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Miles Gutierrez-Riley (born September 17, 1998) is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Ivan Taylor in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds, as well as Joshua in the film Smile 2 (2024), and Eddie in the Disney+ series Agatha All Along (2024).
Early life and education
Gutierrez-Riley was born on September 17, 1998 in Long Beach, California. Gutierrez-Riley graduated from Fordham University with a BA in Theatre Performance where he was the recipient of the Denzel Washington Scholarship.
Career
Gutierrez-Riley made his screen debut in the main cast of the second season of the Amazon Prime series The Wilds. His performance received rave reviews, with RogerEbert.com calling Gutierrez-Riley a "stand-out" and "future star" amongst the large cast. TV Guide praised his performance as "tremendous."
His film debut came in September 2022, with a supporting role in Paramount's film adaptation of On the Come Up, based on the novel of the same name by Angie Thomas.
In 2024, Gutierrez-Riley starred as Nathan in fellow Fordham alum Tommy Dorfman's I Wish You All the Best opposite Corey Fogelmanis. The film premiered at SXSW. He then appeared in Smile 2, directed by Parker Finn, which saw a #1 box office debut, and the Max romantic comedy Sweethearts. Gutierrez-Riley also featured as Eddie in the Disney+ series Agatha All Along, playing one of the first LGBTQ+ characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), opposite Joe Locke.
Gutierrez-Riley was named one of Essence’s 20 Young Black Hollywood Stars To Watch In 2022.