London - (AFP) - Briton Nchoti Gatoa will be the first black actor to play the role of "Doctor Who", the hero of the famous BBC science fiction series or of the same name, according to what the British TV station announced.

The 29-year-old Scotsman, who was born in Rwanda, will become the fourteenth actor to play the role of "Time Lord" ("Time Lord"), and will take over from 2023, when the series celebrates its sixtieth anniversary, succeeding British actress Jodie Whittaker, who was the first woman to be assigned the character.

In an interview with the BBC, Nchoti Gatoa described assigning the role to him a "real honor," as it is "an institution that carries a very great symbolism."

The actor, best known for his role in the series "Sex Education", said he was "very grateful" for handing him the "suitstick," and added, "I will do my best."

Doctor Who follows the adventures of its main character, an alien Time Lord, who travels through space and time in a machine that looks like a blue British police phone booth. This organism survives by being regenerated into a new form. The series premiered in 1963.

Jodie Whittaker assumed responsibility for this role in 2017 from Scottish actor Peter Capaldi, before announcing in July 2021 that she would give up the task.