Riz Ahmed
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (born 1 December 1982), also known as Riz MC, is a British actor and rapper. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Nightcrawler, Sound of Metal, Rogue One, Venom, The Sister Brothers, and the HBO miniseries The Night Of. 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.
Known for
![Relay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6YmQe6sEqfkwkRynZPdCntDmYqR.jpg)
Relay
![Defiance: Fighting the Far Right](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3JXsqAkUeRQcvFCTVeXkELb3Ymg.jpg)
Defiance: Fighting the Far Right
![Fingernails](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q04g3un61aeBoheQEso7enM28AF.jpg)
Fingernails
![Dammi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/udvVP7OpHCHmeBUcyw6AqsOxTvJ.jpg)
Dammi
![Nimona](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2NQljeavtfl22207D1kxLpa4LS3.jpg)
Nimona
![Mustache](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/npryeG9HxPVArVfx9sy95haOrxo.jpg)
Mustache
![Joyland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ekWbRm3JXXzstpgtgebMV4nrjUz.jpg)
Joyland
![You Resemble Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bijSzi4FkrMc2q8i6HE6R5E1cEU.jpg)
You Resemble Me
![Moshari](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/78pQHQVUvyNgN7vIhYjTlzaQ0Aj.jpg)
Moshari
![Encounter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AjRUsn8m2znK4mQuYR5fUguBDQM.jpg)
Encounter
![Flee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vlMIbqOpYG553J1kOJXA7mwQvE6.jpg)
Flee
![Lines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iSZbej29t97YF2plgfp8UXM1PDr.jpg)
Lines
![Sound of Metal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3178oOJKKPDeQ2legWQvMPpllv.jpg)
Sound of Metal
![Mogul Mowgli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fWFJ9K91egs0rQnhEzowmuXWkqv.jpg)
Mogul Mowgli
![The Long Goodbye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8APp0RcuICPfgOiZWX5lnLYtOMZ.jpg)
The Long Goodbye
![The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hVRt0AdU29URVTGLEQdCxCaDVIu.jpg)
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
![Venom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2uNW4WbgBXL25BAbXGLnLqX71Sw.jpg)
Venom
![The Sisters Brothers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l02EwhJiAZjcETJaLgnAF5e74YQ.jpg)
The Sisters Brothers
![The Big Narstie Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8iJ7knxWw14jbRuom7Uv08tFNKS.jpg)
The Big Narstie Show
![The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xuI27etRYWk7vP0aCUTTnIfnpC4.jpg)
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
![Una](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xvEhxYOHf7eKzLWeorlyrg3Dpru.jpg)
Una
![The OA](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rueY4slMeKtTGitm0raFUJvgaa5.jpg)
The OA
![Rogue One: A Star Wars Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i0yw1mFbB7sNGHCs7EXZPzFkdA1.jpg)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
![City of Tiny Lights](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eX9iEZdU2w1elGQhNY50DmKqiaE.jpg)
City of Tiny Lights
![Jason Bourne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qGXwHqIDzlrNPw9rRioGpNtOpTo.jpg)
Jason Bourne
![The Night Of](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q13XJHdnsmxQL9rXRcnNDrZGHjO.jpg)
The Night Of
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h7X59O3T4VWVAUzZ00LEpbwA3GP.jpg)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
![The Late Late Show with James Corden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qPmVoG8G9tc1nN8ZwGV2zYcknit.jpg)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
![Variety Studio: Actors on Actors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pgWZXYG0gTKkwRH9pTxoscFmq4H.jpg)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
![Nightcrawler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j9HrX8f7GbZQm1BrBiR40uFQZSb.jpg)
Nightcrawler
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![Off Camera with Sam Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wFzCudeLabyjvwh0n5C9rEtCqVy.jpg)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
![Out of Darkness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mqjDd2qIF69ii1TpoFisy0zG6k5.jpg)
Out of Darkness
![Closed Circuit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/keW2sLB9yJbdkRy9yHQjqUjmzbB.jpg)
Closed Circuit
![The Reluctant Fundamentalist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cWHLPwDW4fkLYLd75VpM7OfHfQm.jpg)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
![Ill Manors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qhN0X6sDUalPxoNRfuUIBR6QmSO.jpg)
Ill Manors
![Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ikyT3hnELofnYRsPIqVGgUhDbOT.jpg)
Girls
![Black Gold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yQYnk6Pmbjd0jyMUugP5exn4ppX.jpg)
Black Gold
![Trishna](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xFCJeLJDXYhrX6Z4bHbdiDeVUgm.jpg)
Trishna
![The Jonathan Ross Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aYTC5SLtfFWHPE7X2B7TcOdDWZS.jpg)
The Jonathan Ross Show
![Four Lions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x4JzaRPXBs9wiHCe3e3ymXWuwfd.jpg)
Four Lions
![Centurion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ZdfrcP2QCqoRSk7JF06tDWtrhP.jpg)
Centurion
![Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wDyHOIMuPeRAZEUWtBkk3bsEPCb.jpg)
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
![Rage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/atqccoctqnvjj9yepJMxytbRvqf.jpg)
Rage
![Alan Carr: Chatty Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8GLTQ9uNBr4PwG9ghqhfKdnLKEO.jpg)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
![Dead Set](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wks5MzDsW5zg5KrQz0JCcefDNeM.jpg)
Dead Set
![Shifty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aY5cheVsRbFL3ukHv6IpjRFspNG.jpg)
Shifty
![Wired](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2P2YRxqL2jOzkq1ouTdn77UsT6n.jpg)
Wired
![Britz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rDusLbY0GglASMk1vNMnpmHDTwf.jpg)
Britz
![Britz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5dzuK8CrJb4jKXElNi2zSR23e5B.jpg)
Britz
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![The Path to 9/11](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/njDpXC7cYi3qZ15sh3r9MXalX5b.jpg)
The Path to 9/11
![Banglatown Banquet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gOUzCwBQ0wIPUq1KarK2dullgpc.jpg)
Banglatown Banquet
![The Road to Guantanamo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/deM5htQLvRjcRkeIFtaOdd5TDrC.jpg)
The Road to Guantanamo
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![Comedy Lab](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hicfVTnht0OFXaJhDewSGr3R42Q.jpg)
Comedy Lab
![The Daily Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars