Riz Ahmed

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1982-12-01 (42 years old)

Place of Birth Wembley, London, England, UK

Also Known As Riz MC, 리즈 아메드, Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed, Ριζ Άχμεντ, Rizwan Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Biography

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

Actor

The Phoenician Scheme

as Prince Farouk

Exit West

as Saeed

Hamlet

as Hamlet

Quarter Life

as Shah Latif

2024
Relay

as Tom

2023
Fingernails

as Amir

2023
Dammi

as Mounir

2023
Nimona

as Ballister Boldheart (voice)

2021
Encounter

as Malik Khan

2021
2020
Sound of Metal

as Ruben Stone

2020
2020
2018
Venom

as Carlton Drake / Riot

2018
The Sisters Brothers

as Hermann Kermit Warm

2017
Una

as Scott

2016
City of Tiny Lights

as Tommy Akhtar

2016
Jason Bourne

as Aaron Kalloor

2016
The OA

as Elias Rahim

2016
The Night Of

as Nasir 'Naz' Khan

2014
Nightcrawler

as Rick

2013
2013
Closed Circuit

as Nazrul Sharma

2012
Ill Manors

as Aaron

2012
Girls

as Paul-Louis

2011
Black Gold

as Ali

2011
Trishna

as Jay

2010
Four Lions

as Omar

2010
Centurion

as Tarak

2009
Rage

as Vijay

2009
Freefall

as Gary

2009
10 Minute Tales

as Joseph

2008
2008
Shifty

as Shifty

2008
Dead Set

as Riq

2008
Wired

as Manesh Kunzru

2007
Britz

as Sohail Wahid

2007
Britz

as Sohail

2006
2006
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self - Performer

2003
1996
1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

Quarter Life

as Executive Producer

Exit West

as Executive Producer

Hamlet

as Producer

2024
Defiance: Fighting the Far Right

as Executive Producer

2023
Mustache

as Executive Producer

2022
You Resemble Me

as Executive Producer

2022
Moshari

as Executive Producer

2022
Joyland

as Executive Producer

2021
Flee

as Executive Producer

2020
Sound of Metal

as Executive Producer

2020
Mogul Mowgli

as Producer

Writer

2020
Mogul Mowgli

as Story

2020
Mogul Mowgli

as Writer

2020
2014
Daytimer

as Writer

Crew

2020
The Long Goodbye

as Creator

1998
Comedy Lab

as Creator

Sound

2008
Baghdad Express

as Original Music Composer

Director

2014
Daytimer

as Director

Creator

Quarter Life

as Creator