In 2016, he appeared in the action film "Jason Bourne", and played Bodhi Rook in the "Star Wars" "Anthology" film "Rogue One". He also starred as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries "The Night Of", earning critical acclaim. At the 2017 Emmy Awards, he received two nominations, for his performance in "The Night Of" and his guest role in "Girls"; he won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the former, becoming the first Asian male to win an acting Emmy, and the first Muslim and first Asian to win a lead acting Emmy. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the film "Venom" (2018), and Ruben Stone in "Sound of Metal" (2020), the latter of which earned him widespread critical acclaim, his second Golden Globe nomination (following "The Night Of") and his first Academy Award nomination, making him the first Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor.