Career
Riches made his stage debut in 2016, appearing as twins Ben and Lisa in the musical Disaster! . He went on to appear in various other stage productions including Goodnight Mister Tom , Monstersongs, A Christmas Story: The Musical , Footloose and Kin the Musical. He also had a minor role as a soldier in the film 1917 . [8] In April 2022, Riches portrayed a student at Truham Grammar School in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper . [9] [10] His character was later established in the second series as James McEwan, who has a crush on Isaac Henderson (Tobie Donovan). [11] [12]
In November 2023, Riches released his debut book, "A" Different Kind Of Superpower. It is a semi-autobiographical children's book that recalls Riches' autism diagnosis as a nine-year-[...] and reframes neurodivergence in all its forms as a superpower". Riches said he wanted to "expand on [his] story so that as many people as possible could find themselves in some part of the character's journey". [13] In March 2024, Riches was a Housemate Celebrity Big Brother in its twenty-third series finishing 6th with 1.6% of the final vote after a surprise back door eviction [14] [15] [16] Later in the year, he appeared in the BBC One comedy horror series Wreck as Freddie. [17] [18] [19]
In December 2024, Riches made his pantomime debut at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in Buckinghamshire in The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook. [20] In March 2025, it was announced that Riches would be joining the cast of ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Lewis Barton, a regular character and addition to the established Barton family. [21] [22] In 2026, he released his second book, Autistically Me. [23]
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