12 Facts About Riz Ahmed That Will Make Your Crush on Him Go From Cute to Out of Control

The actor was born and raised in Wembley, London, after his parents moved from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, in the 1970s.

Riz was born on Dec. 1, 1982.

While some of his past tweets have hinted that he had a girlfriend back in 2012, he's single (and hopefully ready to mingle) now.

The star graduated from Christ Church, Oxford — a constituent college of the University of Oxford — with a degree in PPE, or philosophy, politics, and economics. He then attended the Central School of Speech and Drama for acting.

In addition to posting sexy selfies, Riz also shares his music, his magazine articles, and fun moments with his friends with his followers.

While you probably recognize Riz from his amazing role in The Night Of, he has been in numerous well-known projects. In addition to Rogue One, he's been in Jason Bourne with Matt Damon, Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal, and Una with Rooney Mara.

In addition to his flourishing acting career, Riz is also a well-established rapper. He goes by the name Riz MC for his solo songs and is also part of a rap group called Swet Shop Boys (pictured above). The group released their first full-length album, Cashmere, in October 2016.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show in December 2016, Riz showed off his freestyle rapping skills when Jimmy Fallon gave him three Star Wars-themed words to work into a song.

When asked about the first time he ever tried to rap, he revealed that he pulled out some controversial lyrics when he was 11. "It was in the Science Museum," he said. "We had to sit in a recording booth, and I rapped Wu-Tang Clan: 'I’m gonna give it to ya . . . I like cocaine straight from Bolivia.' My teacher told me off."

When asked how he tackles any issues relating to race or identity by Skin Deep magazine, he said, "Abandon any attempt to be polite." Amen.

During an interview with The Guardian, Riz opened up about his first experience with acting, which actually didn't go very well. But despite the hiccup, there was a hilarious silver lining. "I was 11 and I played the little kid in the school play, South Pacific," he said. "I tripped up on stage, which was horrible, but it was with the local girls' school, and a lot of 17-year-old girls wanted to console me."

While we think Riz fits into Hollywood just fine, he's admitted that he doesn't mind walking that fine line of being on the outside looking in. "I like the idea of being caught between things, always being a bit of an outsider, having an outside eye on things — almost like a Shakespearean fool," he told The Guardian. "People thinking, 'Ooh, are you going to share a cab home with this guy? What's it going to be like?' That's cool."