Riz Ahmed

Birthday: 1982-12-01
Birthplace: Wembley, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Drafted: 237
Drafted By: The Free Refills
Owned By: The Free Refills
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 3
Total Points: 7

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.

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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
2021 39 Sound of Metal (2020) Lead Actor Nom 7
Career 7

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
Exit West Saeed
Violent Talent
Hamlet Hamlet
2026-10-02 Judy
2025-08-21 Relay Tom
2025-05-23 The Phoenician Scheme Prince Farouk
2023-10-27 Fingernails Amir
2023-08-02 Dammi Mounir
2023-06-23 Nimona Ballister Boldheart (voice)
2021-12-03 Encounter Malik Khan
2021-02-10 Lines
2020-11-20 Sound of Metal Ruben Stone
2020-10-30 Mogul Mowgli Zed
2020-03-06 The Long Goodbye Riz
2018-09-28 Venom Carlton Drake / Riot
2018-09-19 The Sisters Brothers Hermann Kermit Warm
2017-03-30 Una Scott
2016-12-14 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Bodhi Rook
2016-09-12 City of Tiny Lights Tommy Akhtar
2016-07-27 Jason Bourne Aaron Kalloor
2014-10-23 Nightcrawler Rick
2013-10-08 Out of Darkness Male
2013-08-28 Closed Circuit Nazrul Sharma
2013-04-24 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Changez
2012-06-06 Ill Manors Aaron
2011-12-21 Black Gold Ali
2011-09-08 Trishna Jay
2010-05-07 Four Lions Omar
2010-02-15 Centurion Tarak
2009-11-03 Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009-09-24 Rage Vijay
2009-07-13 Freefall Gary
2008-10-27 Baghdad Express Talal
2008-10-24 Shifty Shifty
2007-11-05 Britz Sohail Wahid
2006-03-25 Banglatown Banquet Razual
2006-03-09 The Road to Guantanamo Shafiq