Riley is a native of Sacramento, CA where he attended Jesuit High School. He was then educated partly at the Univ. of Oregon and partly at Cornish College of the Arts. He lives in Seattle where he has performed on the stages of the Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre and the Intiman Theatre. He is also a voiceover artist (Microsoft; Fluor Construction), a commercial actor (Microsoft) and a teacher (Jesuit High School; Spruce Street Elementary). He is signed with Topo Swope Talent in Seattle, Wash.