Michael Riley | |
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Born | London, Ontario, Canada | February 4, 1962
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Laura Riley (1994-present) |
Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. [1] 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, Dr. Tom, a leading character in the 2009 to 2011 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 [1] (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. [1]
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