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Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Birthday: 1982-12-01 | Place of Birth: Wembley, London, England, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as    Bodhi Rook

2021
Encounter

as    Malik Khan

2020
Sound of Metal

as    Ruben Stone

2020
Mogul Mowgli

as    Zed

2018
Venom

as    Carlton Drake / Riot

2018
The Sisters Brothers

as    Hermann Kermit Warm

2017
Una

as    Scott

2016
Jason Bourne

as    Aaron Kalloor

2016
The Night Of

as    Nasir 'Naz' Khan

2016
City of Tiny Lights

as    Tommy Akhtar

2014
Nightcrawler

as    Rick

2013
Black Gold

as    Ali

2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist

as    Changez

2013
Closed Circuit

as    Nazrul Sharma

2012
Ill Manors

as    Aaron

2012
Trishna

as    Jay

2010
Four Lions

as    Omar

2009
Shifty

as    Shifty

2009
Rage

as    Vijay

2008
Wired

as    Manesh Kunzru

2008
Wired

as    Manesh Kunzru

2008
Dead Set

as    Riq

2008
Dead Set

as    Riq

2007
Britz

as    Sohail

2006
The Road to Guantanamo

as    Shafiq