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Riz Ahmed

Acting 43 years old Wembley, London, England, UK ★ 3.4
Born: December 1, 1982

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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Filmography

Acting Credits (69)

Digger
Digger 2026
Bait
Bait Shah Latif 2026
Saturday Night Live UK
Saturday Night Live UK Self - Host 2026
Hamlet
Hamlet Hamlet 2026
The Name of Action
The Name of Action Self 2026
Together for Palestine
Together for Palestine Self 2025
Relay
Relay Ash 2025
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme Prince Farouk 2025
Fingernails
Fingernails Amir 2023
Dammi
Dammi Mounir 2023
Nimona
Nimona Ballister Boldheart (voice) 2023
Encounter
Encounter Malik Khan 2021
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye Riz 2021
Lines
Lines 2021
Sound of Metal
Sound of Metal Ruben Stone 2020
Mogul Mowgli
Mogul Mowgli Zed 2020
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan Self 2019
Venom
Venom Carlton Drake / Riot 2018
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers Hermann Kermit Warm 2018
The Big Narstie Show
The Big Narstie Show Self 2018
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Self 2017
Una
Una Scott 2017
The OA
The OA Elias Rahim 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Bodhi Rook 2016
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights Tommy Akhtar 2016
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne Aaron Kalloor 2016
The Night Of
The Night Of Nasir 'Naz' Khan 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler Rick 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness Male 2013
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit Nazrul Sharma 2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Changez 2013
Ill Manors
Ill Manors Aaron 2012
Girls
Girls Paul-Louis 2012
Black Gold
Black Gold Ali 2011
Trishna
Trishna Jay 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show Self 2011
Four Lions
Four Lions Omar 2010
Centurion
Centurion Tarak 2010
10 Minute Tales
10 Minute Tales Joseph 2009
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam Self 2009
Rage
Rage Vijay 2009
Freefall
Freefall Gary 2009
Baghdad Express
Baghdad Express Talal 2008
Dead Set
Dead Set Riq Rahman 2008
Shifty
Shifty Shifty 2008
Wired
Wired Manesh Kunzru 2008
Britz
Britz Sohail Wahid 2007
Britz
Britz Sohail 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11 Yosri 2006
The Play's the Thing
The Play's the Thing 2006
Banglatown Banquet
Banglatown Banquet Razual 2006
The Road to Guantanamo
The Road to Guantanamo Shafiq 2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self - Musical Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Exit West
Exit West Saeed
Violent Talent
Violent Talent
Growth
Growth
The Big Fix
The Big Fix

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