The Most Famous
ACTORS from Rwanda
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Rwandan Actors of all time. This list of famous Rwandan Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Ncuti Gatwa (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 47.06, Ncuti Gatwa is the most famous Rwandan Actor. His biography has been translated into 38 different languages on wikipedia.
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa (English: ; born 15 October 1992) is a Rwandan-born Scottish actor who is best known for his breakthrough role as Eric Effiong in Sex Education (2019–2023) and the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2023–2025). He began his career on stage at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Mercutio in a 2014 production of Romeo & Juliet at HOME arts centre.
2. Sonia Rolland (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 45.41, Sonia Rolland is the 2nd most famous Rwandan Actor. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Sonia Rolland (born 11 February 1981) is a French-Rwandan actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2000 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2000 where she placed Top 10. She was the first African-born winner of the Miss France pageant. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, to a Rwandan mother and a French father, Rolland and her family fled the country due to safety concerns with the Rwandan genocide instigating, especially since her mother is Tutsi. In 1990 they moved to the neighboring country of Burundi. With the growing unrest that led to the Burundi Civil War, they moved to France in 1994. At the age of 13, Rolland settled with her family in Burgundy in the small town of Cluny. In October 1999, Sonia Rolland won the "Miss Burgundy" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 2000 title and at the age of 18 she was the first woman of African descent to win. At the Miss Universe 2000 pageant, which took place in Cyprus, Rolland was a top 10 semi-finalist, placing 9th overall. Rolland once lived in Paris with Christophe Rocancourt, an impostor, confidence man and gentleman thief who scammed affluent people by masquerading as a French member of the Rockefeller family. They had a daughter together, named Tess. They announced their split on 10 April 2008. Rolland has another daughter, Kahina, with actor and director Jalil Lespert, who is her partner since 2009. At twenty years old after serious acting lessons with renowned actor Alain Delon, Rolland embarked on a new career as an actress. Following an unsettling incident during which she was attacked in the metro she took kickboxing classes that later proved advantageous as they helped her land the role of Léa in the television series Léa Parker that ran for two seasons from 2004 to 2006.
3. Anisia Uzeyman (b. 0)
With an HPI of 30.36, Anisia Uzeyman is the 3rd most famous Rwandan Actor. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Anisia Uzeyman (born Anisziya Uwizeyimana, February 1975) is a Rwandan actress and playwright. She is most noted as codirector with Saul Williams of the 2021 film Neptune Frost. She was born at Gihindamuyaga in Mbazi, Rwanda.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Rwandan actors born between 1981 and 1992. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Rwandan actors include Ncuti Gatwa, Sonia Rolland, and Anisia Uzeyman. As of April 2024, 2 new Rwandan actors have been added to Pantheon including Sonia Rolland, and Anisia Uzeyman.
