# @esquire on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-os9zG-nh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69046062-esquire-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5978205827.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T11:30:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Esquire (@esquire) — https://gondola.cc/esquire

## Caption

#RizAhmed is on the hunt for the role of a lifetime in #Bait.

In the series, Ahmed stars as a British Pakistani actor auditioning to be the next James Bond—only to instigate 007-level drama in his own life. He spent a decade developing the story, pulling from his own experiences as a celebrity and his upbringing in the Pakistani communities of northwest London. It’s meta, it’s witty, and it might just land him his second Emmy this fall.

Read more from the 2026 Mavericks of Hollywood profile at the link in our bio.

Story by Brady Langmann brady_langmann2
Photographed by Chantal Anderson chantalaanderson
Styled by Alfonso Fernandez Navas alfonsofn
Grooming by Michael Dueñas michaelduenas
Tailoring by Neli Abrahamyan 
Production by Hyperion hyperion.la
Directors of Video: kriceee amandakabbabe
Supervising Producer: bmurrayreal
Director of Photography: darrenkho
Senior Editor: sampxmiller
Esquire Executive Design Director: Martin Hoops mhoopsdesign
Esquire Visual Director: James Morris j_alexander_photo
Esquire Senior Entertainment Director: Andrea Cuttler angcutt
Esquire Editor-in-chief: Michael Sebastian michaeljsebastian

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## Tags

bait, rizahmed

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