Person Open DS/UK/22159 Ahmed; Riz (1 December 1982-present); British-Pakistani actor and rapper Ahmed Riz 1 December 1982-present British-Pakistani actor and rapper Male (cisgender) Riz MC | Rizwan Ahmed Wembley, London, England (born)

British Stage and Screen | Actor Musician | Vocals | Rap Asian No known disability Muslim Son of British-Pakistani Mahajir parents Grandson of grandparents who migrated from India to Pakistan during the 1947 partition of India Descendant of Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman (first Indian to become Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court during the colonial era) Spouse of Fatima Farheen Mirza (novelist) Heterosexual Riz Ahmed is a British-Pakistani actor and rapper. He was initially known for his work in independent films such as The Road to Guantánamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), Ill Manors (2012), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013), as well as television series such as Britz (2007) and Dead Set (2008), before his breakout role in the film Nightcrawler (2014). In 2016, he appeared in the action film Jason Bourne, and played Bodhi Rook in the Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One. In 2016, he appeared in the action film Jason Bourne, and played Bodhi Rook in the Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One. He also starred as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of, earning critical acclaim. At the 2017 Emmy Awards, he received two nominations, for his performance in The Night Of and his guest role in Girls; he won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the former, becoming the first Asian male to win an acting Emmy, and the first Muslim and first Asian to win a lead acting Emmy. He went on to play Carlton Drake and voice Riot in the film Venom (2018), and Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal (2020), the latter of which earned him widespread critical acclaim. As a musician he was formerly known by his stage name Riz MC, he was a member of the Swet Shop Boys, earned critical acclaim with the hip-hop albums Microscope and Cashmere, and earned commercial success with the U.S. Billboard 200-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. Activism and Views: - Muslim Representation In 2018, Dr. Sadia Habib and Shaf Choudry, two friends in the UK, were inspired by Ahmed to think of the Riz Test which aims to identify the nature of Muslim representation in film and TV. The test, which has been compared to the Bechdel test, came about following a speech given by Ahmed in 2017 at the House of Commons, in which he addressed the lack of diversity in film and television. The Riz Test has 5 parts which serve to highlight and combat the stereotypes of Muslims found in characters. One of the tests' creators, Shaf Choudry, describes the test as not being "a scientific measure of Islamophobia, it’s more to prop conversation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riz_Ahmed (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 12/10/2018 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 8/1/2024 99015860-b054-4f72-b4a9-288bb6fcfa50