ‘Undo A Lot Of Internalized Hate’

Ncuti Gatwa is looking back on his role in Netflix’s Sex Education.

Speaking to Elle magazine, the 30-year-old actor revealed that his role of Eric helped him in “healing” internalized hate.

Ncuti told the outlet that playing Eric “undid a lot of the internalized hate I had.”

“I’ve experienced racism my whole life, and while I always believed in myself, always knew [racists] were stupid and uneducated,” he went on. “I guess it did misinform my view of how the world works. It makes you think everyone has that opinion and you’ll constantly have to fight through life – then you learn that you don’t: you can find a tribe, you can find your people.”

He also praised showrunner Laurie Nunn for the role.

“He’s so fierce and unashamed. It was healing for me, and great for people to see themselves represented. It taught me the importance of representation: it’s so powerful and necessary.”

Sex Education‘s final season is set to premiere on September 21.

Ncuti also opened up about working with Ryan Gosling on Barbie int he same interview. Check out what he said!