Michael Riley
# Michael Riley

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.

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 (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.

## 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
