Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and also a well-known bodybuilder. He was born on 9 September 1970 in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India. In addition to Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, Riyaz Khan has appeared in a few Telugu and Kannada films and two Hindi films. In 1994, Riyaz made his Malayalam film debut with Sukham Sukhakaram, directed by Balachandra Menon.
After appearing in Tamil films, he moved on to Telugu films. It was through the 2003 Mohanlal starrer Balettan that he returned to the Malayalam film industry after many years.
He is known for his films such as Badri (2001), Baba (2002), Ramana (2002), Balettan (2003), Winner (2003), Runway (2004), Vesham (2004), Power of Womeni (2005), Ghajini (2005), Thirupathi (2006), Stalin (2006) and Pokkiri Raja (2010). On Sun TV, he starred in the serial Nandini. Additionally, he represents Inshape Health & Fitness, a fitness studio in Chennai.
Riyaz Khan married actress Uma Riyaz, who is the daughter of Tamil music director Kamesh and actress Kamala Kamesh. The couple has two sons, Shariq Hassan, and Samarth Hassan.