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.
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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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm1981893
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861917
Facebook: https://facebook.com/rizmc
Instagram: https://instagram.com/rizahmed
Filmography (Movies)
Digger
Character:
Release Date:30/09/2026
Hamlet
Character:Hamlet
Release Date:06/02/2026
Together for Palestine
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2025
Relay
Character:Ash
Release Date:21/08/2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Character:Prince Farouk
Release Date:23/05/2025
Fingernails
Character:Amir
Release Date:27/10/2023
Dammi
Character:Mounir
Release Date:02/08/2023
Nimona
Character:Ballister Boldheart (voice)
Release Date:23/06/2023
Encounter
Character:Malik Khan
Release Date:03/12/2021
Lines
Character:
Release Date:10/02/2021
Sound of Metal
Character:Ruben Stone
Release Date:20/11/2020
Mogul Mowgli
Character:Zed
Release Date:30/10/2020
The Long Goodbye
Character:Riz
Release Date:06/03/2020
Venom
Character:Carlton Drake / Riot
Release Date:28/09/2018
The Sisters Brothers
Character:Hermann Kermit Warm
Release Date:19/09/2018
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Character:Self
Release Date:04/04/2017
Una
Character:Scott
Release Date:30/03/2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Character:Bodhi Rook
Release Date:14/12/2016
City of Tiny Lights
Character:Tommy Akhtar
Release Date:12/09/2016
Jason Bourne
Character:Aaron Kalloor
Release Date:27/07/2016
Nightcrawler
Character:Rick
Release Date:23/10/2014
Out of Darkness
Character:Male
Release Date:08/10/2013
Closed Circuit
Character:Nazrul Sharma
Release Date:28/08/2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Character:Changez
Release Date:24/04/2013
Ill Manors
Character:Aaron
Release Date:06/06/2012
Black Gold
Character:Ali
Release Date:21/12/2011
Trishna
Character:Jay
Release Date:08/09/2011
Four Lions
Character:Omar
Release Date:07/05/2010
Centurion
Character:Tarak
Release Date:15/02/2010
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
Character:
Release Date:03/11/2009
Rage
Character:Vijay
Release Date:24/09/2009
Freefall
Character:Gary
Release Date:13/07/2009
Baghdad Express
Character:Talal
Release Date:27/10/2008
Shifty
Character:Shifty
Release Date:24/10/2008
Britz
Character:Sohail Wahid
Release Date:05/11/2007
Banglatown Banquet
Character:Razual
Release Date:25/03/2006
The Road to Guantanamo
Character:Shafiq
Release Date:09/03/2006
Television Appearances
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Character:Self
The Big Narstie Show
Character:Self
The OA
Character:Elias Rahim
The Night Of
Character:Nasir 'Naz' Khan
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Girls
Character:Paul-Louis
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
10 Minute Tales
Character:Joseph
Dead Set
Character:Riq Rahman
Wired
Character:Manesh Kunzru
Britz
Character:Sohail
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Path to 9/11
Character:Yosri
The Play's the Thing
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
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