Miles Gutierrez-Riley
Miles Gutierrez-Riley is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Ivan Taylor in the Amazon Prime series [The Wilds (TV series)|The Wilds], as well as Joshua in the film Smile 2, and Eddie in the Disney+ series Agatha All Along.
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.