Riz Ahmed

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-12-01 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Wembley, London, England, UK

Riz Ahmed

Biography

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 ...

Acting

2008

Shifty

as Shifty

2025

Relay

as Tom

2010

Centurion

as Tarak

2009

Rage

as Vijay

2010

Four Lions

as Omar

2011

Trishna

as Jay

2011

2023

Dammi

as Mounir

2012

Ill Manors

as Aaron

2007

Britz

as Sohail Wahid

2023

Nimona

as Ballister Boldheart (voice)

2009

Freefall

as Gary

2023

2013

2013

Closed Circuit

as Nazrul Sharma

2014

2017

Una

as Scott

2025

The Phoenician Scheme

as Prince Farouk

2016

Jason Bourne

as Aaron Kalloor

2016

City of Tiny Lights

as Tommy Akhtar

2026

2008

2006

2018

The Sisters Brothers

as Hermann Kermit Warm

2018

Venom

as Carlton Drake / Riot

2020

Sound of Metal

as Ruben Stone

2020

-

Exit West

as Saeed

2021

Encounter

as Malik Khan

2021

-

Hamlet

as Hamlet

Production

2020

Mogul Mowgli

as Story

2008

Baghdad Express

as Original Music Composer

-

Hamlet

as Producer

2014

Daytimer

as Director

2023

Mustache

as Executive Producer

2022

You Resemble Me

as Executive Producer

2022

Moshari

as Executive Producer

2022

Joyland

as Executive Producer

2014

Daytimer

as Writer

-

Exit West

as Executive Producer

2020

Sound of Metal

as Executive Producer

2020

Mogul Mowgli

as Writer

2020

Mogul Mowgli

as Producer

2020

2021

Flee

as Executive Producer

2020

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