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Riz Ahmed

Acting

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed is an actor born on December 1, 1982 in Wembley, London, England, UK. He is known for Venom, Nightcrawler and Jason Bourne. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
December 1, 1982
Place of birth
Wembley, London, England, UK
Also known as
Riz MC · Rizwan Ahmed

Biography

Rizwan Ahmed (born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named by Time as one of the most influential people in the world. He also created the TV series Englistan in 2018 for the BBC, which was also his writing debut. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Riz Ahmed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026Diggeras Ganesh
  2. 2026Baitas Shah Latif · 6 episodes · Executive producer · Writer · Creator
  3. 2026Saturday Night Live UKas Self - Host · 1 episode
  4. 2026Hamletas Hamlet · Producer
  5. 2026The Name of Actionas Self
  6. 2025Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editionsas Self · 1 episode
  7. 2025Together for Palestineas Self
  8. 2025Relayas Ash
  9. 2025The Phoenician Schemeas Prince Farouk
  10. 2024Defiance: Fighting the Far RightExecutive producer
  11. 2023Fingernailsas Amir
  12. 2023Dammias Mounir
  13. 2023Nimonaas Ballister Boldheart (voice)
  14. 2023MustacheExecutive producer
  15. 2022JoylandExecutive producer
  16. 2022You Resemble MeExecutive producer
  17. 2022MoshariExecutive producer
  18. 2021Encounteras Malik Khan
  19. 2021FleeExecutive producer
  20. 2021The Long Goodbyeas Riz · Writer
  21. 2021Lines
  22. 2020Sound of Metalas Ruben Stone · Executive producer
  23. 2020Mogul Mowglias Zed · Story · Writer · Producer
  24. 2018Venomas Carlton Drake / Riot
  25. 2018The Sisters Brothersas Hermann Kermit Warm
  26. 2017The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'as Self
  27. 2017Unaas Scott
  28. 2016The OAas Elias Rahim · 5 episodes
  29. 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyas Bodhi Rook
  30. 2016City of Tiny Lightsas Tommy Akhtar
  31. 2016Jason Bourneas Aaron Kalloor
  32. 2016The Night Ofas Nasir 'Naz' Khan · 8 episodes
  33. 2014Nightcrawleras Rick
  34. 2014DaytimerDirector · Writer
  35. 2013Out of Darknessas Male
  36. 2013Closed Circuitas Nazrul Sharma
  37. 2013The Reluctant Fundamentalistas Changez
  38. 2012Ill Manorsas Aaron
  39. 2012Girlsas Paul-Louis · 2 episodes
  40. 2011Black Goldas Ali
  41. 2011Trishnaas Jay
  42. 2010Four Lionsas Omar
  43. 2010Centurionas Tarak
  44. 200910 Minute Talesas Joseph · 1 episode
  45. 2009Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islamas Self
  46. 2009Rageas Vijay
  47. 2009Freefallas Gary
  48. 2008Baghdad Expressas Talal
  49. 2008Dead Setas Riq Rahman · 5 episodes
  50. 2008Shiftyas Shifty
  51. 2008Wiredas Manesh Kunzru · 3 episodes
  52. 2007Britzas Sohail Wahid
  53. 2007Britzas Sohail · 2 episodes
  54. 2006The Path to 9/11as Yosri · 2 episodes
  55. 2006The Play's the Thing1 episode
  56. 2006Banglatown Banquetas Razual
  57. 2006The Road to Guantanamoas Shafiq
  58. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 4 episodes