Riley Beres

Riley Beres

Socks for Souls, Inc., Bearly Sane Productions
Actor, Comedian, Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Voice Artist

Los Angeles, California

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About Riley

Riley Beres is an American actress/filmmaker from Los Angeles, California. Currently playing "Becca" opposite Titus Welliver on Amazon Prime's Bosch (2014), Riley is also an award-winning filmmaker. Her filmmaking accolades include "Best Short Documentary" for Hope for Our Own: An LA Story (2014).

Riley started her career in the entertainment business at 12 years old, immersing herself in theater, improv groups, stand-up comedy, modeling, and most-recently self-directing and producing films.

When not pursuing a professional acting and filmmaking career, Riley can be found running her non-profit Socks for Souls, Inc.

Instagram: @rileyberes

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  • Torn

    Torn (2019)
    Film Editor

  • Affliction

    Affliction (2018)
    Film Actress

  • Mission: Impossible - Insurance Protocol

    Mission: Impossible - Insurance Protocol (2018)
    Film Actress

  • Bosch

    Bosch (2017 - 2018)
    TV Series Actress

  • Guidance

    Guidance (2017)
    TV Series Actress

  • 400 to Oahu

    400 to Oahu (2017)
    Film Actress

  • Dancin' in the Rain

    Dancin' in the Rain (2017)
    Video Actress

  • Blind Follow

    Blind Follow (2016)
    Film Actress

  • Haunted Christmas

    Haunted Christmas (2016)
    TV Series Actress

  • FML

    FML (2016)
    Film Actress

  • Insert Your Name

    Insert Your Name (2016)
    TV Series Actress

  • Infinite

    Infinite (2016)
    Film Director

  • Double Turnover

    Double Turnover (2015)
    Film by Riley Beres (Short) Actress What will you do, when jealousy drives you crazy?

  • Boxed In

    Boxed In (2014 - 2015)
    Television (Comedy) Actress A young account executive who works for a box production company must deal with her unruly staff, doomed relationships and nosy mother.

  • Love LA

    Love LA (2015)
    Film by Riley Beres (Short and Adventure) Editor Follow a couple on their first date as they discover all the unique things that LA has to offer, for free.

  • Brock on Your Block

    Brock on Your Block (2015)
    Television (News) Editor

  • Broken Angels

    Broken Angels (2015)
    Film by Allyn Camp (Action, Adventure and Drama) Actress Two teens, both dealing with a harsh home life, find solace in friendship. Lisa is a timid soul, sulking in the loss of her loving mother. Jenny is a tough girl from the streets of Los Angeles, dealing with the death of her father. When Lisa moves to LA, she meets Jenny and the two develop an unlikely bond. One thing they do have in common is perpetual abuse at home from their single parent. Through thick and thin, they have each other's backs around every corner from cheating boyfriends to street fights. But when even darker secrets are revealed in their lives, they realize that they need each other more than ever. Written by Antoine Mizel

  • Baptized by the Weekend

    Baptized by the Weekend (2014)
    Film by Cat Grieve (Short, Drama and Thriller) Actress A high school sophomore goes through a brutal initiation weekend organized by the popular girls. Ten go in. Two come out.

  • Hope for Our Own: An LA Story

    Hope for Our Own: An LA Story (2014)
    Film by Riley Beres/Jimmy Deshler (Documentary and Drama) Editor Hope For Our Own: An LA Story seeks to challenge conventional thought on homelessness in Los Angeles by weaving together raw, genuine and honest stories that reveal an alluring humanistic portrait of the unseen. Hope For Our Own: An LA Story compels viewers to truly listen and empathize with the diverse composition of the homeless and to reach out and join the journey to make a difference. Written by Riley Beres

  • Speechies

    Speechies (2013)
    TV Movie Actress

  • Totally

    Totally (2013)
    Film by Aleeza Marashlian (Short, Comedy, Drama and Family) Actress TOTALLY is a half hour new media pilot created by Aleeza Marashlian. It's a portrait of a 12 year old's life in suburban Los Angeles in the early 1990's contrasting the slow moving dusty sun of the place against the biting trivialities of quotidian Jr High life. This moody story of being a girl is captured with the sensibility of Life Magazine photo essays meets gum popping Valley Girls. Written by Anonymous

  • Stupid Sister

    Stupid Sister (2013)
    Television (Comedy) Actress A young girl uses her big sisters loss as a way to hang out with her friends.

  • Cross Thrift

    Cross Thrift (2013)
    Film by Nik Peter (Short and Comedy) Actress After causing a religious thrift store employee to commit suicide, Tucker must go on a spiritual journey in order to forgive himself.

  • Bleeding Out

    Bleeding Out (2013)
    Television by Chad Schnackel (Action) Actress A young girl, Nadia, is on the run with the only father figure she's ever known. After a robbery, Nadia is put in a life and death situation.

  • Drug Mule

    Drug Mule (2013)
    Video by Christina Birdsall (Comedy) Producer Mark does the unthinkable to win back Wendy, his ex-girlfriend. He travels to Mexico and agrees to bring back several surprises that end up getting stuck in an embarrassing place. Was it 6 or 7 white powder bags of joy? Mark calls Wendy hoping she'll assist with the passing of the bags. Written by Anonymous

  • Killer Morning

    Killer Morning (2012)
    Video by Reuben Rasheed (Short and Thriller) Actress A father's routine morning of pills and alcohol gets interrupted by his daughter's disappearance.

  • Treelore Theatre

    Treelore Theatre (2012)
    Television (Comedy) Actress

  • Jody's Bra

    Jody's Bra (2011)
    Film by Janine Sides (Short, Comedy and Family) Actress Jody's Bra is the story of a 12 year old girl who's larger-than-average bra is stolen by the popular girls at summer camp. When her delicates are run up the flag pole, Jody is humiliated. But when the stakes are raised by involving the boys camp next door, she is forced to take the law into her own hands to get her bra back, or her entire future social life is doomed. Written by Anonymous

  • Matumbo Goldberg

    Matumbo Goldberg (2011)
    Television (Comedy) Actress 33 year old marketing executive (Anderson) who is downsized and comes up with an unusual solution. He puts himself on an African adoption agency Website claiming to be a four year old named Matumbo from Nairobi. Matumbo is adopted by a clueless suburban couple called the Goldbergs (Miller and Pearlstein), who don't believe that he is four but they think he might be 16 so they take him in anyway. "Matumbo Goldberg,"follows Matumbo on his adventures in suburbia as he takes advantage of his new found parents and must go through the same rights of passage that any child would including getting his Bar Mitzvah, dealing with a new sister even finding his parent's 'sex tape'. Ultimately Matumbo Goldberg learns the value of family, a slightly messed up family, but a family all the same. Written by Jack Williams

  • Under the Doghouse

    Under the Doghouse (2011)
    Television (Comedy) Actress

  • Heaven's Idiots

    Heaven's Idiots (2010)
    Film by Patrick Hunter (Short and Comedy) Actress Meet Stan, your average nerdy guy that has one major problem...No Girls. Meet Stans roommates, Kyle and Philip. These two gentlemen have no problem with women what so ever. When Stan gets fed up with all the girls Kyle and Philip bring home, he demands they show him how to get with women. It's this one promise that Kyle and Philip will never forget as they are killed as pedestrians out jogging. They come back from the grave to help their hopeless roommate out or they end up in a very very hot situation... and not in a good way. Written by Anonymous

Awards

  • Best Short Documentary, "Hope For Our Own: An LA Story" DIY Film Fest
    (2015)

  • Nomination New Media Film Festival "Hope For Our Own: An LA Story"
    (2015)

  • NewFilmmakers LA: On Location Project Finalist "LOVE LA"
    (2015)

  • Audience Choice Award, Santa Monica Teen Film Fest "Hope For Our Own: An LA Story"
    (2014)

  • Selectee to the 2nd Annual White House Film Festival for "A Sockumentary", one of 15 selected nation-wide

Education

  • Johnathon Leigh Solomon comedy writing

  • Foothill College

  • Margie Haber Studios

  • Lynette McNeill

  • Groundlings

  • UCB, Sketch Writing 101

  • Annie Grindlay

  • College of Art and Design, Film

  • College of Art & Design, Scriptwriting

  • Amy Lyndon, Cold Reading

  • Comedy Playground, Susana Spies

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