Riz Ahmed
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: M
Birthday: 1982-12-01
Biography
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.
Actor:
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1. The Road to Guantanamo (2006), film...Shafiq
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2. Banglatown Banquet (2006), film...Razual
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3. Taking Liberties Since 1997 (2007), film...Self
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4. Shifty (2008), film...Shifty
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5. Dead Set (2008), series...Riq
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6. Rage (2009), film
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7. Centurion (2010), film...Tarak
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8. Four Lions (2010), film...Omar
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9. Day of the Falcon (2011), film...Ali
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10. Trishna (2011), film...Jay
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11. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), film...Changez
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12. Ill Manors (2012), film...Aaron
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13. Closed Circuit (2013), film...Nazrul Sharma
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14. Nightcrawler (2014), film...Rick
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15. Jason Bourne (2016), film...Aaron Kalloor
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16. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), film...Bodhi Rook
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17. Una (2016), film...Scott
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18. City of Tiny Lights (2016), film...Tommy Akhtar
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19. The Night Of (2016), series...Nasir 'Naz' Khan
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20. The British Academy Film Awards (2016), film...Himself - Presenter
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21. Venom (2018), film...Carlton Drake / Riot
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22. The Sisters Brothers (2018), film...Hermann Kermit Warm
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23. Weathering with You (2019), film...Detective Takai (voice)
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24. BAFTAs 2019 (2019), film...Self - Presenter
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25. Sound of Metal (2019), film...Ruben Stone
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26. Mogul Mowgli (2020), film...Zed
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27. The Long Goodbye (2020), film...Riz
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28. The Oscars (2021), film...Self - Nominee & Presenter
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29. Encounter (2021), film...Malik Khan
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30. Nimona (2023), film...Ballister Boldheart (voice)
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31. Fingernails (2023), film...Amir
Writer:
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1. Mogul Mowgli (2020), film...(story by)
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2. The Long Goodbye (2020), film...(created by)
Producer:
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1. Sound of Metal (2019), film...executive producer
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2. Mogul Mowgli (2020), film
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3. Flee (2021), film...executive producer
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4. You Resemble Me (2021), film...executive producer
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5. Joyland (2022), film...executive producer
Voice:
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1. Weathering with You (2019), film...Detective Takai
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2. Nimona (2023), film...Ballister Boldheart