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      Riz Ahmed

      Riz Ahmed

      Highest Rated: 98% Joyland (2022)

      Lowest Rated: 11% Black Gold (2011)

      Birthday: Dec 1, 1982

      Birthplace: London, England, UK

      British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed is political, passionate and undeniably talented. The native Londoner first roamed the posh halls of Oxford as a student of philosophy and politics before training at the University of London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Under the alias Riz MC, he released the satirical rap single "Post 9/11 Blues" in 2006, the same year he made his film debut as Guantanamo Bay detainee Shafiq Rasul in "The Road to Guantanamo." Keenly aware of his Pakistani heritage, Ahmed nevertheless sought out a diverse array of roles. He played the title drug dealer in "Shifty" (2008); a wanna-be suicide bomber in the terrorist satire "Four Lions" (2010); and a complex, controlling hotelier in "Trishna" (2011). But Ahmed wasn't content confining his creativity to just the screen. He parlayed "Post 9/11 Blues" into a successful career as Riz MC, which saw him honored as a BBC Introducing artist four years before the release of his 2011 album, MICroscope. His portrayal of a tough council estate drug dealer in "Ill Manors" (2012) capped off a string of roles that found the intelligent, articulate actor bring his explosive talent to new heights.

      Highest rated movies

      Sound of Metal
      Shifty
      Nightcrawler Mogul Mowgli The Sisters Brothers
      The Road to Guantanamo
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      Four Lions

      Photos

      FOUR LIONS, Riz Ahmed (left), 2010. ©Midget Entertainment ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, FRONT, FROM LEFT: RIZ AHMED, BENTHIC, 2016. PH: GILES KEYTE/© WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/LUCASFILM LTD. ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, Riz Ahmed, 2016. Ph: Jonathan Olley/© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Lucasfilm Ltd. ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, from left: Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, JIANG Wen, Donnie Yen, 2016. ph: Jonathan Olley/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Lucasfilm Ltd. THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, from left: Kiefer Sutherland, Riz Ahmed, 2012. ph: Ishaan Nair/©IFC Films THE SISTERS BROTHERS, FROM LEFT, RIZ AHMED, JAKE GYLLENHAAL, 2018. PH: MAGALI BARGARD. ©ANNAPURNA PICTURES VENOM, RIZ AHMED, 2018. PH: FRANK MASI/© COLUMBIA PICTURES THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, from left: Kate Hudson, Riz Ahmed, 2012. ©IFC Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, foreground from left: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, 2012. ©IFC Films VENOM, L-R: JENNY SLATE, RIZ AHMED, 2018. PH: JESSICA MIGLIO/© COLUMBIA PICTURES THE SISTERS BROTHERS, RIZ AHMED, 2018. PH: SHANNA BESSON. ©NETFLIX NIGHTCRAWLER, from left: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, 2014. ph: Chuck Zlotnick/©Open Road Films NIGHTCRAWLER, from left: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, 2014. ph: Chuck Zlotnick/©Open Road Films NIGHTCRAWLER, from left: director Dan Gilroy, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal, on set, 2014. ph: Chuck Zlotnick/©Open Road Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, from left: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, 2012. ph: Ishaan Nair/©IFC Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, Riz Ahmed, 2012./©IFC Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, Riz Ahmed (right), 2012./©IFC Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, from left: Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed, 2012./©IFC Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, Riz Ahmed (left), Liev Schreiber (back to camera), 2012./©IFC Films THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, from left: Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed, 2012./©IFC Films

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      60% 48% Fingernails Amir (Character) - 2023
      92% 91% Nimona Knight Ballister Boldheart (Voice) - 2023
      98% 67% Joyland Executive Producer - 2022
      56% 69% Encounter Malik Kahn (Character) - 2021
      98% 89% Flee Executive Producer $338.2K 2021
      93% 74% Mogul Mowgli Zed (Character),
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      $52.1K 2020
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Long Goodbye Riz (Character) - 2020
      97% 90% Sound of Metal Ruben (Character),
      Executive Producer
      - 2019
      87% 68% The Sisters Brothers Hermann Kermit Warm (Character) $3.1M 2018
      30% 80% Venom Carlton Drake/Riot (Character) $213.5M 2018
      76% 50% Una Scott (Character) - 2016
      59% 39% City of Tiny Lights Tommy Akhtar (Character) - 2016
      84% 87% Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Bodhi Rook (Character) $533.2M 2016
      54% 55% Jason Bourne Aaron Kalloor (Character) $162.2M 2016
      95% 86% Nightcrawler Rick (Character) $32.4M 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of Darkness Unknown (Character) - 2013
      43% 31% Closed Circuit Nazrul Sharma (Character) $5.7M 2013
      77% 71% Ill Manors Aaron (Character) - 2012
      57% 61% The Reluctant Fundamentalist Changez (Character) $519.5K 2012
      11% 52% Black Gold Ali (Character) - 2011
      63% 52% Trishna Jay (Character) $240.4K 2011
      60% 43% Centurion Tarak (Character) $122.3K 2010
      No Score Yet 71% Freefall Gary (Character) - 2009
      83% 80% Four Lions Omar (Character) $304.1K 2009
      44% 40% Rage Vijay (Character) - 2009
      96% 67% Shifty Shifty (Character) - 2008
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Taking Liberties Unknown (Character) - 2007
      No Score Yet 92% Britz Sohail Wahid (Character) - 2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Banglatown Banquet Razual (Character) - 2006
      86% 83% The Road to Guantanamo Shafiq (Character) $316.7K 2006

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Beyond the CANVAS Guest 2022
      No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2016-2018 2020-2021
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2017 2021
      No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016 2021
      No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2016-2017 2021
      No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2017-2018 2020
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2020
      No Score Yet 29% The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Guest 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2017
      89% 75% Girls Paul-Louis (Guest Star) 2017
      94% 93% The Night Of Nasir "Naz" Khan (Character) 2016
      92% 76% Dead Set Riq (Character) 2008
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Wired Manesh Kunzru (Character) 2008