Michael Riley

This article is about the Canadian actor. For the Australian artist, see Michael Riley (artist). For the English film producer, see Michael Riley (film producer). For the Canadian curler, see Michael Riley (curler).

Michael Riley
Riley in June 2012
Born	(1962-02-04) February 4, 1962 London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Laura Riley (1994- )

Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. 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, Canada in 1984. Riley's first screen appearance was in the film No Man's Land (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.

Filmography

• Mr. Nobody (2009) - Harry
• The Tenth Circle (2008) - Mike Bartholomy
• What You're Ready For (2007) - Dr. Edgar O. Laird
• Normal (2007) - Carl
• Race to Mars (2007 2 part Mini-series) (2007) - Captain Richard Erwin
• Supervolcano (2005) - Richard 'Rick' Lieberman
• Cube Zero (2004) - Jax
• Saving Emily (2004) - Kurt
• Sugar (2004) - The Man
• Her Perfect Spouse (2004) - Ty Kellington
• Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003) - Peter
• America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003) - Douglas Conte
• 100 Days in the Jungle (2002) - Rod Dunbar
• The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) - Stephen Crowe
• Punch (2002) - Sam
• Black Swan (2002) - Carl
• Mile Zero (2001) - Derek
• Dogmatic (1999) - Dennis Winslow
• Win, Again! (1999) -
• Ice (1998) - Greg
• Heart of the Sun (1998) - Father Ed
• Amistad (1997) - British Officer
• Every 9 Seconds (1997) - Ray
• Pale Saints (1997) - Dody
• The Grace of God (1996) - Chip
• Voice from the Grave (1996) - Adam Schuster
• Heck's Way Home (1996) - Rick Neufeld
• The Prince (1996) - Roy Timmons
• French Kiss (1995) - M. Campbell
• The Possession of Michael D. (1995) - Dr. Nick Galler
• Butterbox Babies (1995) - Russell Cameron
• Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time (1995) - Johann Strauss Jr.
• Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994) - Boss
• The Making of '...And God Spoke (1993) - Clive Walton
• Lifeline to Victory (1993) - Paul Devereaux
• Because Why (1993) - Alex
• Mustard Bath (1993) - Matthew Linden
• To Catch a Killer (1992) - Lieutenant Joseph 'Joe/Polock' Kozenczak
• Perfectly Normal (1991) - Renzo Parachi
• Diplomatic Immunity (1991) - Les Oberfell
• The Private Capital (1989) -
• No Man's Land (1987) - Horton

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

External links

• Michael Riley at IMDb