Get to know the birthday boy.

Riz Ahmed celebrates his birthday today and this year has proven that his star is rapidly rising.

He's earned a role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story alongside the likes of Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, and Felicity Jones. You can catch him with Rooney Mara and Indira Varma in next year's Una. And he recently snagged a role in the fifth installment of the Bourne series.

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He graduated from Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

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He raps under the name Riz MC...

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