Alrick Riley

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Alrick Riley
Born1964 (age 59–60)
London, England
Other namesAlrich Riley
Occupation(s)Television director, writer, former child actor
Years active1975–present

Alrick Riley (born 1964) is a

writer, and former child actor
.

He is known for his work on the British series Spooks (known as MI-5 in some countries) and Hustle; along with his more recent work on the American fairytale drama Once Upon a Time.

Life and career

Riley was born in

BBC TV comedy Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, followed by appearances in series, such as: Johnny Jarvis and Me and My Girl, and the 1979 film Scum.[1]

After leaving high school, Riley knew he no longer wanted to act, but "definitely wanted to stay in the business." He and a friend bought an

National Film & Television School. Two short films he directed while at the school, Money Talk and Concrete Garden, went on to be screened at multiple international film festivals[citation needed]. Riley credits Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola as notable inspirations, but accredits his love of film to Charles Burnett.[2]

Riley has directed episodes of

Riley was one of the writers on the British sitcom Desmond's.[4]

Along with Eric Coulter and Harry Bradbeer, in 1999 Riley won a BAFTA TV Award award for their work on the UK series The Cops. His winning of the prestigious honour marked the first time in the history of the assembly that a black man was recognised [citation needed].

Select filmography

Direction

Year Show Season Episode title Episode Credit
1998–2001 Stanton Blues 1 N/A 4 Director
5
6
2 4
5
9
10
3 3
4
2009
Boy Meets Girl
1 1
2
3
4
2011 Bedlam 1 "Inmates" 3
"Committed" 5
"Burning Man" 6
2004–2011 Spooks 3 N/A 9
10
4 3
4
6 9
10
8 1
2
5
8
10 1
2
2005–2012 Hustle 2 "The Lesson" 3
"Missions" 4
4 "Big Daddy Calling" 6
8 "Gold Finger" 1
"Ding Dong That's My Song" 5
"The Con is Off" 6
2014
Perception
3 "Bolero" 7
"Prologue" 8
Intelligence
1 "The Rescue" 5
"Size Matters" 7
Graceland 2 "The Ends" 8
Castle
7
"Montreal" 2
"Once Upon a Time in the West" 7
2014–2016 Once Upon a Time
4
"Breaking Glass" 5
5
"The Broken Kingdom" 4
"Devil's Due" 14
6
"Strange Case" 4
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
15
"Under My Skin" 17
Revenge
4
"Retaliation" 16
Legends 2 "The Legends of Curtis Ballard" 3
"The Legend of Ilyana Zakayeva" 4
2015–2020 NCIS
12
"Check" 11
13
"Loose Cannons" 16
14
"Home of the Brave" 7
"Pandora's Box, Part 1" 14
15
"Double Down" 15
"Handle with Care" 16
16
"A Thousand Words" 7
"Mona Lisa" 18
17
"Schooled" 18
2015–2016 NCIS: New Orleans
1
"You'll Do" 21
2
"Means to an End" 19
Person of Interest
4
"Terra Incognita" 20
5
"A More Perfect Union" 6
2016
Wayward Pines
2 "Sound the Alarm"
Dead of Summer 1 "Home Sweet Home" 9
Tyrant 3 "Ask for the Earth" 8
2016–2017 The Walking Dead
6
"Twice as Far" 14
7
"The Cell" 3
"Bury Me Here" 13
2017–2018 Lucifer 2 "A Good Day to Die" 13
"Let Pinhead Sing!" 17
2018 Bull
2
"A Redemption" 19
The Crossing 1 "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream" 7
2019 How to Get Away with Murder 5 "Be the Martyr" 11
6 "I Want to Be Free" 8
The Good Doctor 2 "Believe" 16
3 "SFAD" 7
2019–2022 S.W.A.T. 2 "Day of Dread" 21
3 "Funny Money" 48
5 "Family" 102
2019 Blood & Treasure 1 "The Curse of Cleopatra, Parts I & II" 1-2
"Code of the Hawaladar" 3
2020 Unsaid Stories 1 "Generational" 10
Bridgerton 1 "Oceans Apart" 7
"After The Rain" 8
2021 Stephen 1 "Episode 1" 1
"Episode 2" 2
"Episode 3" 3

References

  1. ^ "Alrick Riley". The British Blacklist. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Alrick Riley Director of Spooks, Hustle, and the new Walter Tull movie". YouTube. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Alrick Riley". TV.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Alrick Riley". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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