Chantel Riley (born June 27, 1986) is a Jamaican Canadian actress.
Chantel Riley | |
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.jpg) Chantel Riley at a Canadian Film Centre event in L.A. | |
| Born | June 27, 1986[citation needed] |
| Occupation | Actress |
Riley made her stage debut in 2011 playing the character of Nala in a German production of The Lion King in Hamburg. The following year she played the same character on Broadway.[1]
A move into film followed and she made her debut in the Jesse Owens biopic Race.[2] TV work includes the role of Kate in Wynonna Earp and the co-leading role of Trudy Clarke in Frankie Drake Mysteries.[2] In 2019, she starred in the USA Network drama series Pearson.[3]
She has also voice acted in the Assassin's Creed games, voicing Layla Hassan in Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
In 2016, Riley was mentioned in an episode of Impractical Jokers where fictitious claims were made about her, including that she was "pulled from the rainforest", was "infected with a disease that killed half of Brazil", and made a song named "Boom, Bap, Imma Touch It".
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Teacher's Nightmare | Ms. Key | Short film |
| 2016 | Race | Quincella | |
| Gaslight | Joanne | Short film | |
| 2022 | Daniel's Gotta Die | Emily Montgomery |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2021 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Trudy Clarke | Main role |
| 2018 | Suits | Angela Cook | Episode: "Good-Bye" |
| 2018–2020 | Wynonna Earp | Kate | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Pearson | Angela Cook | Main role |
| 2019 | Hudson and Rex | Mica Arora | Episode: "Rex Machina", S2, Ep11 |
| 2022–present | Daniel Spellbound | Lucy Santana | Main role |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Assassin's Creed Origins | Layla Hassan | |
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | ||
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla |
References
edit- ^ "Chantel Riley". Broadway Buzz. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Chantel Riley". CBC Media Center. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "'Suits' spinoff filming in Chicago this week". Chicago Tribune. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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