Riley Smith was born on April 12,1978 and is an American actor.
16 Facts About Riley Smith
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Riley Smith 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, Frequency, and Nancy Drew.
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Riley Smith was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and raised in Marion, Iowa on his parents' horse ranch.
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Riley Smith 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 Convention.
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Riley Smith was signed to a Tommy Hilfiger modeling campaign.
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Riley Smith used the money he earned to pay for acting classes.
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Three months after the Hilfiger campaign, Smith flew to Los Angeles to do a screen test for The WB's 1998 pilot Minor Threat, but the pilot was not picked up.
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Riley Smith had recurring roles in the CBS series Joan of Arcadia, the Fox series 24 season 3 as Kyle Singer, the short-lived WB series Summerland and the Judd Apatow NBC series Freaks and Geeks.
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Riley Smith was a main cast member in the short-lived Fox show Drive.
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Riley Smith played Dean Talon in the Disney Channel movie Motocrossed.
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Riley Smith played a love interest and mentor to Andrea "Andy" Carson on the race track.
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In 2008 Riley Smith joined in collaboration with The Academy of Cinema and Television to create an online educational series for children and teens interested in the entertainment industry, and in 2009 he appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer, a paranormal television series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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In 2014 Riley Smith played the role of Keith in the HBO series True Blood.
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Riley Smith has appeared in the film Eight Legged Freaks, Not Another Teen Movie, Radio, New York Minute, Bring It On, and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury nominee Weapons.
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In Radio, Riley Smith had the role of Johnny Clay, team star and ringleader of the group pulling nasty pranks on Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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Riley Smith played Russ, the love interest of Mary Elizabeth Winstead's character in the dancing film Make It Happen.