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Riz Ahmed BiographyRiz Ahmed also known as Riz MC, is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, and activist.
As an actor, he has won one Emmy Award, out of two Emmy nominations, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Independent Film Awards. He was initially known for his work in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty , Four Lions, Trishna, Ill Manors, and The Reluctant Fundamentalist , before his break-out role in Nightcrawler. In 2016, he starred in Una, Jason Bourne, and as Bodhi Rook in the first Star Wars Anthology film, Rogue One. That year, he also starred in the HBO miniseries The Night Of as Nasir Khan; the show and his performance were critically lauded.
At the 2017 Emmy Awards, he received two nominations, for his performance in The Night Of and his guest spot in Girls; he won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for The Night Of, becoming the first Asian and first Muslim to win in the category, the first South Asian male to win an acting Emmy, and the first Muslim and first South Asian to win a lead acting Emmy.
As a rapper, he is a member of the Swet Shop Boys, earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere, and earned 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.
As an activist, he is known for his political rap music, his political rap has inspired many, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated representation at the House of Commons. In 2017, he was included on the front cover of the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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Riz Ahmed also known as Riz MC, is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, and activist.
As an actor, he has won one Emmy Award, out of two Emmy nominations, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Independent Film Awards. He was initially known for his work in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty , Four Lions, Trishna, Ill Manors, and The Reluctant Fundamentalist , before his break-out role in Nightcrawler. In 2016, he starred in Una, Jason Bourne, and as Bodhi Rook in the first Star Wars Anthology film, Rogue One. That year, he also starred in the HBO miniseries The Night Of as Nasir Khan; the show and his performance were critically lauded.
At the 2017 Emmy Awards, he received two nominations, for his performance in The Night Of and his guest spot in Girls; he won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for The Night Of, becoming the first Asian and first Muslim to win in the category, the first South Asian male to win an acting Emmy, and the first Muslim and first South Asian to win a lead acting Emmy.
As a rapper, he is a member of the Swet Shop Boys, earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere, and earned 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.
As an activist, he is known for his political rap music, his political rap has inspired many, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated representation at the House of Commons. In 2017, he was included on the front cover of the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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Riz Ahmed is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Riz Ahmed for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Riz Ahmed generally travels from LondonUK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Randall Park, Matt Walsh, Kumail Nanjiani, Aziz Ansari and Brian Tyree Henry. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Riz Ahmed for an upcoming event.
Actor Riz Ahmed is one of Hollywood's fastest growing stars on screen with roles in “Nightcrawler” and “Rogue One,” but he's also made a name for himself ...
But when Riz Ahmed met the Queen, he told James Corden on The Late Late Show, he was hardly formal. The Venom star explained that when the Queen ...
When I let it slip that the press kit I'd been given had referred to him as a ' Renaissance man,' Riz Ahmed looked angrily down into his breakfast, ...
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