Riz Ahmed says UK spies tried to recruit him on three occasions
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Abaca Press/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreen Riz Ahmed in Cannes in 2025.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Riz Ahmed, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed that Britain’s intelligence services tried three times to recruit him, including one occasion involving a senior BBC executive.
- Ahmed, 43, said: “Well, it’s happened three different times and they’re all slightly ridiculous, and this is what I mean by it, it’s just like inherently comedic.
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Riz Ahmed in Cannes in 2025. Photograph: Abaca Press/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreen Riz Ahmed in Cannes in 2025. Photograph: Abaca Press/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed says UK spies tried to recruit him on three occasions Actor recounts three alleged approaches by intelligence services, including through senior BBC executive
Prefer the Guardian on Google Riz Ahmed, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed that Britain’s intelligence services tried three times to recruit him, including one occasion involving a senior BBC executive.
Ahmed, 43, said: “Well, it’s happened three different times and they’re all slightly ridiculous, and this is what I mean by it, it’s just like inherently comedic.