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:
- 33
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Road to Guantanamo 2006-03-09
- Latest Project:
- Movie Dammi 2023-08-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Dammi | Mounir | 2023-08-02 |
| Movie | The Long Goodbye | Riz | 2020-03-06 |
| Movie | Mogul Mowgli | Zed | 2020-10-30 |
| Movie | Silver Sable | Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon | 2019-02-08 |
| Movie | Weathering with You | Detective Takal (English Dub) | 2019-06-19 |
| Movie | Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm | 2018-09-19 |
| Movie | Una | Scott | 2017-03-30 |
| Movie | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' | Self | 2017-04-04 |
| Series | The Night Of | Nasir Khan | 2016-07-10 |
| Series | The OA | Elias Rahim | 2016-12-16 |
| Movie | Jason Bourne | Aaron Kalloor | 2016-07-27 |
| Movie | City of Tiny Lights | Tommy Akhtar | 2016-09-12 |
| Movie | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Bodhi Rook | 2016-12-14 |
| Movie | Nightcrawler | Rick | 2014-10-23 |
| Movie | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Changez | 2013-04-24 |
| Movie | Closed Circuit | Nazrul Sharma | 2013-08-28 |
| Movie | Out of Darkness | Male | 2013-10-08 |
| 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 | Rage | Vijay | 2009-09-24 |
| Movie | Shifty | Shifty | 2008-10-24 |
| Series | Wired | Manesh Kunzru | 2008-10-13 |
| Series | Dead Set | Riq | 2008-10-27 |
| Movie | Baghdad Express | Talal | 2008-10-27 |
| Movie | Britz | Sohail Wahid | 2007-11-05 |
| Movie | The Road to Guantanamo | Shafiq | 2006-03-09 |
| Movie | Banglatown Banquet | Razual | 2006-03-25 |
| Series | The Path to 9/11 | Yosri | 2006-09-10 |