Riz Ahmed
Birthdate
December 1, 1982 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Wembley, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
December 1, 1982 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Wembley, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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.
Riz Ahmed's LGBTQ+ Titles
Flee
Executive Producer
Joyland
Executive Producer
Acting (64)
Quarter Life as Shah Latif
Exit West as Saeed
Violent Talent
Hamlet as Hamlet
The Phoenician Scheme
Judy
2024
Relay as Tom
2023
Fingernails as Amir
2023
Dammi as Mounir
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 Self (1 episode)
2018
Venom as Carlton Drake / Riot
2018
The Sisters Brothers as Hermann Kermit Warm
2018
The Big Narstie Show as Self (1 episode)
2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Self
2017
Una as Scott
2016
The OA as Elias Rahim (5 episodes)
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 (8 episodes)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (2 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self (3 episodes)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Nightcrawler as Rick
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (3 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
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 (2 episodes)
2011
Black Gold as Ali
2011
Trishna as Jay
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show as Self (2 episodes)
2010
Four Lions as Omar
2010
Centurion as Tarak
2009
10 Minute Tales as Joseph (1 episode)
2009
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009
Rage as Vijay
2009
Freefall as Gary
2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man as Self (1 episode)
2008
Dead Set as Riq (5 episodes)
2008
Baghdad Express as Talal
2008
Shifty as Shifty
2008
Wired as Manesh Kunzru (3 episodes)
2007
Britz as Sohail Wahid
2007
Britz as Sohail (2 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)
2006
The Path to 9/11 as Yosri (2 episodes)
2006
The Play's the Thing (UK) (1 episode)
2006
Banglatown Banquet as Razual
2006
The Road to Guantanamo as Shafiq
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self - Performer (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (7 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self (2 episodes)
1953
The Oscars as Self (4 episodes)
Directing (1)
2014
Daytimer
• Director
Production (11)
Quarter Life
• Executive Producer
Exit West
• Executive Producer
Hamlet
• Producer
2024
Defiance: Fighting the Far Right (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2023
Mustache
• Executive Producer
2022
• Executive Producer
2022
You Resemble Me
• Executive Producer
2022
Moshari
• Executive Producer
2021
• Executive Producer
2020
Sound of Metal
• Executive Producer
2020
Mogul Mowgli
• Producer
Creator (1)
Quarter Life
• Creator
Writing (4)
2020
Mogul Mowgli
• Story
• Writer
2020
The Long Goodbye
• Writer
2014
Daytimer
• Writer
Sound (1)
2008
Baghdad Express
• Original Music Composer
Crew (2)
2020
The Long Goodbye
• Creator
1998
Comedy Lab (1 episode)
• Creator (1 episode)