Michael Riley (born July 15, 1966) is an English film producer. He is CEO of London-based production company Sterling Pictures.
Born in Nottingham, Michael Riley grew up in Edwalton. He attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, studying English, Media and Theatre studies.
He produced In A Land Of Plenty, a ten-part drama series for the BBC by Sterling Pictures (with TalkBack Productions), broadcast in 2001. He continues to produce feature films in the UK and many of his films have won awards at international film festivals.
He lives in Bristol and has a daughter, Evelyn Martha Riley.
1992: Mother's Day directed by Michael Riley for Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television1995: Boston Kickout directed by Paul Hills1996: Hard Men directed by J.K. Amalou1997: Loop directed by Allan Niblo2000: Out Of Depth directed by Simon Marshall2001: In A Land Of Plenty directed by Hettie MacDonald and David Moore2001: Lava (2001 film) directed by Joe Tucker2007: Vampire Diary directed by Mark James and Phil O'Shea2007: A Girl and a Gun directed by David L G Hughes2007: Sugarhouse directed by Gary Love2007: Outlanders directed by Dominic Lees2007: The Man Who Would Be Queen directed by J.K. Amalou2008: China's Wild West directed by Urszula Pontikos2008: French Film directed by Jackie Oudney2009: The Good Times Are Killing Me directed by John L'Ecuyer2010: Deviation directed by J.K. Amalou2011: Zero directed by David Barrouk2011: Hard Boiled Sweets directed by David L.G. Hughes2012: The Seasoning House directed by Paul Hyett2012: Scar Tissue (2012 film) directed by Scott Michell2013: Soulmate directed by Axelle Carolyn2016: 'Chosen (2016 film)' directed by Jasmin Dizdar2017: Crowhurst directed by Simon Rumley2017: Heretiks directed by Paul HyettMilan International Film Festival - Best Film for Vampire DiaryCologne Conference - Top Ten for In A Land Of PlentyMile High Horror Film Festival - Best Film for The Seasoning HouseGibara International Film Festival - Best Film for OutlandersSundance Film Festival - Best Short Film for China's Wild West