Riz Ahmed

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-12-01 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Wembley, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Riz MC
  • 리즈 아메드
  • Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed
  • Ριζ Άχμεντ
  • Rizwan Ahmed

Riz 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.

Known For

Venom
6.8%

Venom

Sep 28, 2018

Nightcrawler
7.7%

Nightcrawler

Oct 23, 2014

Jason Bourne
6.3%

Jason Bourne

Jul 27, 2016

Sound of Metal
7.7%

Sound of Metal

Nov 20, 2020

The Sisters Brothers
6.8%

The Sisters Brothers

Sep 19, 2018

Centurion
6.2%

Centurion

Feb 15, 2010

The OA
7.6%

The OA

Dec 16, 2016

Four Lions
7.0%

Four Lions

May 7, 2010

The Night Of
8.0%

The Night Of

Jul 10, 2016

Nimona
7.9%

Nimona

Jun 23, 2023

The Daily Show
6.3%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

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Acting

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

Crew

2020
The Long Goodbye as Creator
1998
Comedy Lab as Creator

Directing

2014
Daytimer as Director

Production

Hamlet as Producer
2023
Mustache as Executive Producer
2022
Joyland as Executive Producer
2022
You Resemble Me as Executive Producer
2022
Moshari as Executive Producer
2021
Flee as Executive Producer
2020
Sound of Metal as Executive Producer
2020
Mogul Mowgli as Producer

Sound

2008
Baghdad Express as Original Music Composer

Writing

2020
Mogul Mowgli as Writer
2020
Mogul Mowgli as Story
2020
The Long Goodbye as Writer
2014
Daytimer as Writer
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