Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known
for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series 24,
Joan of Arcadia, 90210, True Blood and The Messengers, and starring
roles on the television series Drive and Frequency.Smith's parents are
Russ and Roxanne Smith. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and raised
in Marion, Iowa on his parents’ horse ranch. He became an
accomplished rider, competing in a horse show for the first time when
he was 9 years old. When he was 15, he placed 4th in 3-Year-Old Mares
division at the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship, and
at 16 won the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship. When he
was 17, he became president of the 50,000-member youth association,
becoming the youngest person to serve as president of American Quarter
Horse Youth Association.He graduated from Alburnett Junior-Senior High
School in 1997, and his original intention was to earn a college
degree to complement his Equine interests, but he was "discovered" at
the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids by a local talent scout and flew to
New York City to compete at the International Modeling and Talent
Association (IMTA) Convention. He was signed to a Tommy Hilfiger
modeling campaign. He used the money he earned to pay for acting
classes.
for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series 24,
Joan of Arcadia, 90210, True Blood and The Messengers, and starring
roles on the television series Drive and Frequency.Smith's parents are
Russ and Roxanne Smith. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and raised
in Marion, Iowa on his parents’ horse ranch. He became an
accomplished rider, competing in a horse show for the first time when
he was 9 years old. When he was 15, he placed 4th in 3-Year-Old Mares
division at the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship, and
at 16 won the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship. When he
was 17, he became president of the 50,000-member youth association,
becoming the youngest person to serve as president of American Quarter
Horse Youth Association.He graduated from Alburnett Junior-Senior High
School in 1997, and his original intention was to earn a college
degree to complement his Equine interests, but he was "discovered" at
the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids by a local talent scout and flew to
New York City to compete at the International Modeling and Talent
Association (IMTA) Convention. He was signed to a Tommy Hilfiger
modeling campaign. He used the money he earned to pay for acting
classes.
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