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
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: 15:26 GMT, 15 March 2021 Viola Davis made history on Monday morning after she was nominated for her fourth Oscar – the most number … Read more
‘We didn’t have 500 aunties hanging around us!’ Riz Ahmed reveals he MARRIED novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza in a ‘super intimate’ ceremony The Venom star, 38, first confirmed he’d tied the knot in secret while starring as a guest on Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast He went onto reveal the married in a ‘super intimate’ socially-distanced … 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