Biography
Riz Ahmed is a British actor and rapper, also credited as Riz MC. Born on 1 December 1982 in Wembley, London, he trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Ahmed began his screen career in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010) and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). His profile rose with Nightcrawler (2014), followed by roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Jason Bourne (2016), Venom (2018) and Sound of Metal (2020). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his lead performance in the miniseries The Night Of (2016).
Ahmed created, wrote and stars as Shah Latif in the series Bait (2026). He appears as Prince Farouk in the film The Phoenician Scheme (2025). He is a member of the hip-hop duo Swet Shop Boys.
