Date of Birth : Dec 1st 1982
Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and later enrolled into London’s Central School of Speech and Drama.
Also known by his hip-hop alias Riz MC. He released his first hip-hop single in 2006, Post 9/11 Blues: a controversial satire that was temporarily banned from British airplay. It caught the attention of notorious satirist Chris Morris who cast him in his Bafta-winning movie, Four Lions.
Inspired equally by jungle and hip-hop, Ahmed first got involved with music directly in his mid-teens, cutting his teeth on pirate radio and in battle-rap competitions, of which he won many. He was selected as a BBC Introducing artist in 2007, playing the Glastonbury Festival and the BBC Electric Proms.
Since graduating from Oxford in 2004 he has worked consistently in theatre, film and television, starring in award-winning dramas The Road To Guantanamo, Shifty and Four Lions.
Was nominated for 2012 Shooting Stars Awards, which is held every year at Berlin Film Festival.
CAREER
Sound of Metal ( 2021 )
The Sisters Brothers ( 2019 )
Venom ( 2018 )
Una ( 2017 )
City of Tiny Lights ( 2017 )
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ( 2016 )
Jason Bourne ( 2016 )
Closed Circuit ( 2013 )
The Reluctant Fundamentalist ( 2013 )
Ill Manors ( 2012 )