Riz Ahmed
Acting
Biography
Rizwan Ahmed (born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named by Time as one of the most influential people in the world. He also created the TV series Englistan in 2018 for the BBC, which was also his writing debut. 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 Lion…
Also known as
Riz MC · Rizwan Ahmed
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
Digger
2026 · Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV