Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (born 1 December 1982), also known as Riz MC, is a British actor and rapper. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Nightcrawler, Sound of Metal, Rogue One, Venom, The Sister Brothers, and the HBO miniseries The Night Of. 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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Wembley, London, England, UK |
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| Born | 1982-12-01 |
Movies
Fingernails
as Amir
2023
2023
Nimona
as Ballister Boldheart (voice)
2023
Encounter
as Malik Khan
2021
2021
Sound of Metal
as Ruben Stone
2020
Mogul Mowgli
as Zed
2020
The Long Goodbye
as Riz
2020
Venom
as Carlton Drake / Riot
2018
The Sisters Brothers
as Hermann Kermit Warm
2018
2017
Una
as Scott
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Bodhi Rook
2016
City of Tiny Lights
as Tommy Akhtar
2016
Jason Bourne
as Aaron Kalloor
2016
Nightcrawler
as Rick
2014
Out of Darkness
as Male
2013
Closed Circuit
as Nazrul Sharma
2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Changez
2013
Ill Manors
as Aaron
2012
Black Gold
as Ali
2011
Trishna
as Jay
2011
Four Lions
as Omar
2010
Centurion
as Tarak
2010
Rage
as Vijay
2009
Freefall
as Gary
2009
Shifty
as Shifty
2009
Baghdad Express
as Talal
2008
Britz
as Sohail Wahid
2007
Banglatown Banquet
as Razual
2006
The Road to Guantanamo
as Shafiq
2006
Relay
as Tom
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Hamlet
as Hamlet
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Exit West
as Saeed
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Movies
Mustache
Executive Producer
2023
Joyland
Executive Producer
2022
You Resemble Me
Executive Producer
2022
Moshari
Executive Producer
2022
Flee
Executive Producer
2021
Sound of Metal
Executive Producer
2020
Mogul Mowgli
Story
2020
Mogul Mowgli
Writer
2020
Mogul Mowgli
Producer
2020
The Long Goodbye
Creator
2020
The Long Goodbye
Writer
2020
Daytimer
Writer
2014
Daytimer
Director
2014
Baghdad Express
Original Music Composer
2008
Hamlet
Producer
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