Riz Ahmed
ActingBorn
December 1, 1982
Place of Birth
Wembley, London, England, UK
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 R…
Known For
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Filmography
Digger
2026
Hamlet
2026
The Name of Action
2026
Together for Palestine
2025
Relay
2025
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Fingernails
2023
Dammi
2023
Nimona
2023
Encounter
2021
The Long Goodbye
2021
Lines
2021
Sound of Metal
2020
Mogul Mowgli
2020
Venom
2018
The Sisters Brothers
2018
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
Una
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
City of Tiny Lights
2016
Jason Bourne
2016
Nightcrawler
2014
Out of Darkness
2013
Closed Circuit
2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
Ill Manors
2012
Black Gold
2011
Trishna
2011
Four Lions
2010
Centurion
2010
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009
Rage
2009
Freefall
2009
Baghdad Express
2008
Shifty
2008
Britz
2007
Banglatown Banquet
2006
The Road to Guantanamo
2006
Exit West
Violent Talent
Growth
The Big Fix
Bait
2026
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
2026
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
2019
The Big Narstie Show
2018
The OA
2016
The Night Of
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Girls
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
10 Minute Tales
2009
Dead Set
2008
Wired
2008
Britz
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Path to 9/11
2006
The Play's the Thing
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Daily Show
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Oscars
1953