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.

Michael Riley
Riley in June 2012
Born	(1962-02-04) February 4, 1962 (age 60) London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Laura 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Riley.

• Michael Riley at IMDb