Riz Ahmed on mining his own life for Bait and why representation is not an end in itself @latimes
Riz Ahmed on mining his own life for Bait and why representation is not an end in itself  @latimes
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, Riz Ahmed talks about drawing on his own experience for “Bait,” his Prime Video series about a British Muslim actor whose life is upended when he’s rumored to be the next James Bond.

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Riz Ahmed on mining his own life for 'Bait' and why representation is 'not an end in itself'

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