Robert Christopher Riley (born October 11, 1980) is an American film,
television, and stage actor of Trinidadian and Bajan descent. He is
known for his role as Terrence Wall in the VH1 television drama series
Hit The Floor from 2013 to 2016, and for playing Michael Culhane in
The CW's 2017 Dynasty reboot.Riley was born and raised in Brooklyn,
New York. His mother is from Trinidad and father is from Barbados.
Riley attended Brooklyn Technical High School where he participated in
the school's drama club. He went to college and received his B.A. in
Theater from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2003. In
2006, he received his Masters in Theater from Ohio University. He
played college football and wrote his first theatrical script which he
also directed.From 2013 to 2016, Riley played Terrence Wall in the VH1
television drama series Hit The Floor.On Broadway, Riley played the
role of Dave Robinson in Lombardi and starred in the 2009 production
of Tennessee Williams Cat On A Hot Tin Roof as Brick, succeeding
Terrence Howard in the role. In 2014, he appeared as Jay "The Sport"
Jackson in the Old Globe Theatre's production of television writer and
producer Marco Ramirez's The Royale. He also played Jared in the 2016
TV One movie Bad Dad Rehab.
television, and stage actor of Trinidadian and Bajan descent. He is
known for his role as Terrence Wall in the VH1 television drama series
Hit The Floor from 2013 to 2016, and for playing Michael Culhane in
The CW's 2017 Dynasty reboot.Riley was born and raised in Brooklyn,
New York. His mother is from Trinidad and father is from Barbados.
Riley attended Brooklyn Technical High School where he participated in
the school's drama club. He went to college and received his B.A. in
Theater from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2003. In
2006, he received his Masters in Theater from Ohio University. He
played college football and wrote his first theatrical script which he
also directed.From 2013 to 2016, Riley played Terrence Wall in the VH1
television drama series Hit The Floor.On Broadway, Riley played the
role of Dave Robinson in Lombardi and starred in the 2009 production
of Tennessee Williams Cat On A Hot Tin Roof as Brick, succeeding
Terrence Howard in the role. In 2014, he appeared as Jay "The Sport"
Jackson in the Old Globe Theatre's production of television writer and
producer Marco Ramirez's The Royale. He also played Jared in the 2016
TV One movie Bad Dad Rehab.
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