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Occupation
  
Actor

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Michael Riley


Spouse(s)
  
Laura Riley (1994- )

Years active
  
1987–present

Children
  
Dylan Riley

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Born
  
February 4, 1962 (age 62) (
1962-02-04
)

Education
  
National Theatre School of Canada

Movies and TV shows
  
Being Erica, Cube Zero, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz M, To Catch a Killer, The Tenth Circle

Similar
  
Liz Murray, Erin Karpluk, Eric Till

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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.

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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).

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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.

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He has voiced the animated title character of Ace Lightning.

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Television

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  • 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


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    Filmography

    Actor
    2022
    Transplant (TV Series) as
    William Hunter
    - Locked (2022) - William Hunter (as Michael Ross Riley)
    2020
    Like a House on Fire as
    Jack
    2018
    Insomnia (TV Series) as
    Dr. Engels
    - Because We Can (2018) - Dr. Engels
    2012
    Willed to Kill (TV Movie) as
    Dr. Aaron Kade
    2012
    My Mother's Secret (TV Movie) as
    Garrett Fowler
    2009
    Being Erica (TV Series) as
    Dr. Tom / Tom Wexler
    - Dr. Erica (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Purim (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Erica's Adventures in Wonderland (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Please, Please Tell Me Now (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Being Ethan (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - If I Could Turn Back Time (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Sins of the Father (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Born This Way (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Baby Mama (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Osso Barko (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - Doctor Who? (2011) - Dr. Tom
    - The Road Less Travelled: Part 5 (2010) - Dr. Tom (voice)
    - The Road Less Travelled: Part 4 (2010) - Dr. Tom (voice)
    - Fa La Erica (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Erica, Interrupted (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Adam's Family (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - The Tribe Has Spoken (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Gettin' Wiggy Wit' It (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Physician, Heal Thyself (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Jenny from the Block (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Bear Breasts (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Being Adam (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Wash, Rinse, REPEAT (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Two Wrongs (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - Moving on Up (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - The Rabbit Hole (2010) - Dr. Tom
    - The Importance of Being Erica (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - What Goes Up Must Come Down (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Papa Can You Hear Me? (2009) - Dr. Tom / Tom Wexler
    - A River Runs Through It- It Being Egypt (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Under My Thumb (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - The Unkindest Cut (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Shhh- Don't Tell (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Yes We Can (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Cultural Revolution (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Mama Mia (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Battle Royale (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Being Dr. Tom (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Leo (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Erica the Vampire Slayer (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - She's Lost Control (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Everything She Wants (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - This Be the Verse (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Such a Perfect Day (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Til Death (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Adultescence (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - The Secret of Now (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Plenty of Fish (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - What I Am Is What I Am (2009) - Dr. Tom
    - Dr. Tom (2009) - Dr. Tom
    2009
    Flashpoint (TV Series) as
    Pat 'The Lion' Cosgrove
    - Coming to You Live (2009) - Pat 'The Lion' Cosgrove
    2009
    Mr. Nobody as
    Harry
    2008
    The Tenth Circle (TV Movie) as
    Mike Bartholomy
    2008
    Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) as
    Doctor Burrit Greyson
    - Bad Medicine (2008) - Doctor Burrit Greyson
    2007
    St. Urbain's Horseman (TV Mini Series) as
    Harry Stein
    - Part 1 & 2 (2007) - Harry Stein
    2007
    Race to Mars (TV Mini Series) as
    Rick Erwin
    - Episode #1.2 (2007) - Rick Erwin
    - Episode #1.1 (2007) - Rick Erwin
    2007
    What You're Ready For (Short) as
    Dr. Edgar O. Laird
    2007
    Normal as
    Carl
    2004
    This Is Wonderland (TV Series) as
    Elliot Sacks
    2005
    1-800-Missing (TV Series) as
    Steven Dawson
    - Off the Grid (2005) - Steven Dawson
    2005
    Supervolcano (TV Movie) as
    Rick Lieberman
    2004
    Cube Zero as
    Jax
    2004
    Saving Emily (TV Movie) as
    Kurt
    2004
    Sugar as
    The Man
    2004
    Her Perfect Spouse (TV Movie) as
    Ty Kellington
    2003
    Veritas: The Quest (TV Series) as
    Robert Fraser
    - Sangraal (2003) - Robert Fraser
    2003
    Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (TV Movie) as
    Peter
    2003
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
    Steven McCormick
    - Lady Heather's Box (2003) - Steven McCormick
    2003
    America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (TV Movie) as
    Douglas Conte (Kennedy biographer)
    2002
    Black Swan as
    Carl
    2002
    100 Days in the Jungle (TV Movie) as
    Rod Dunbar
    2002
    The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (TV Movie) as
    Stephen Crowe
    2002
    Punch as
    Sam
    2002
    Ace Lightning (TV Series) as
    Ace Lightning (voice)
    2002
    The Associates (TV Series) as
    Gary Singer
    - Mea Culpa (2002) - Gary Singer
    2001
    The Way We Live Now (TV Mini Series) as
    Hamilton K. Fisker
    - Episode #1.4 (2001) - Hamilton K. Fisker
    - Episode #1.3 (2001) - Hamilton K. Fisker
    - Episode #1.1 (2001) - Hamilton K. Fisker
    2001
    Mile Zero as
    Derek
    1999
    The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
    Jon Tarkman / Gerard
    - Decompression (2000) - Jon Tarkman
    - Better Luck Next Time (1999) - Gerard
    1998
    Power Play (TV Series) as
    Brett Parker
    - What It All Meant (2000) - Brett Parker
    - The Finals (2000) - Brett Parker
    - The Cubicle (2000) - Brett Parker
    - The Quarter Finals (2000) - Brett Parker
    - Foolish Hearts (2000) - Brett Parker
    - The Mask (1999) - Brett Parker
    - The Jumper (1999) - Brett Parker
    - The Truth (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Temptation (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Evasion (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Manipulation (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Resign or Re-Sign (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Everything Is Broken (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Waked at the Forum (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Dire Straits (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Pucks the Size of Beach Balls (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Family Values (1999) - Brett Parker
    - Purple Hazing (1999) - Brett Parker
    - The Bad Boy (1998) - Brett Parker
    - Brothers in Arms (1998) - Brett Parker
    - The Off Season (1998) - Brett Parker
    - Seventh Game (1998) - Brett Parker
    - All for One (1998) - Brett Parker
    - Changing the Luck (1998) - Brett Parker
    - Perambulate Me Back to My Habitual Abode (1998) - Brett Parker
    - High Noon (1998) - Brett Parker
    1999
    The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) as
    Dennis Winslow
    - Dogmatic (1999) - Dennis Winslow
    1999
    Win, Again! (TV Movie)
    1998
    Ice (TV Movie) as
    Greg
    1998
    Heart of the Sun as
    Father Ed
    1998
    The Grace of God as
    Chip
    1998
    Style & Substance (TV Series) as
    Michael
    - Chelsea Gets an Opinion (1998) - Michael
    1997
    Amistad as
    British Officer
    1997
    Every 9 Seconds (TV Movie) as
    Ray
    1997
    Pale Saints as
    Dody
    1996
    The Prince as
    Roy Timmons
    1996
    Voice from the Grave (TV Movie) as
    Adam Schuster
    1996
    Heck's Way Home (TV Movie) as
    Rick Neufeld
    1995
    Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time (TV Movie) as
    Johann Strauss Jr.
    1995
    French Kiss as
    M. Campbell
    1995
    The Possession of Michael D. (TV Movie) as
    Dr. Nick Galler
    1995
    Butterbox Babies as
    Russell Cameron
    1995
    Due South (TV Series) as
    Walter Sparks
    - A Hawk and a Handsaw (1995) - Walter Sparks
    1994
    Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (TV Movie) as
    Alexander Ross
    1993
    Lifeline to Victory (TV Movie) as
    Paul Devereaux
    1993
    Street Legal (TV Series) as
    Adam Ruskin
    - What's Love Got to Do with It? (1993) - Adam Ruskin
    - Fit Punishment (1993) - Adam Ruskin
    1993
    The Making of '...and God Spoke' as
    Clive Walton
    1993
    Because Why as
    Alex
    1993
    Mustard Bath as
    Matthew Linden
    1992
    Diplomatic Immunity as
    Les Oberfell
    1992
    To Catch a Killer (TV Mini Series) as
    Joe Kozenczak
    - Part II (1992) - Joe Kozenczak
    - Part I (1992) - Joe Kozenczak
    1990
    Perfectly Normal as
    Renzo Parachi
    1989
    The Private Capital (TV Movie)
    1988
    Chasing Rainbows (TV Mini Series) as
    Chris Blaine
    1987
    No Man's Land as
    Horton
    1986
    Kay O'Brien (TV Series) as
    Medical Student
    - Kayo on Call (1986) - Medical Student
    1985
    The Edison Twins (TV Series) as
    Gregory / Winston
    - Star-Crossed Lovers (1985) - Gregory
    - Home Sweet Home (1985) - Winston
    1985
    Comedy Factory (TV Series) as
    Gary
    - Fast Food (1985) - Gary
    1985
    The Littlest Hobo (TV Series)
    - Small Change (1985)
    Producer
    2002
    Black Swan (associate producer)
    Soundtrack
    1993
    The Making of '...and God Spoke' (performer: "Just My Size")
    Self
    2007
    Mars Rising (TV Series documentary) as
    Rick Erwin
    - The Human Factor (2007) - Rick Erwin
    2005
    The Genies at 25 (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    1996
    The 1996 Gemini Awards (TV Special) as
    Self

    References

    Michael Riley Wikipedia