Nabhaan Rizwan

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

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]
TBA Dope Girls Silas HuxleyMain Role

Theatre

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

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. Dalton2022-09-28T13:00:00+01:00, Ben. "Naqqash Khalid's 'In Camera' starring Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry, Rory Fleck Byrne wraps UK shoot (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 13 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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.