Below is a list of feature films that Riz Ahmed has starred in. They are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent ones last. Click on the titles to read more about each project individually.
| 2006 | The Road to Guantanamo | Shafiq |
| 2008 | Shifty | Shifty |
| 2008 | Baghdad Express (short film) | Talal |
| 2009 | Rage | Vijay |
| 2010 | Four Lions | Omar |
| 2010 | Centurion | Tarak |
| 2011 | Day of the Falcon | Ali |
| 2011 | Trishna | Jay |
| 2012 | Ill Manors | Aaron |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Changez Khan |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit | Nazrul Sharma |
| 2013 | Out of Darkness (short film) | Male |
| 2014 | Daytimer (short film) | Director, writer |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Rick |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Aaron Kalloor |
| 2016 | Una | Scott |
| 2016 | City of Tiny Lights | Tommy Akhtar |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Bodhi Rook |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Hermann Kermit Warm |
| 2018 | Venom | Carlton Drake / Riot |
| 2019 | Sound of Metal | |
| – | Mughal Mowgli | |
| – | Hamlet | Hamlet |