Riz Ahmed
Birthday
1982/12/01 (42 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Wembley, London, England, UK
Also know as
Riz MC, 리즈 아메드, Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed, Ριζ Άχμεντ, Rizwan Ahmed
Biography
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (born 1 December 1982), also known as Riz MC, is a British actor and rapper. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Nightcrawler, Sound of Metal, Rogue One, Venom, The Sister Brothers, and the HBO miniseries The Night Of. 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.
Acting
(2008) Shifty
as Shifty
(2024) Relay
as Tom
(2006) The Road to Guantanamo
as Shafiq
(2010) Centurion
as Tarak
(2009) Rage
as Vijay
(2010) Four Lions
as Omar
(2011) Trishna
as Jay
(2009) Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
as ---
(2011) Black Gold
as Ali
(2023) Dammi
as Mounir
(2012) Ill Manors
as Aaron
(2007) Britz
as Sohail Wahid
(2023) Nimona
as Ballister Boldheart (voice)
(2009) Freefall
as Gary
(2023) Fingernails
as Amir
(2013) Out of Darkness
as Male
(2013) Closed Circuit
as Nazrul Sharma
(2014) Nightcrawler
as Rick
(2017) Una
as Scott
(2016) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Bodhi Rook
The Phoenician Scheme
as Prince Farouk
(2016) Jason Bourne
as Aaron Kalloor
(2016) City of Tiny Lights
as Tommy Akhtar
(2026) Judy
as ---
(2008) Baghdad Express
as Talal
(2006) Banglatown Banquet
as Razual
(2018) The Sisters Brothers
as Hermann Kermit Warm
(2018) Venom
as Carlton Drake / Riot
(2020) Sound of Metal
as Ruben Stone
(2017) The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as Self
(2013) The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Changez
(2020) Mogul Mowgli
as Zed
Exit West
as Saeed
(2020) The Long Goodbye
as Riz
(2021) Encounter
as Malik Khan
Violent Talent
as ---
(2021) Lines
as ---
Hamlet
as Hamlet
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(2008) Dead Set
as Riq
(2009) 10 Minute Tales
as Joseph
(2012) Girls
as Paul-Louis
(2006) The Play's the Thing (UK)
as ---
(2009) Alan Carr: Chatty Man
as Self
(2011) The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Performer
(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2016) The Night Of
as Nasir 'Naz' Khan
(2006) The Path to 9/11
as Yosri
(2008) Wired
as Manesh Kunzru
(2016) The OA
as Elias Rahim
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(2007) Britz
as Sohail
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(2018) The Big Narstie Show
as Self
Quarter Life
as Shah Latif
(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(2019) The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
as Self
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self