Beasley grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Adelaide before moving to Sydney where he completed postgraduate studies at the University of Sydney and worked as a solicitor until 1997.
He was admitted as a barrister in New South Wales in 1997. Richard Beasley has twin sons: James and Nicholas. Beasley has published two novels, Hell Has Harbour Views (2001) and The Ambulance Chaser (2004).
The books are both set in Sydney and are about corrupt law firms and insurance companies respectively.
His first novel was adapted as a television film, first aired on Australian American Broadcasting Company television in 2005.
