- Nicknames
- John Kirk
- Kirkules
- Kirk Riley is an American stunt actor known for his work in The Walking Dead Universe. John Kirkland Riley was born to Leslie Maynard Riley, a gymnastics coach, and John Paul Riley, a residential contractor. "John Kirk" grew up in Avondale Estates, Georgia with his younger brother, Rick. As both an avid comic book & film enthusiast and a proficient competitive gymnast & wrestler, Kirk found a passion for stunts at a young age. Riley began choreographing and performing "Mortal Kombat" & "Power Rangers" inspired trampoline fights and acrobatic feats with his younger brother and cousins at a very early age. After graduating from Decatur High School (2006) & Georgia State University (2011), with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Kirk decided to pursue his passion for film and entered the industry. Beginning his career as an extra, Kirk soon took to standing-in & photo-doubling, then to precision driving & executive assisting, later to stunt performing and acting, and more recently stunt coordinating and producing. Kirk aspires to one day write and direct his own feature-length film.- IMDb Mini Biography By: GPT
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Kirk began his film career as Norman Reedus' stand-in and photo double. Kirk worked with Reedus on The Walking Dead (2013-2022), Vacation (2015), Triple 9 (2016), various AMC & EW photo shoots, a couple of Dish Network commercials, and a Walking Dead video game TV Spot.
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