Riz Ahmed has spoken of his pride at being able to connect with a wider audience after being the first Muslim to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. The actor, 38, is up for the award for his role as drummer Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal – a musician who slowly loses his … Read more
Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed has opened up about how he was once so broke he almost quit acting as he thought he had ‘reached the end of the road’. The British actor, 38, who received an Oscar nod for his role in the film Sound of Metal this week, said he nearly gave up on showbiz … Read more
British actor Riz Ahmed today made history to become the first Muslim nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in hit film Sound of Metal. The 38-year-old Londoner won rave reviews for his depiction of Ruben Stone, a rock-and-roll drummer and recovering alcoholic whose life goes into a free-fall when he loses … Read more
Oscar nominations 2021: Viola Davis and Riz Ahmed react to being included in this year’s list: ‘Absolutely thrilled!’ By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 14:46 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 14:46 GMT, 15 March 2021 Viola Davis made history on Monday morning after she was nominated for her fourth Oscar – the most number … Read more
Riz Ahmed has married novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza. The actor, 38, announced he’d tied the knot in secret while starring as a guest on Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast on Monday, and later revealed they wed in a ‘super intimate’ ceremony with only a few guests present. Riz said he tied the knot ‘not very long ago’ … Read more
‘Get me Riz Lateef!’: Boris Johnson ‘tries to recruit BBC London newsreader to front government’s daily press conferences due to begin in the autumn Boris Johnson’s ‘first choice to front the government daily briefings is Riz Lateef’ PM is familiar with BBC presenter Lateef from his time as the Mayor of London Lateef is thought … Read more
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer join sci-fi thriller Invasion for Amazon Studios By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 03:02 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 03:02 BST, 30 July 2020 Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer have boarded a new thriller entitled Invasion, which is being set up at Amazon Studios. Amazon Studios will produce alongside … Read more
Riz Ahmed has said he has lost two family members to coronavirus, adding that the pandemic crisis is ‘reflecting and revealing the faultlines in our society’. The Venom actor and rapper said he hopes the surge of appreciation for the NHS draws attention to prejudice against the ethnic minorities that keep it running. Ahmed, who … Read more
Rapper Riz Ahmed blasts Brexit Britain for ‘breaking up’ with him in new album with video portraying white racists executing an Asian family on a UK street Riz Ahmed’s album The Long Goodbye was released with complementary film In a statement about the pieces, he blasted the UK for the ‘breakup’ he suffered One song … Read more