Riz Ahmed Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Acting

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 in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Riz Ahmed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Shifty movie poster
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Shifty

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Shifty
Shifty
Relay movie poster
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Relay

7.0(0.4K)
Relay
Ash
The Road to Guantanamo movie poster
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The Road to Guantanamo

6.9(0.1K)
The Road to Guantanamo
Shafiq
Centurion movie poster
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Centurion

6.2(1.6K)
Centurion
Tarak
Rage movie poster
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Rage

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Rage
Vijay
Four Lions movie poster
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Four Lions

7.0(1.3K)
Four Lions
Omar
Trishna movie poster
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Trishna

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Trishna
Jay
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam movie poster
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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
Self
Black Gold movie poster
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Black Gold

6.5(0.3K)
Black Gold
Ali
Dammi movie poster
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Dammi

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Dammi
Mounir

Production

Mogul Mowgli movie poster
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Mogul Mowgli

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Mogul Mowgli
Story
Hamlet movie poster
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Hamlet

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Hamlet
Producer
DaytimerMOVIE
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Daytimer

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Daytimer
Director
Mustache movie poster
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Mustache

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Mustache
Executive Producer
You Resemble Me movie poster
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You Resemble Me

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You Resemble Me
Executive Producer
Moshari movie poster
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Moshari

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Moshari
Executive Producer
Joyland movie poster
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Joyland

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Joyland
Executive Producer
DaytimerMOVIE
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Daytimer

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Daytimer
Writer
Exit West movie poster
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Exit West

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Exit West
Executive Producer
Sound of Metal movie poster
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Sound of Metal

7.7(2.8K)
Sound of Metal
Executive Producer

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