Riz Ahmed
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1982-12-01 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- Wembley, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Riz MC · Rizwan Ahmed
Biography
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (Urdu pronunciation: [ɾɪzˌwɑːnˈɛɦˌməd̪]; born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named in the Time Listing of the most influential people in the world.
After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He had his break-out role in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.
As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons.
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Known For
TV Shows (27)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Girls
2012
as Paul-Louis
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The OA
2016
as Elias Rahim
The Night Of
2016
as Nasir 'Naz' Khan
Bait
2026
as Shah Latif
Dead Set
2008
as Riq Rahman
10 Minute Tales
2009
as Joseph
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
as Self - Host
The Path to 9/11
2006
as Yosri
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
2019
as Self
Wired
2008
as Manesh Kunzru
Britz
2007
as Sohail
Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
2026
as Himself
The Play's the Thing
2006
Movies (42)
Nightcrawler
2014
as Rick
Venom
2018
as Carlton Drake / Riot
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Bodhi Rook
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Prince Farouk
Jason Bourne
2016
as Aaron Kalloor
Relay
2025
as Ash
Centurion
2010
as Tarak
Nimona
2023
as Ballister Boldheart (voice)
Sound of Metal
2020
as Ruben Stone
Digger
2026
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as Hermann Kermit Warm
Hamlet
2026
as Hamlet
Black Gold
2011
as Ali
Four Lions
2010
as Omar
Closed Circuit
2013
as Nazrul Sharma
Fingernails
2023
as Amir
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
as Self
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Changez
Encounter
2021
as Malik Khan
Una
2017
as Scott
Ill Manors
2012
as Aaron
Trishna
2011
as Jay
Rage
2009
as Vijay
Mogul Mowgli
2020
as Zed
City of Tiny Lights
2016
as Tommy Akhtar
Britz
2007
as Sohail Wahid
Dammi
2023
as Mounir
Shifty
2008
as Shifty
Freefall
2009
as Gary
The Name of Action
2026
as Self
Baghdad Express
2008
as Talal
The Road to Guantanamo
2006
as Shafiq
Exit West
as Saeed
The Long Goodbye
2021
as Riz
Together for Palestine
2025
as Self
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009
as Self
Violent Talent
Banglatown Banquet
2006
as Razual
Lines
2021
Growth
The Big Fix
Out of Darkness
2013
as Male
About Riz Ahmed
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (Urdu pronunciation: [ɾɪzˌwɑːnˈɛɦˌməd̪]; born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named in the Time Listing of the most influential people in the world. After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Fo… With 69 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Riz Ahmed has appeared in 42 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Nightcrawler (2014) — as Rick
- Venom (2018) — as Carlton Drake / Riot
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — as Bodhi Rook
- The Phoenician Scheme (2025) — as Prince Farouk
- Jason Bourne (2016) — as Aaron Kalloor
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