Michael Riley

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, Dr. Tom, a leading character in the 2009 CBC Television series Being Erica.

Michael Riley
Riley in June 2012
Born (1962-02-04) February 4, 1962
London, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
SpouseLaura Riley (1994-present)

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
  • The Private Capital (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
  • Lifeline to Victory (1993) - Paul Devereaux
  • Mustard Bath (1993) - Matthew Linden
  • The Making of '...And God Spoke (1993) - Clive Walton
  • Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994) - Boss
  • Butterbox Babies (1995) - Russell Cameron
  • French Kiss (1995) - M. Campbell
  • Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time (1995) - Johann Strauss Jr.
  • The Possession of Michael D. (1995) - Dr. Nick Galler
  • Heck's Way Home (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
  • 100 Days in the Jungle (2002) - Rod Dunbar
  • Black Swan (2002) - Carl
  • Punch (2002) - Sam
  • The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (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
  • Her Perfect Spouse (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
  • What You're Ready For (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
  1. "Michael Riley". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
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