My Take
Riz Ahmed is genuinely one of the most impressive multi-hyphenates working today, and I say that without any PR spin — the guy won an Emmy for The Night Of in 2017, then turned around and produced and starred in the short film The Long Goodbye, which took home the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2022. That is a ridiculous range of wins across wildly different formats. Born in Wembley to Pakistani parents, he studied at Oxford and then took on roles that pushed against every stereotype Hollywood had waiting for him — Nightcrawler, Four Lions, Rogue One, Sound of Metal. Sound of Metal especially floored me; the commitment to learning ASL and drumming for that role was no gimmick. And all the while he has kept releasing music as Riz MC, using it as a vehicle for actual political commentary. Time called him one of the world's most influential people in 2017, and honestly, looking at the full picture, that tracks.
Overview
Rizwan Ahmed (born (1982-12-01)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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Riz Ahmed
- Name (Japanese)
- リズ・アーメッド
- Reading
- りず・あーめっど
- Born
- December 1, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Wembley, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / rapper / film actor / singer / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 2022 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.