
Riz Ahmed
Acting
🎂 1982-12-01
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Riz Ahmed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cast credits(63)

Self
2015

Self
1996

Self
2014

Self
2007

Self
2014

Self
2015

Self
1988

Prince Farouk
2025

Self
2003

Self
2003

Self
2015

Self
2014

Self
2011

Paul-Louis
2012

Elias Rahim
2016

Self
1953

Self
2018

Nasir 'Naz' Khan
2016

Self
2019

Yosri
2006
Joseph
2009

Carlton Drake / Riot
2018

Riq Rahman
2008

Manesh Kunzru
2008

Rick
2014

Bodhi Rook
2016

Aaron Kalloor
2016

Ballister Boldheart (voice)
2023

Sohail
2007
Shah Latif

Malik Khan
2021
2006

Hermann Kermit Warm
2018

Ruben Stone
2020

Tarak
2010

Amir
2023

Omar
2010

Tom
2025

Nazrul Sharma
2013

Changez
2013

2026

Ali
2011

Jay
2011

Zed
2020

Tommy Akhtar
2016

Scott
2017

Sohail Wahid
2007

Mounir
2023

Aaron
2012

Riz
2020

Vijay
2009

Self
2017

Shifty
2008

Shafiq
2006

Gary
2009

Saeed
Hamlet

Razual
2006

2021

2009
Talal
2008

Male
2013