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.
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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
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- Riz Ahmed at the Internet Movie Database
- Riz Ahmed on Wikipedia
