Michael Riley

Michael Riley

1962-02-04 London, Ontario, Canada 38 Credits

Biography

Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor. He's a graduate of the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Like a House on Fire

Like a House on Fire

2021

as Jack

7.2
Acting

Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years earlier. When she arrives, she discovers that a woman ...

Willed to Kill

Willed to Kill

2013

as Dr. Aaron Kade

5.3
Acting

A homicide detective is forced to work alongside her ex-fiancé to investigate a murder that bears all the hallmarks of an infamous serial killer.

My Mother's Secret

My Mother's Secret

2012

as Garrett Fowler

5.9
Acting

When a woman becomes pregnant and tells the news to his mother is revealed to him that she is adopted. Then decides to search for his biological famil...

The Tenth Circle

The Tenth Circle

2008

as Mike Bartholomy

4.9
Acting

A family's well-kept secrets are exposed when the daughter accuses her ex-boyfriend of rape.

St. Urbain's Horseman

St. Urbain's Horseman

2007

as Harry Stein

Acting

Based on the novel by Mordechai Richler - Winner of the 1971 Governor General's Award - this is the story of Jake, a film director of modest success a...

Normal

Normal

2007

as Carl

5.4
Acting

A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.

Supervolcano

Supervolcano

2005

as Rick Lieberman

6.1
Acting

Yellowstone is a park, but it's also the deadliest volcano on Earth. Beneath it, a sleeping 'dragon' is stirring. When an earthquake opens a crack for...

Saving Emily

Saving Emily

2004

as Kurt

5.0
Acting

After learning that their young daughter, Emily, is suffering from leukemia, Cheryl and Greg have no choice but to seek out Cheryl's violent ex-husban...

Cube Zero

Cube Zero

2004

as Jax

5.7
Acting

A young programmer whose job is to watch over the reality-warping Cube defies orders to rescue an innocent mother trapped in one of its rooms.

Sugar

Sugar

2004

as The Man

4.9
Acting

Cliff receives an unusual 18th birthday gift from his younger sister — marijuana, alcohol, a subway token and the mission to lose his virginity. This ...

The Perfect Husband

The Perfect Husband

2004

as Ty Kellington

4.1
Acting

A woman discovers her new husband wants to keep her all to himself.

Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny

Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny

2004

as General John Reynolds

7.5
Acting

This is the epic story of the Battle of Gettysburg presented by the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee and filmed at the massive 140th Gettysburg Battle...

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

2003

as Peter

7.3
Acting

Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after ...

100 Days In The Jungle

100 Days In The Jungle

2002

as Rod Dunbar

4.8
Acting

100 Days in the Jungle tells the amazing true story of Canadian oil workers who were kidnapped by Colombian rebels and marched through the Ecuadorian ...

The Interrogation of Michael Crowe

The Interrogation of Michael Crowe

2002

as Stephen Crowe

6.9
Acting

When 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe is brutally murdered at her home in her small home town, the authorities foolishly jump to conclusions that her 14-ye...

Punch

Punch

2002

as Sam

4.7
Acting

Ariel is a troubled girl with more than the usual teenage problems. When her emotion and temper get the best of her, she is drawn into a world where s...

Black Swan

2002

as Carl

Acting

Set against the majestic landscape of Canada’s Bay of Fundy and the highest tides in the world, Black Swan is a dark comedy that weaves the innocent w...

Dogmatic

Dogmatic

1999

as Dennis Winslow

Acting

This spirited comedy poses the age old question: if dogs are man's best friends, what happens when a man trades places with one, and literally lives "...

Heart of the Sun

1998

as Father Ed

Acting

Depression era drama set in Alberta finds a farmer's wife who swears that her inability to have a child is a punishment from God. In fact, it is slowl...

Ice

Ice

1998

as Greg

5.2
Acting

After the whole North of the Equator freezes below zero, a group of people in Los Angeles risk their lives while trying to "escape" from the city's ho...

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as British Officer

7.0
Acting

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

Every 9 Seconds

Every 9 Seconds

1997

as Ray

4.4
Acting

Domestic violence drama, with Gail O'Grady as a distraught young mother, finding herself stalked by her newly paroled ex and armed with a loaded gun, ...

Pale Saints

1997

as Dody

2.0
Acting

Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mo...

The Prince

1996

6.0
Acting

African-American drama about a toymaker

Voice from the Grave

Voice from the Grave

1996

as Adam Schuster

5.8
Acting

A segment from the 'Unsolved Mysteries' TV series inspired this story, in which a nurse (Megan Ward) claims that she's possessed by a murdered co-work...

Heck's Way Home

Heck's Way Home

1996

as Rick Neufeld

4.0
Acting

After getting lost the day his family travels 2,000 miles in preparation for a move to Australia, this clever, loyal, 'map reading' dog begins an amaz...

French Kiss

French Kiss

1995

as M. Campbell

6.5
Acting

After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris ...

The Possession of Michael D.

The Possession of Michael D.

1995

as Dr. Nick Galler

4.8
Acting

When a dark force begins to destroy a couple's happiness, they decide to turn to a parapsychologist who discovers that the husband is possessed by a d...

Butterbox Babies

1995

as Russell Cameron

6.0
Acting

A couple operates a shady maternity home in 1930s/1940s Nova Scotia. Based on a true story.

The Making of '...And God Spoke'

The Making of '...And God Spoke'

1994

as Clive Walton

5.4
Acting

A documentary on the making of a big budget Bible picture. This is a spoof that shows the inside action on a film set where everything that could poss...

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

1994

as Alexander Ross

7.0
Acting

A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.

Because Why

Because Why

1993

as Alex

4.0
Acting

After five years of travelling abroad, Alex arrives back in Montreal. All he has with him are a back-pack and a slip of paper with an ex-girlfriend's ...

Lifeline to Victory

1993

as Paul Devereaux

Acting

Paul Devereaux is a second officer with lots of experience with merchant ships. But this is World War II and the Royal Canadian Navy desperately needs...

Mustard Bath

Mustard Bath

1993

as Matthew

Acting

Matthew, a young medical student from Toronto, Ontario, returns to his birthplace in Guyana on receiving a letter from his mother three months after h...

To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

1992

as Joe 'Polock' Kozenczak

6.8
Acting

"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful bu...

Diplomatic Immunity

Diplomatic Immunity

1992

as Les

5.0
Acting

A female Canadian diplomat goes on a mission to El Salvador to try smooth relations between their government and the people of a small town who risk t...

Perfectly Normal

1991

as Renzo Parachi

6.6
Acting

A shy young man with a passion for opera has his world turned upside down by a con artist who really does have a heart of gold.

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

1987

as Horton

6.0
Acting

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy t...