1982-12-01 ( 42 years old ) in Wembley, London, England, UK
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
Judy
2026-10-02
Relay
2025-08-21
The Phoenician Scheme
2025-05-28
Fingernails
2023-10-27
Dammi
2023-08-02
Nimona
2023-06-23
Encounter
2021-12-03
Lines
2021-02-10
Sound of Metal
2020-11-20
Mogul Mowgli
2020-10-30
The Long Goodbye
2020-03-06
Venom
2018-09-28
The Sisters Brothers
2018-09-19
Una
2017-03-30
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14
City of Tiny Lights
2016-09-12
Jason Bourne
2016-07-27
Nightcrawler
2014-10-23
Out of Darkness
2013-10-08
Closed Circuit
2013-08-28
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013-04-24
Ill Manors
2012-06-06
Black Gold
2011-12-21
Trishna
2011-09-08
Four Lions
2010-05-07
Centurion
2010-02-15
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009-11-03
Rage
2009-09-24
Freefall
2009-07-13
Baghdad Express
2008-10-27
Shifty
2008-10-24
Britz
2007-11-05
Banglatown Banquet
2006-03-25
The Road to Guantanamo
2006-03-09
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