Background
Riley was born in Menston, West Yorkshire, the son of Amanda, a nursery school teacher, and Andrew Riley, a textile agent.
Riley was born in Menston, West Yorkshire, the son of Amanda, a nursery school teacher, and Andrew Riley, a textile agent.
He was educated at Malsis School, Cross Hills, and at Uppingham School.
He was turned down by both the London Academy of and Dramatic Art and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist Modelling He featured in the autumn/winter 2008 publicity campaign for the British fashion house Burberry, supervised by Christopher Bailey and shot by Mario Testino. He modeled the fall/winter 2014 Stefano Pilati-designed couture collection of Ermenegildo Zegna.
He was named one of Gentlemen’s Quarterly"s 50 best dressed British men in 2015.
The film received high critical acclaim due in no small part to Riley"s performance, which won him a selection of awards including the British Independent Film Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" a British Academy of Film and Television Arts "Rising Star" nomination. And a Mark Kermode nod for Best Actor 2007. Foreign a few years he was the lead singer of the Leeds band 10,000 Things, with whom he achieved moderate success.
