Rizwan Ahmed (born 1 December 1982 in Wembley, London), also known as Riz Ahmed, the Rizmeister General, or Riz MC, is a British MC, musician and actor. He is noted for his lead performances in The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty, Britz, and Four Lions.
Riz MC makes sonically innovative and lyrically sharp music. His 2006 debut single ‘The Post 9/11 Blues’ created a frenzy across TV, radio and newsprint, and won him a loyal online following. Since then he has been championed by BBC Radio1 (on the ‘Introducing’ stage at Glastonbury, the Electric Proms, and a Maida Vale session). He has toured the USA winning rave reviews and played shows from Fabric to the Royal Festival Hall with the likes of Massive Attack, Nitin Sawhney, Dizzee Rascal, and Mos Def.
As actor Riz Ahmed, since his screen debut in 2005 he has starred in award-winning film and TV including Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Road to Guantanamo’ (Berlin Silver Bear), Peter Kosminsky’s ‘Britz’ (BAFTA + RTS winner, Emmy nominated… read more
Rizwan Ahmed (born 1 December 1982 in Wembley, London), also known as Riz Ahmed, the Rizmeister General, or Riz MC, is a British MC, musician and actor. He is noted for his lead performances in The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty, Britz, and Four Lions.
Riz MC makes sonically innovative and lyrically sharp music. His 2006 debut single ‘The Post 9/11 Blues’ created a frenzy across TV, radio and newsprint, and won him a loyal online following. Since then he has been championed by BBC Radio1 (on the ‘Introducing’ stage at Glastonbury, the Electric Proms, and a Maida Vale session). He has toured the USA winning rave reviews and played shows from Fabric to the Royal Festival Hall with the likes of Massive Attack, Nitin Sawhney, Dizzee Rascal, and Mos Def.
As actor Riz Ahmed, since his screen debut in 2005 he has starred in award-winning film and TV including Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Road to Guantanamo’ (Berlin Silver Bear), Peter Kosminsky’s ‘Britz’ (BAFTA + RTS winner, Emmy nominated), ‘Dead Set’ (BAFTA nominated), and Shifty – for which he won Best Actor at Geneva Film Festival and was nominated for the same award at the 2009 BIFA awards. Recent screen appearances include in Sally Potter’s RAGE (with Jude Law, Steve Buscemi, and Judy Dench), and the lead role in Chris Morris’ critically acclaimed debut feature Four Lions. —rizmc.com
