Michael Riley
Michael Riley | |
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Born | London, Ontario, Canada | February 4, 1962
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse(s) | Laura Riley (1994-present) |
Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor.[1] From 1998 to 2000, he portrayed Brett Parker in Power Play. He has acted in over 40 films and television series, including This Is Wonderland, for which he received a Gemini Award, and the Emmy-nominated BBC / Discovery Channel co-production Supervolcano. He also portrays a leading character in the 2009 CBC Television series Being Erica.
Riley was born in London, Ontario, and graduated from the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec in 1984. Riley's first screen appearance was in the film No Man's Land[1] (1987).
As a stage actor, he received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for his performance as Arkady in George F. Walker's Nothing Sacred in 1988.
He has voiced the animated title character of Ace Lightning.[1]
Filmography[]
- No Man's Land (1987) - Horton
- (1989) -
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991) - Les Oberfell
- Perfectly Normal (1991) - Renzo Parachi
- To Catch a Killer (1992) - Lieutenant Joseph 'Joe/Polock' Kozenczak
- Because Why (1993) - Alex
- (1993) - Paul Devereaux
- Mustard Bath (1993) - Matthew Linden
- The Making of '...And God Spoke (1993) - Clive Walton
- (1994) - Boss
- Butterbox Babies (1995) - Russell Cameron
- French Kiss (1995) - M. Campbell
- (1995) - Johann Strauss Jr.
- (1995) - Dr. Nick Galler
- (1996) - Rick Neufeld
- The Grace of God (1996) - Chip
- The Prince (1996) - Roy Timmons
- Voice from the Grave (1996) - Adam Schuster
- Amistad (1997) - British Officer
- Every 9 Seconds (1997) - Ray
- Pale Saints (1997) - Dody
- Heart of the Sun (1998) - Father Ed
- Ice (1998) - Greg
- Dogmatic (1999) - Dennis Winslow
- Win, Again! (1999) - John Morrissey
- Mile Zero (2001) - Derek
- (2002) - Rod Dunbar
- (2002) - Carl
- Punch (2002) - Sam
- (2002) - Stephen Crowe
- America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003) - Douglas Conte
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003) - Peter
- Cube Zero (2004) - Jax
- (2004) - Ty Kellington
- Saving Emily (2004) - Kurt
- Sugar (2004) - The Man
- Supervolcano (2005) - Richard 'Rick' Lieberman
- Normal (2007) - Carl
- Race to Mars (2007) - Captain Richard Erwin
- (2007) - Dr. Edgar O. Laird
- The Tenth Circle (2008) - Mike Bartholomy
- Mr. Nobody (2009) - Harry
- Like a House on Fire (2021) - Jack
Television[]
- The Edison Twins (1985) as Winston / Gregory (2 episodes)
- Chasing Rainbows (1988) as Christopher Blaine
- Street Legal (1993) as Adam Ruskin (2 episodes)
- Due South (1995) as Walter Sparks (1 episode)
- Power Play (1998–2000) as Brett Parker (26 episodes)
- The Outer Limits (1999–2000) as Gerard / Jon Tarkman (2 episodes)
- The Way We Live Now (2001) as Hamilton K. Fisker (3 episodes)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003) Lady Heather's Box (1 episode)
- This Is Wonderland (2004–2006) as Elliot Sacks (39 episodes)
- Flashpoint (2009) as Pat Cosgrove (1 episode)
- Being Erica (2009–2011) as Dr. Tom (Main Role)
- Willed to Kill (2012 TV Movie) as Dr. Aaron Kade
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Michael Riley". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
External links[]
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- 1962 births
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners
- Living people
- Male actors from London, Ontario
- National Theatre School of Canada alumni
- Alumni of Ulster University