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Rizwan Ahmed, also known as Riz MC, is a British actor, rapper, and activist. As an actor, he has won an Emmy Award and has received nominations for a Golden Globe and three British Independent Film Awards. He was initially known for his work in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), Ill Manors (2012), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013), before his breakout role in Nightcrawler (2014), and Rogue One (2016).
Born
Wednesday, 01 December 1982
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Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fingernails | Amir | 2023 |
Nimona | Ballister Boldheart / Ballister Boldheart (voice) | 2023 |
Encounter | Malik Khan | 2021 |
Mogul Mowgli | Zed | 2020 |
Sound of Metal | Ruben Stone | 2020 |
The Long Goodbye | Riz | 2020 |
Weathering with You | Detective Takai | 2019 |
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan | Self - Guest | 2019 |
Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot | 2018 |
The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fingernails | Amir | 2023 |
Nimona | Ballister Boldheart / Ballister Boldheart (voice) | 2023 |
Encounter | Malik Khan | 2021 |
Mogul Mowgli | Zed | 2020 |
Sound of Metal | Ruben Stone | 2020 |
The Long Goodbye | Riz | 2020 |
Weathering with You | Detective Takai | 2019 |
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan | Self - Guest | 2019 |
Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot | 2018 |
The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm | 2018 |
The Big Narstie Show | Self - Guest | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Spin The Mic | Self - Battle Rapper | 2017 |
Complex x Fuse | Self | 2017 |
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter & Winner | 2017 |
The Oscars | Self - Co-Presenter | 2017 |
The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2017 |
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
Una | Scott | 2017 |
Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
The OA | Elias Rahim / Rahim | 2016 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Bodhi Rook | 2016 |
City of Tiny Lights | Tommy Akhtar | 2016 |
Jason Bourne | Aaron Kalloor | 2016 |
The Night Of | Nasir 'Naz' Khan / Nasir "Naz" Khan / Nasir Khan | 2016 |
The Star Wars Show | Self - Bodhi Rook: Rogue One | 2016 |
Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self - Guest | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
Nightcrawler | Rick | 2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
Out of Darkness | Male | 2013 |
Closed Circuit | Nazrul Sharma | 2013 |
The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Changez | 2013 |
Ill Manors | Aaron | 2012 |
Girls | Paul-Louis | 2012 |
Day of the Falcon | Ali | 2011 |
Trishna | Jay | 2011 |
The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | 2011 |
Four Lions | Omar | 2010 |
Centurion | Tarak | 2010 |
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam | 2009 | |
Rage | Vijay | 2009 |
Freefall | Gary | 2009 |
Shifty | Shifty | 2009 |
Dead Set | Riq / Riq Rahman | 2008 |
Wired | Manesh Kunzru | 2008 |
Britz | Sohail Wahid | 2007 |
The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
Taking Liberties | Self | 2007 |
The Path to 9/11 | Yosri | 2006 |
The Play's the Thing | Self | 2006 |
Banglatown Banquet | Razual | 2006 |
The Road to Guantanamo | Shafiq | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
At the Movies | Himself | 2004 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest / Himself | 2003 |
The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Extra | Self | 1994 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Daytimer | 2014 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Joyland | 2022 |
You Resemble Me | 2022 |
Flee | 2021 |
Mogul Mowgli | 2020 |
Sound of Metal | 2020 |
Mustache | 2006 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2022 | Oscar | Best Live Action Short Film | Nominated |
2022 | Oscar | Best Live Action Short Film | Won |
2021 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
2021 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Won |