Riz Ahmed
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.
Acted in
Relay
2024
as Tom
Fingernails
2023
as Amir
Dammi
2023
as Mounir
Nimona
2023
as Ballister Boldheart (voice)
Encounter
2021
as Malik Khan
Lines
2021
Sound of Metal
2020
as Ruben Stone
Mogul Mowgli
2020
as Zed
The Long Goodbye
2020
as Riz
Venom
2018
as Carlton Drake / Riot
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as Hermann Kermit Warm
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
as Self
Una
2017
as Scott
The OA
2016
as Elias Rahim
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Bodhi Rook
City of Tiny Lights
2016
as Tommy Akhtar
Jason Bourne
2016
as Aaron Kalloor
The Night Of
2016
as Nasir 'Naz' Khan
Nightcrawler
2014
as Rick
Out of Darkness
2013
as Male
Closed Circuit
2013
as Nazrul Sharma
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Changez
Ill Manors
2012
as Aaron
Girls
2012
as Paul-Louis
Black Gold
2011
as Ali
Trishna
2011
as Jay
Four Lions
2010
as Omar
Centurion
2010
as Tarak
10 Minute Tales
2009
as Joseph
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009
Rage
2009
as Vijay
Freefall
2009
as Gary
Baghdad Express
2008
as Talal
Dead Set
2008
as Riq
Shifty
2008
as Shifty
Wired
2008
as Manesh Kunzru
Britz
2007
as Sohail Wahid
Britz
2007
as Sohail
The Path to 9/11
2006
as Yosri
The Play's the Thing (UK)
2006
Banglatown Banquet
2006
as Razual
The Road to Guantanamo
2006
as Shafiq
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Phoenician Scheme
Untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu Film
Exit West
as Saeed
Violent Talent
Hamlet
as Hamlet
Quarter Life
as Shah Latif