Rob Riley

Rob appeared for the first time at TimeLine in THE FRONT PAGE, but previously appeared int the play when he played Kruger in the 1981 Goodman Theatre production under the direction of the late Michael Maggio. Recently Rob portrayed Richard Feynman in Peter Parnell’s QED at Northwestern University. At Actors Theatre of Louisville he appeared in Lisa Dillman’s GROUND. Other Chicago credits include THE CROWD YOU’RE IN WITH, MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS and A TOUCH OF THE POET (Goodman); I SAILED WITH MAGELLAN, THE END OF THE TOUR, UNSPOKEN PRAYERS and BEFORE MY EYES (Victory Gardens Theater); HEARTBREAKHOUSE (Remy Bumppo Theatre); THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); THE WEIRT and PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (Steppenwolf Theatre); THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN (Northlight Theatre); and CADILLAC (Chicago Dramatists). He appeared in several mainstage revues at The Second City; in Paul Sills’ SILLS AND COMPANY at Actors Playhouse (New York); and co-wrote, directed, and performed in the musical WILD MEN! in Chicago and New York. He has also written and acted in film and television.