Riz Ahmed
Acting
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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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Digger
2026
as Ganesh
Hamlet
2026
as Hamlet
The Name of Action
2026
as Self
Bait
2026
as Shah Latif
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
as Self - Host
Relay
2025
as Ash
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Prince Farouk
Together for Palestine
2025
as Self
Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
2025
as Self
Dammi
2023
as Mounir
Nimona
2023
as Ballister Boldheart (voice)
Fingernails
2023
as Amir
The Long Goodbye
2021
as Riz
Encounter
2021
as Malik Khan
Lines
2021
Sound of Metal
2020
as Ruben Stone
Mogul Mowgli
2020
as Zed
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
2019
as Self
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as Hermann Kermit Warm
Venom
2018
as Carlton Drake / Riot
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Una
2017
as Scott
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
as Self
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Bodhi Rook
Jason Bourne
2016
as Aaron Kalloor
City of Tiny Lights
2016
as Tommy Akhtar
The Night Of
2016
as Nasir 'Naz' Khan
The OA
2016
as Elias Rahim
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Nightcrawler
2014
as Rick
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Out of Darkness
2013
as Male
Closed Circuit
2013
as Nazrul Sharma
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Changez
Ill Manors
2012
as Aaron
Girls
2012
as Paul-Louis
Trishna
2011
as Jay
Black Gold
2011
as Ali
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Centurion
2010
as Tarak
Four Lions
2010
as Omar
Rage
2009
as Vijay
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009
as Self
Freefall
2009
as Gary
10 Minute Tales
2009
as Joseph
Shifty
2008
as Shifty
Baghdad Express
2008
as Talal
Dead Set
2008
as Riq Rahman
Wired
2008
as Manesh Kunzru
Britz
2007
as Sohail Wahid
Britz
2007
as Sohail
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Road to Guantanamo
2006
as Shafiq
Banglatown Banquet
2006
as Razual
The Play's the Thing
2006
The Path to 9/11
2006
as Yosri
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self