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Born: 1 December 1982 · Age: 43
Riz Ahmed is 43 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 1 December 1982.
British actor and rapper who won an Emmy for The Night Of and was Oscar-nominated for Sound of Metal
Did you know?He was the first Muslim nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Sound of Metal.
Riz Ahmed has built a career that combines serious acting with music and activism. He studied at Oxford and began in British independent films such as Four Lions. The Night Of made him an Emmy winner. In Sound of Metal he played a drummer losing his hearing, earning an Oscar nomination. As Riz MC he has released rap albums about identity and politics. He also campaigns for better representation of Muslims on screen.
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.
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British actor and rapper, born 1982
Riz Ahmed was born in Wembley on 1 December 1982.
He was born in Wembley, London, to Pakistani parents.
He won an Emmy for The Night Of in 2017.
He won an Oscar for producing the short film The Long Goodbye.
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