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 Television
1995: Boston Kickout directed by Paul Hills
1996: Hard Men directed by J.K. Amalou
1997: Loop directed by Allan Niblo
2000: Out Of Depth directed by Simon Marshall
2001: In A Land Of Plenty directed by Hettie MacDonald and David Moore
2001: Lava (2001 film) directed by Joe Tucker
2007: Vampire Diary directed by Mark James and Phil O'Shea
2007: A Girl and a Gun directed by David L G Hughes
2007: Sugarhouse directed by Gary Love
2007: Outlanders directed by Dominic Lees
2007: The Man Who Would Be Queen directed by J.K. Amalou
2008: China's Wild West directed by Urszula Pontikos
2008: French Film directed by Jackie Oudney
2009: The Good Times Are Killing Me directed by John L'Ecuyer
2010: Deviation directed by J.K. Amalou
2011: Zero directed by David Barrouk
2011: Hard Boiled Sweets directed by David L.G. Hughes
2012: The Seasoning House directed by Paul Hyett
2012: Scar Tissue (2012 film) directed by Scott Michell
2013: Soulmate directed by Axelle Carolyn
2016: 'Chosen (2016 film)' directed by Jasmin Dizdar
2017: Crowhurst directed by Simon Rumley
2017: Heretiks directed by Paul Hyett
Milan International Film Festival - Best Film for Vampire Diary
Cologne Conference - Top Ten for In A Land Of Plenty
Mile High Horror Film Festival - Best Film for The Seasoning House
Gibara International Film Festival - Best Film for Outlanders
Sundance Film Festival - Best Short Film for China's Wild West
