Mike Riley
One of the UK's most prolific independent film producers, Michael Riley was born in Nottingham, England.
His award-winning work includes WW2 drama CHOSEN starring Harvey Keitel, critically acclaimed sailing biopic CROWHURST, controversial action/horror THE SEASONING HOUSE (Sean Pertwee); migrant thriller OUTLANDERS, cult favorite VAMPIRE DIARY and black comedy LAVA (Tom Bell). His urban drama SUGARHOUSE (Ashley Walters) and romcom LOOP (Susannah York) both starred Andy Serkis. Recent films include thriller THE BALLAD OF BILLY McCRAE (David Hayman); comedy/farce SIDESHOW (Tony Head and Les Dennis); gothic thriller FEAR THE INVISIBLE MAN and WW1 supernatural romance CAN YOU HEAR ME? (James Cosmo and John Standing). Upcoming projects include fantasy adventure comedy LAND OF LEGEND (Rupert Everett, Emilia Fox and Tamsin Greig) and cerebral thriller JAGGED HONEYCOMB - the last feature to shoot in Ukraine before the war.
He is one of the youngest ever producers of a major BBC drama serial, the family saga IN A LAND OF PLENTY, starring Helen McCrory, Shirley Henderson and Indira Varma. Recent HETV drama work includes COLD MIND, a high-tech AI-themed thriller series based in California and the Algarve.
His factual work includes Sundance competitor CHINA'S WILD WEST studying the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Turner Prize installation WAITING for British artist Zarina Bhimji shot in Kenya, and the Sky documentary TIBET REPORT about Tibetan refugees in Northern India where he interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama at his palace in Dharamshala.
His production company Sterling Pictures is a London and Bristol based feature film development and production outfit established in 1995.
Michael has three children: Evelyn, Edward and Elliott and is a voting member of BAFTA and the European Film Academy.