Meet Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Emmy Award winner Riz Ahmed is a critically acclaimed actor, writer, creator, producer,
musician, director, and activist. He’s also a talented audiobook narrator.

Top Performances

The Prophet
"If this is my day of harvest, in what fields have I sowed the seed...?"
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The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
"They would sneak out of their fathers' tents at midnight to follow foreigners..."
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The Sandman
"We didn’t want you, we wanted to capture death…"
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Assassin's Creed: Gold
"We could use someone like you..."
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  • The Prophet
  • "If this is my day of harvest, in what fields have I sowed the seed...?"
  • The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
  • "They would sneak out of their fathers' tents at midnight to follow foreigners..."
  • The Sandman
  • "We didn’t want you, we wanted to capture death…"
  • Assassin's Creed: Gold
  • "We could use someone like you..."

Greatest Hits

Sandman: A Beginner’s Guide


The Sandman is a graphic novel series created by Neil Gaiman that was recently made into a full-cast Audible Original adaptation. In 2020, Audible produced the first installment of the full-cast audio adaptation of the Sandman series, directed by Dirk Maggs and starring James McAvoy as Morpheus, with author Neil Gaiman narrating. Read on to get caught up on everything you need to know about the Sandman universe before the next season of the Audible Original adaptation arrives.

Sandman A Beginner’s Guide

"Listeners won’t be able to pause once they hit play."


— AudioFile Magazine, on The Sandman

More About Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed became one of Hollywood’s most sought after artists following the explosive success of HBO’s The Night Of, written and created by the legendary Steven Zaillian, for which he won an Emmy Award and was nominated for both Golden Globe and SAG Awards. He went on to star in successful feature films including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, and Venom. He first garnered industry attention for his performances in festival favorites Four Lions and Nightcrawler.

Go Behind the Scenes With the Cast of Assassin’s Creed: Gold

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Awards and Accolades

Independent Spirit Award
Best Male Lead, 2020

British Independent Film Award
Debut Screenwriter, 2020

Emmy Award
Lead Actor in a Limited Series, 2017