Ruben Fleischer, Ahmed and Tom Hardy attend the 'Venom' panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. AP
Actor Riz Ahmed appears in a scene from the Oscar-nominated short 'The Long Goodbye'. SomeSuch and Left Handed Films / AP
Ahmed poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the Bafta Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London, England. AFP
Ahmed arrives at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
Ahmed, winner of the Richard Harris Award for contribution to British film, speaks to media in the winners' room at the 24th British Independent Film Awards at Old Billingsgate in London, England. Getty Images
Ahmed with the Richard Harris Award. Getty Images
Ahmed, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada and Octavia Spencer arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon's 'Encounter' at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Antonio Jaramillo, director Michael Pearce, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, Ahmed, Aditya Geddada and Octavia Spencer arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon's 'Encounter' at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California. AFP
British-Pakistani actor Ahmed in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Ahmed and Janina Gavankar arrive at the premiere of 'Encounter' at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California AP
Tom Hardy and Ahmed in a scene from 'Venom'. Sony Pictures
Ahmed pictured in a scene from 'The Sisters Brothers'. AP
Mads Mikkelsen, Ahmed, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk and Donnie Yen at the world premiere of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
Kiefer Sutherland and Ahmed in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. Photo: IMDb
Ruben Fleischer, Ahmed and Tom Hardy attend the 'Venom' panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. AP
Actor Riz Ahmed appears in a scene from the Oscar-nominated short 'The Long Goodbye'. SomeSuch and Left Handed Films / AP
Ahmed poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the Bafta Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London, England. AFP
Ahmed arrives at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
Ahmed, winner of the Richard Harris Award for contribution to British film, speaks to media in the winners' room at the 24th British Independent Film Awards at Old Billingsgate in London, England. Getty Images
Ahmed with the Richard Harris Award. Getty Images
Ahmed, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada and Octavia Spencer arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon's 'Encounter' at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Antonio Jaramillo, director Michael Pearce, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, Ahmed, Aditya Geddada and Octavia Spencer arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon's 'Encounter' at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California. AFP
British-Pakistani actor Ahmed in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Ahmed and Janina Gavankar arrive at the premiere of 'Encounter' at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California AP
Tom Hardy and Ahmed in a scene from 'Venom'. Sony Pictures
Ahmed pictured in a scene from 'The Sisters Brothers'. AP
Mads Mikkelsen, Ahmed, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk and Donnie Yen at the world premiere of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
Kiefer Sutherland and Ahmed in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. Photo: IMDb
Ruben Fleischer, Ahmed and Tom Hardy attend the 'Venom' panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. AP
