Riz Ahmed (born December 1, 1982[1]) is an English actor and rap artist of Pakistani descent. He portrayed Bodhi Rook in the Star Wars Anthology Series film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Even though receiving the role of Bodhi Rook, he continued to spam Rogue One director Gareth Edwards with audition tapes.[2] Ahmed has also worked in several other films including the award-winning drama Mogul Mowgli, the comedy Four Lions, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Nightcrawler, Jason Bourne, Venom, and the television series The Night Of and The OA.
Sources
Rogue One—The Daring Mission Has Begun: Cast and Crew Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 160- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Official Mission Debrief
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 199
Notes and references
External links
Riz Ahmed at the Internet Movie Database
Riz Ahmed on Wikipedia