Riz Ahmed: movies and TV shows
Riz Ahmed has 91 credits in the archive: 57 films and 34 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: The Night Of (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2026 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Digger | Ganesh | Film | — | 43 |
| 2026 | Bait | Shah Latif | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 2026 | Bait | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2026 | Bait | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2026 | Bait | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2026 | Bait | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 2026 | Saturday Night Live UK | Self - Host | TV | 4.2 | 43 |
| 2026 | Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions | Himself | TV | — | 43 |
| 2026 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 2026 | Hamlet | Film | 5.4 | 43 | |
| 2026 | The Name of Action | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Prince Farouk | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2025 | Relay | Ash | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 2025 | Together for Palestine | Self | Film | 8.2 | 42 |
| 2024 | Defiance: Fighting the Far Right | TV | 7.8 | 41 | |
| 2023 | Nimona | Ballister Boldheart (voice) | Film | 7.9 | 40 |
| 2023 | Fingernails | Amir | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 2023 | Mustache | Film | 5.5 | 40 | |
| 2023 | Dammi | Mounir | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 2022 | Moshari | Film | 6.9 | 39 | |
| 2022 | You Resemble Me | Film | 6.4 | 39 | |
| 2022 | Joyland | Film | 7.4 | 39 | |
| 2021 | Flee | Film | 7.7 | 38 | |
| 2021 | Encounter | Malik Khan | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 2021 | The Long Goodbye | Riz | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 2021 | The Long Goodbye | Film | 6.7 | 38 | |
| 2021 | Lines | Film | 2.0 | 38 | |
| 2020 | Sound of Metal | Ruben Stone | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 2020 | Sound of Metal | Film | 7.7 | 37 | |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli | Zed | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 2019 | The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan | Self | TV | 5.7 | 36 |
| 2018 | Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show | Self | TV | 4.3 | 35 |
| 2017 | Una | Scott | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 2017 | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' | Self | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 2016 | The OA | Elias Rahim | TV | 7.5 | 33 |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Nasir 'Naz' Khan | TV | 8.0 | 33 |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Bodhi Rook | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Aaron Kalloor | Film | 6.4 | 33 |
| 2016 | City of Tiny Lights | Tommy Akhtar | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 32 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | TV | 5.1 | 32 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 32 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 31 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 31 |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Rick | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 31 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV | 5.0 | 31 |
| 2014 | Daytimer | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 2014 | Daytimer | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit | Nazrul Sharma | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 2013 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Changez | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 2013 | Out of Darkness | Male | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 2012 | Girls | Paul-Louis | TV | 6.4 | 29 |
| 2012 | Ill Manors | Aaron | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | TV | 5.2 | 28 |
| 2011 | Black Gold | Ali | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 2011 | Trishna | Jay | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 2010 | Centurion | Tarak | Film | 6.2 | 27 |
| 2010 | Four Lions | Omar | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Joseph | TV | 7.5 | 26 |
| 2009 | Freefall | Gary | Film | 6.1 | 26 |
| 2009 | Rage | Vijay | Film | 3.5 | 26 |
| 2009 | Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam | Self | Film | 5.6 | 26 |
| 2008 | Dead Set | Riq Rahman | TV | 7.2 | 25 |
| 2008 | Baghdad Express | Talal | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 2008 | Baghdad Express | Film | 7.0 | 25 | |
| 2008 | Wired | Manesh Kunzru | TV | 6.6 | 25 |
| 2008 | Shifty | Shifty | Film | 5.8 | 25 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 24 |
| 2007 | Britz | Sohail Wahid | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 2007 | Britz | Sohail | TV | 7.5 | 24 |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Yosri | TV | 7.3 | 23 |
| 2006 | Banglatown Banquet | Razual | Film | — | 23 |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantanamo | Shafiq | Film | 6.9 | 23 |
| 2006 | The Play's the Thing | TV | — | 23 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 20 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 20 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 5.5 | 20 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 13 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| Violent Talent | Film | — | — | ||
| Growth | Film | — | — | ||
| The Big Fix | Film | — | — | ||
| Exit West | Saeed | Film | — | — | |
| Exit West | Film | — | — |