Alexandria Riley
Alexandria Riley | |
|---|---|
| Education | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (MA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Television | Silo The Pembrokeshire Murders |
Alexandria Riley is a Welsh actress and documentarian. Her acting roles include Silo (2023–present). She was nominated for a leading actress BAFTA at the 2021 BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role in The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021).
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Alexandria Riley was born and raised in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.[1]
She graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2022.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Documentaries
[edit | edit source]Riley anchored the Welsh documentary film Mixed, part of the New Voices from Wales series, broadcast on BBC Two Wales in March 2019, which looked at her own experiences, and those of others, being mixed-race in Wales.[1] She also featured in the Liana Stewart 2020 documentary Black and Welsh.[3][4]
Acting
[edit | edit source]She had early acting roles in The End of the F***ing World and the BBC Three comedy In My Skin.
She played DI Ella Richards in ITV crime series The Pembrokeshire Murders in 2024.[5] She was nominated for a leading actress BAFTA Award at the 2021 BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role.[6]
She also appeared as Natalie in BBC Wales comedy The Tuckers, in which she starred opposite creator Steve Speirs, and S4C's Bang. She appeared in stage productions for National Theatre Wales.[7]
In 2023 she appeared in Wales-set British television film Men Up.[8] From 2023, she played Camille Sims, wife of Robert (Common), in Apple TV+ series Silo.[9]
She had roles in Baby Reindeer and Lost Boys and Fairies, as well as 2025 BBC One crime mystery series Death Valley, alongside Timothy Spall, among others.[10][11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She has a Welsh mother and a father from the Caribbean. She has a son, Evan.[1]
Partial filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bang | Tracy | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | In My Skin | Mrs Morgan | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | The End of the F***ing World | Leigh | 4 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The Tuckers | Natalie Tucker | 18 episodes |
| 2021 | The Outlaws | Yvonne | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Pembrokeshire Murders | DI Ella Richards | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Pact | DC Anford | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | The End We Start From | P | Film |
| 2023 | Men Up | Alys Shah | TV film |
| 2023- | Silo | Camille Sims | 9 episodes |
| 2024 | Ar y Ffin | 5 episodes | |
| 2024 | Lost Boys and Fairies | Sharon | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeer | Detective Culver | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Death Valley | Helen Baxter | Series |
| 2025 | The Death of Bunny Munro | Jennifer | Series |
References
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External links
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