Nabhaan Rizwan

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Nabhaan Rizwan (born 7 February 1997) [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 on 7 February 1997. 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]
TBA Dope Girls Silas HuxleyMain Role

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2021Anna XArielPerformed at Harold Pinter Theatre and The Lowry [12]

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