Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

1982-12-01 Wembley, London, England, UK 50 Credits

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 a...

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Judy

Judy

2026

Acting

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everythi...

Relay

Relay

2025

as Tom

Acting

Tom, a world class “fixer”, specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten their ruin. He ke...

The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

as Prince Farouk

6.9
Acting

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon becom...

Fingernails

Fingernails

2023

as Amir

5.9
Acting

Anna and Ryan have found true love together. It’s been proven by a controversial test. There’s just one problem: Anna still isn’t sure. Then she meets...

Dammi

Dammi

2023

as Mounir

6.3
Acting

Returning to Paris, a man moves through memories of his past and surreal fragments of the present, searching for connection with his estranged father....

Nimona

Nimona

2023

as Ballister Boldheart (voice)

7.9
Acting

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

Mustache

Mustache

2023

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

It’s the mid-90’s in Northern California and 13-year-old Pakistani-American ILYAS is facing a major crisis — his parents yanked him out of his comfort...

Joyland

Joyland

2022

Executive Producer

7.4
Producing

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and fal...

You Resemble Me

You Resemble Me

2022

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.

Moshari

Moshari

2022

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

The end of the world forces two sisters together, inside a mosquito net, just to live on—but first they must survive each other.

Encounter

Encounter

2021

as Malik Khan

6.3
Acting

A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous d...

Flee

Flee

2021

Executive Producer

7.8
Producing

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a se...

Lines

Lines

2021

2.0
Acting

Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.

Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal

2020

as Ruben Stone

7.7
Acting

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfrie...

Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal

2020

Executive Producer

7.7
Producing

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfrie...

Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli

2020

as Zed

6.5
Acting

Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his f...

Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli

2020

Story, Writer, Producer

6.5
Writing Producing

Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his f...

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

2020

as Riz

6.7
Acting

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

2020

Writer, Creator

6.7
Writing

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

Venom

Venom

2018

as Carlton Drake / Riot

6.8
Acting

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful al...

The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

2018

as Hermann Kermit Warm

6.8
Acting

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the...

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

2017

as Self

5.6
Acting

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' is a 2017 documentary detailing the production of the standalone Star Wars film. The feature...

Una

Una

2017

as Scott

6.1
Acting

When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

as Bodhi Rook

7.5
Acting

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

City of Tiny Lights

City of Tiny Lights

2016

as Tommy Akhtar

5.3
Acting

In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye int...

Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne

2016

as Aaron Kalloor

6.4
Acting

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

2014

as Rick

7.7
Acting

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the ...

Daytimer

2014

Director, Writer

8.0
Directing Writing

1999, Naseem gives school and home the slip to attend his first daytime rave.

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

2013

as Male

8.0
Acting

A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost souls that won't let go.

Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

2013

as Nazrul Sharma

5.9
Acting

A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their ...

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013

as Changez

6.6
Acting

In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Ill Manors

Ill Manors

2012

as Aaron

6.3
Acting

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of dr...

Black Gold

Black Gold

2011

as Ali

6.5
Acting

On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to riva...

Trishna

Trishna

2011

as Jay

5.8
Acting

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pu...

Four Lions

Four Lions

2010

as Omar

7.0
Acting

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and t...

Centurion

Centurion

2010

as Tarak

6.2
Acting

Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Leg...

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

2009

5.6
Acting

Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written ...

Rage

Rage

2009

as Vijay

3.4
Acting

A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New York fashion house and secretly posts them on the inte...

Freefall

Freefall

2009

as Gary

6.3
Acting

FREEFALL is the first drama to tackle the extraordinary financial crisis Britons are living through. Helmed by multiple BAFTA-winning director Dominic...

Baghdad Express

2008

as Talal

Acting

A young girl working in her father's Arabic restaurant is forced to decide which comes first - her dreams or her family.

Baghdad Express

2008

Original Music Composer

A young girl working in her father's Arabic restaurant is forced to decide which comes first - her dreams or her family.

Shifty

Shifty

2008

as Shifty

5.7
Acting

Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer d...

Britz

Britz

2007

as Sohail Wahid

8.0
Acting

Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into ...

Banglatown Banquet

Banglatown Banquet

2006

as Razual

Acting

Middle-aged Muslim Bangladeshi women struggling for their freedom as they leave the familiarity of their Bangladeshi community and set out on a voyage...

The Road to Guantanamo

The Road to Guantanamo

2006

as Shafiq

6.9
Acting

Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two ye...

Exit West

Exit West

N/A

as Saeed

Acting

A young refugee couple from a war-torn country hears rumours that there are doors in the city they live that serve as portals to other destinations.

Violent Talent

N/A

Acting

A man and his two oldest friends try to build a criminal empire in contemporary Chicago where he feels that crime might be the most honest job around.

Hamlet

N/A

as Hamlet

Acting

Set in a modern-day London of economic and political uncertainty, the story follows the intersecting themes of familial honor, moral duty and dynastic...

Hamlet

N/A

Producer

Producing

Set in a modern-day London of economic and political uncertainty, the story follows the intersecting themes of familial honor, moral duty and dynastic...

Exit West

Exit West

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

A young refugee couple from a war-torn country hears rumours that there are doors in the city they live that serve as portals to other destinations.