Kent Riley
Kentigan Peter "Kent" Riley (born 9 April 1984)[1] is an English actor, probably best known for his role in Hollyoaks.
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| Born | Kentigan Peter Riley 9 April 1984 (aged 41) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
He was born in Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Career
His first on-screen role was in 1999 when he played Liam McAllister in the TV Movie The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights.
He later went on to play Tim Wraithewight in Weirdsister College and after this had a 3-year break from being on TV before appearing in Footballers' Wives.
Since then, he has appeared in many TV shows. Most notable are Hollyoaks, where he played Zak Ramsey for 216 episodes between 2004 and 2010.
He has also had small roles in Happy Valley, Coronation Street, Mr. Bates vs the Post Office, Doctors, and other TV shows.
Filmography[2]
Film
| Title | Role | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights | Liam MacAllister | 1999 | TV Movie |
| Stephen | Paul Goudie | 2023 |
Television
| Title | Role | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirdsister College | Tim Wraithewight | 2001-2002 | 13 episodes |
| Footballers' Wives | Kevin Donnelly | 2004 | 1 episode |
| Family Affairs | Josh Tyler | 2005 | 3 episodes |
| Hollyoaks Later | Zak Ramsey | 2008 | 4 episodes |
| Hollyoaks | Zak Ramsey | 2004-2010 | 216 episodes |
| Tracy Beaker Returns | Charlie | 2012 | 1 episode |
| Good Cop | Lad On Bike | 2012 | 1 episode |
| Happy Valley | Postman | 2014 | 1 episode |
| Cilla | Kenny | 2014 | 3 episodes |
| Jericho | Skinny | 2016 | 1 episode |
| Brief Encounters | Barry | 2016 | 5 episodes |
| Little Boy Blue | Steve Geoghagen | 2017 | 1 episode |
| Coronation Street | D.C Yates | 2018 | 4 episodes |
| Doctors | Dave Carpenter
Karl "Bimmo" Bimson PC Jeff Donovan |
2011-2019 | 4 episodes |
| Tin Star | Bartender | 2020 | 1 episode |
| Intergalactic | Ludo Merrick | 2021 | 1 episode |
| The Tower | DS Jack O'Neill | 2021 | 1 episode |
| The Walk-In | Stan | 2022 | 1 episode |
| Death in Paradise | Andrew Buckley | 2023 | 2 episodes |
| Mr Bates vs. The Post Office | Darren Houghton | 2024 | 1 episode |
| Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | AC Alan Brown | 2025 | 2 episodes |
| I Fought the Law | TBA | 2025 | TBA |
References
- ↑ England & Wales, Birth Index: 1984-2005. Gives name at birth as Kentigan Peter Riley. He has called himself Kentigan Peter Moses Riley in an interview.
- ↑ "Kent Riley | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
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