British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed has made Time’s 100 Most Influential People List, alongside Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Ed Sheeran, RuPaul, John Legend and James Corden.

Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda commented on Riz Ahmed 'Look, Riz Ahmed has been quietly pursuing every passion and opportunity for many years as an actor and activist. To know him is to be inspired, engaged and ready to create alongside him. The year 2016 was when all the seeds he planted bore glorious fruit, and here’s the best part: he’s just getting started'.