Nabhaan Rizwan (born 7 February 1997) is a British actor known for crime drama Informer, his supporting roles in The Accident and 1917, and the miniseries Station Eleven. More recently, he portrays Noa alongside Aimee Lou Wood in the 2025 series Film Club, and Dionysus in the 2024 series Kaos. For Kaos, Rizwan was nominated for the 2025 British Academy Television Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance. In the same year, he was also nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Rizwan is also a rapper under the alias El Huxley.
Rizwan is originally from Redbridge and lives in London.
Early life
Rizwan was born in the London Borough of Redbridge to Pakistani parents. Rizwan's mother, Shahnaz (née Ghazi) was a child actress and also starred as an adult in the Indian soap opera Yeh Hai Mohabbatein in the role of Santosh "Toshi" Bhalla. His father was a playwright and his brother, Mawaan, is an actor, writer and comedian. As a child in Ilford, his mother encouraged the performing arts, but Rizwan was initially more interested in playing cricket than acting. After completing his A-Levels, he did youth work and acted in theatre groups. His first audition landed him a starring role in 2018 BBC drama Informer.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole 20191917Sepoy Jondalar2020Mogul MowgliRPG2021The Last Letter from Your LoverRory2023In CameraAden2026WickerThe Tailor
Television + Year Title Role Notes 2018 Informer Raza Shar 6 episodes 2019 The Accident Tim Das 4 episodes 2020 Industry Hari Dhar 2 episodes 2021–2022 Station Eleven Frank Chaudhary 10 episodes 2023–present Juice Isaac Jamshidi 12 episodes; also writer 2024 Kaos Dionysus Main role 2025 Film Club Noa Main role Dope Girls Silas Huxley Main role 2026 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Ronnie Devereux 3 episodes 2026 Bait Salim 2 episodes TBA Assassin's Creed Main role
Theatre +YearTitleRoleNotes 2021Anna XArielPerformed at Harold Pinter Theatre and The Lowry
Music videos Year Title Artist 2022"Are You Checking Me Out or Are You Just a Racist"Mawaan Rizwan 2025 "All Over Me" Haim
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