Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Riz Ahmed
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 43Series: 26Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 53240
IMDb ID: nm1981893
Known for: Acting
Born: December 1, 1982
Age: 43
Place of birth: Wembley, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q1861917
Also known as
Riz MC • Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed • Rizwan Ahmed • Ριζ Αχμέντ • रिज़ अहमद
Other jobs
Executive Producer (9)Creator (1)Producer (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (Urdu pronunciation: [ɾɪzˌwɑːnˈɛɦˌməd̪]; born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. 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. In 2017, he was named in the Time Listing of the most influential people in the world. After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He had his break-out role in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Riz Ahmed.
Sep 30
Digger
2026 Movie
5.3
Hamlet
as Hamlet
2026 Movie
The Name of Action
as Self
2026 Movie
5.5
Together for Palestine
as Self
2025 Movie
7.0
Relay
as Ash
2025 Movie
6.5
The Phoenician Scheme
as Prince Farouk
2025 Movie
5.9
Fingernails
as Amir
2023 Movie
6.3
Dammi
as Mounir
2023 Movie
7.9
Nimona
as Ballister Boldheart (voice)
2023 Movie
5.5
Mustache
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.3
Joyland
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.4
You Resemble Me
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.9
Moshari
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.3
Encounter
as Malik Khan
2021 Movie
7.7
Flee
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
2.0
Lines
2021 Movie
7.7
Sound of Metal
as Ruben Stone
2020 Movie
6.4
Mogul Mowgli
as Zed
2020 Movie
6.7
The Long Goodbye
as Riz
2020 Movie
6.8
Venom
as Carlton Drake / Riot
2018 Movie
6.8
The Sisters Brothers
as Hermann Kermit Warm
2018 Movie
5.6
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as Self
2017 Movie
6.0
Una
as Scott
2017 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Bodhi Rook
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Riz Ahmed.
Mar 25
Bait
as Shah Latif • 6 eps
2026 Series
7.8
Defiance: Fighting the Far Right
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2024 Series
5.7
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
4.3
The Big Narstie Show
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.5
The OA
as Elias Rahim • 5 eps
2016 Series
8.0
The Night Of
as Nasir 'Naz' Khan • 8 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self • 3 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series
4.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.4
Girls
as Paul-Louis • 2 eps
2012 Series
5.3
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.5
10 Minute Tales
as Joseph • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.2
Dead Set
as Riq Rahman • 5 eps
2008 Series
6.6
Wired
as Manesh Kunzru • 3 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Britz
as Sohail • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
The Path to 9/11
as Yosri • 2 eps
2006 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 3 eps
2003 Series
7.6
Comedy Lab
Creator • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series