Nabhaan Rizwan

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Nabhaan Rizwan
Born1996or1997(age 27–28)
Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
Relatives Mawaan Rizwan (brother)

Nabhaan Rizwan (born 1996or1997) [1] is a British actor known for crime drama Informer , his supporting roles in The Accident and 1917 , and the miniseries Station Eleven. [2] [3] More recently, he portrays Dionysus in the 2024 series Kaos. [4]

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Rizwan is originally from Essex and now lives in London. [5]

Early life

Rizwan was born in Essex to Pakistani parents. Rizwan's mother, Shahnaz, was a child actress and also starred in the Indian soap opera Yeh Hai Mohabbatein as an adult in the role of Santosh "Toshi" Bhalla. His father was a playwright and his brother, Mawaan, is an actor, writer and comedian. [6] Rizwan and his family soon moved to London and he grew up in Ilford and was initially more interested in playing cricket than acting. [7] After completing A-Levels, he did youth work and acted in theatre groups. His audition for Informer was one of his first auditions. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2019 1917 Sepoy Jondalar
2020 Mogul Mowgli RPG [8]
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover Rory [1]
2023 In Camera Aden [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Informer Raza Shar6 episodes
2019 The Accident Tim Das4 episodes
2020 Industry Hari Dhar2 episodes
2021–2022 Station Eleven Frank Chaudhary10 episodes
2023 Juice Isaac JamshidiRecurring role [10]
2024 Kaos Dionysus Main Role [11]
2025 Film Club NoaUpcoming comedy-drama [12]
Dope Girls Silas HuxleyMain Role

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2021Anna XArielPerformed at Harold Pinter Theatre and The Lowry [13]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2025"All Over Me" Haim [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burgum, Becky (17 August 2021). "'Industry' Actor Nabhaan Rizwan Talks Lena Dunham, Rapping And His New Must-See Summer Romance". ELLE. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Fishwick, Samuel (6 November 2020). "Why the Hollywood A-list are queuing up to work with Nabhaan Rizwan". Evening Standard . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Who Is Nabhaan Rizwan? There's A Reason You May Not Recognise The Star Of New BBC Drama 'Informer'". Bustle. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kaos star reveals chaos of Jeff Goldblum: "Never a dull moment" | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com.
  5. ↑ Lipson, Molly (26 October 2020). "Nabhaan Rizwan Is All About Intentionality". FLOOD. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Who is Nabhaan Rizwan? Everything you need to know about the rising star of BBC thriller Informer". Radio Times . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Mukhtar, Amel (10 November 2020). "Nabhaan Rizwan Is The Breakout Star Of 'Industry', Britain's Answer To 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'". British Vogue . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Scott, A. O. (2 September 2021). "'Mogul Mowgli' Review: Rapping for Dear Life". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Dalton, Ben (28 September 2022). "Naqqash Khalid's 'In Camera' starring Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry, Rory Fleck Byrne wraps UK shoot (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Juice cast and creator, Mawaan Rizwan, on the "trippy joyride" comedy". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Where you recognise the cast of Netflix's KAOS". Cosmopolitan. 29 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Aimee Lou Wood to star alongside Nabhaan Rizwan and Suranne Jones in new BBC romantic comedy-drama Film Club". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Gatsby, Ripley and the fake heiress: inside the tech fantasy Anna X". The Guardian. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  14. ↑ @FilmUpdates (20 June 2025). "Nabhaan Rizwan in HAIM's music video for "All over me."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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