Despite Sex Education being Ncuti’s first major TV performance, it has earned him swathes of fans — he has amassed 779k followers on Instagram.

But many may not have realised that at the heart of his single-minded and effervescent performance as Eric Effiong lies the real life experiences of the 26-year-old Rwandan-Scot.

“I definitely felt growing up that I wasn’t seen as the same as anyone around me because no one around me looked like me.”

"I think when you see another black person you're kind of like... *gasps*... there's another one!"

He laughs, "I must find them and I must be friends with them!"