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:
- 38
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Phoenician Scheme
- Latest Project:
- Movie Fingernails 2023-10-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Phoenician Scheme | 2025 | |
| Movie | Fingernails | Amir | 2023-10-27 |
| Movie | Nimona | Ballister Boldheart (voice) | 2023-06-23 |
| Movie | Dammi | Mounir | 2023-08-02 |
| Movie | Encounter | Malik Khan | 2021-12-03 |
| Movie | The Long Goodbye | Riz | 2020-03-06 |
| Movie | Sound of Metal | Ruben Stone | 2020-11-20 |
| Movie | Mogul Mowgli | Zed | 2020-10-30 |
| Movie | Weathering with You | Detective Takal (English Dub) | 2019-06-19 |
| Movie | The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm | 2018-09-19 |
| Movie | Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | Una | Scott | 2017-03-30 |
| Movie | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' | Self | 2017-04-04 |
| Movie | Jason Bourne | Aaron Kalloor | 2016-07-27 |
| Series | The Night Of | Nasir 'Naz' Khan | 2016-07-10 |
| Movie | City of Tiny Lights | Tommy Akhtar | 2016-09-12 |
| Movie | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Bodhi Rook | 2016-12-14 |
| Series | The OA | Elias Rahim | 2016-12-16 |
| Movie | Nightcrawler | Rick | 2014-10-23 |
| Movie | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Changez | 2013-04-24 |
| Movie | Out of Darkness | Male | 2013-10-08 |
| Movie | Closed Circuit | Nazrul Sharma | 2013-08-28 |
| Movie | Ill Manors | Aaron | 2012-06-06 |
| Movie | Black Gold | Ali | 2011-12-21 |
| Movie | Trishna | Jay | 2011-09-08 |
| Movie | Centurion | Tarak | 2010-02-15 |
| Movie | Four Lions | Omar | 2010-05-07 |
| Movie | Freefall | Gary | 2009-07-13 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Shifty | Shifty | 2008-10-24 |
| Series | Britz | Sohail | 2007-10-31 |
| Movie | Britz | Sohail Wahid | 2007-11-05 |
| 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 |