Riz Ahmed
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (born 1 December 1982), also known as Riz MC, is a British actor and rapper. As an actor, he was initially known for his work in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty, Four Lions, Trishna, and Ill Manors, before his breakout role in Nightcrawler. Since then, he has appeared in the films Una, Jason Bourne, and the first Star Wars Anthology film, Rogue One. He also starred in the HBO miniseries The Night Of as Nasir Khan; the show and his performance were critically lauded, earning him Golden Globe and SAG nominations.
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- Born:
- Dec 1, 1982 In Wembley, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 39
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Road to Guantanamo 2006-03-09
- Latest Project:
- Movie Exit West 2022
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Exit West | Unknown | 2022 |
| Movie | Invasion | Unknown | 2022 |
| Movie | Mogul Mowgli | Zed | 2020-10-30 |
| Movie | The Long Goodbye | Riz | 2020-03-06 |
| Movie | Sound of Metal | Ruben | 2020-11-20 |
| Series | The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan | Himself | 2019-07-19 |
| Series | The Big Narstie Show | Himself | 2018-06-29 |
| Movie | Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm | 2018-09-19 |
| Movie | Una | Scott | 2017-01-11 |
| Movie | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' | Himself | 2017-04-04 |
| Series | The OA | Elias Rahim | 2016-12-16 |
| Movie | Jason Bourne | Aaron Kalloor | 2016-07-27 |
| Series | The Night Of | Nasir Khan | 2016-07-10 |
| Movie | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Bodhi Rook | 2016-12-14 |
| Movie | City of Tiny Lights | Tommy Akhtar | 2016-09-12 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
| Movie | Nightcrawler | Rick | 2014-10-23 |
| Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Himself | 2014-02-06 |
| Movie | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Changez | 2013-03-17 |
| Movie | Out of Darkness | Male | 2013-10-08 |
| Movie | Closed Circuit | Nazrul Sharma | 2013-08-28 |
| Movie | Ill Manors | Aaron | 2012-06-06 |
| Movie | Trishna | Jay | 2011-09-08 |
| Movie | Black Gold | Ali | 2011-12-21 |
| Movie | Centurion | Tarak | 2010-02-15 |
| Movie | Four Lions | Omar | 2010-05-07 |
| Movie | Freefall | Gary | 2009-07-13 |
| Movie | Shifty | Shifty | 2009-04-24 |
| Movie | Rage | Vijay | 2009-09-24 |
| Series | Wired | Manesh Kunzru | 2008-10-13 |
| Movie | Baghdad Express | Talal | 2008-10-27 |
| Series | Dead Set | Riq | 2008-10-27 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | Britz | Sohail Wahid | 2007-11-05 |
| Series | Britz | Sohail | 2007-10-28 |
| Movie | The Road to Guantanamo | Shafiq | 2006-03-09 |
| Series | The Path to 9/11 | Yosri | 2006-09-10 |
| Movie | Banglatown Banquet | Razual | 2006-03-25 |