Riley is a boundary-breaking performer and creator who thrives in the space where chaos meets craft. With a background in theatre, acrobatics, and physical comedy, he’s tumbled, flipped, and face-planted (intentionally) his way through stages, leaving audiences gasping, laughing, or questioning reality. Riley’s work isn’t about “playing it safe,” it’s about pushing limits, twisting expectations, and turning movement into storytelling with raw, engaging energy.

Riley draws much of his inspiration from retro Punk and Skate culture as well as Pop Art advertising and what are now deemed vintage movies. To this day, Riley feels he was born in the Wrong Generation and feels that’s reflected in his designs.

Offstage, Riley fuels his creativity as a writer, crafting short stories, horror, and scripts that cut deep and hit hard. In an age of happy, go-lucky, 3-hour productions, Riley obsesses for the opposite. He believes we need more Tragedy and less fluff. Riley’s scripts, STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE and THE WRITERS ROOM, were produced last year and are currently submitted to Film Festivals in Buffalo, Las Vegas, France, and Canada.

Riley currently serves as a script consultant and short story writer. His writings are published on a weekly bases and can be read on his Substack:

https://rileymorlen.substack.com/