Biography

Riley Wade Chase is an actor, tattoo artist, painter, producer and musician out of Cleveland, Ohio. Since prioritizing his acting career, he has entered the industry in a major way. In his very first audition, he landed a major role as "Azazel" in Matthew Mark Hunter's upcoming feature film "Nightmares Unleashed." Following that, in the span of just over a year, he has been in over 25 films and won Scene Magazine's Best Actor award, Best Tattoo Artist and Best Tattoo shop All at once for 2023!

Appearing in many different short films and competitions, Riley quickly caught the attention from out of state directors for feature films from New York, Louisiana, Nevada, and even California. The reception to his trial by fire career has been that of "He's a natural!", "The Kids got chops!", "He has it!" and "Refreshing to work with!" A affinity for character development, improve, on the spot writing, subtleties mannerisms and accents, stunts, art, and a love for helping other actors, it seems he not only falls into roles with ease but is also very helpful in other departments and on set in general and is a joy to work with.

Most notably, Riley portrayed "Ryan" in the L.A. based production "Pay to Die" by Shawn C. Phillips. He also plays the role of "Johnny" in the horror comedy "Desert Fiends", also directed by Shawn C. Phillips.

Riley also had the pleasure of working with Johnny Wu in his upcoming action film "Bullets, Brothers and Blood" where he had the opportunity to perform his own stunts and strengthen his skills in fight choreography.

At the same time, Riley also acted in Andrew William Chapman's upcoming feature-length zombie movie "Scavenged", the sequel to Dead Eye Productions' award-winning "Scavengers". In the movie, Riley plays the loud-mouthed Wade.

Joining the production after the script was originally written, Riley had the opportunity to completely write his character and all of his dialogue. As a result, he catapulted his character from nonexistent in the original screenplay to a major role, who's both lovable and witty. Alongside his humorous banter, Riley also helped write some of Wade's dramatic moments in the film.

Following his time on the set of "Scavenged", Riley returned to L.A., where he had the opportunity to act in The Mahaul Brothers' "Cursed Waters" on the recommendation of some of the movie's principle actors.

Playing the Irish-born, English-raised intellectual pirate "Francis" was a dream come true for him, getting the chance to use his accent skills and build upon his stunt work. However, the best part of his most recent outing to LA was the chance to take his wife and two boys on their first big family vacation to see many popular attractions in the city.

Riley will soon get the opportunity to travel out west again, scoring a lead role in Shawn C. Phillips' next feature film "Skate to Hell", being shot in Las Vegas.

Riley also just landed a destination Cleveland commercial as the street musician as well in 2023

Outside of acting, Riley is renowned for his accomplishments as both a tattoo artist and entrepreneur. Most notably, he opened his own tattoo shop that has expanded into a studio for other art forms, including photography, film, music, pod casting and more. He also has a live music hall, event center and art gallery, dubbed the "Warhal Factory."

The new big space was built to help host one of the things Riley is most proud of starting. His charity art collective, titled "Art Addicts Anonymous" is a group that rallies to raise awareness and funds for mental health and recovery and has auctioned off paintings in the Rock Hall for "My Sobriety Day". He has also partnered with events with N.A.M.I.

However, even with all of Riley's professional accomplishments, he is most proud of his real life role as a husband to his wife Angela and father to his two sons Caleb and Sawyer.

Riley Wade Chase portrays "Jeramiah" in "In the Hands of Fate" by Fronz Productions.

Jeramiah is a mentally unstable, yet charismatic cult leader who will go to any measure to keep his flock from abandoning him. A narcissistic deceiver at heart, Jeramiah masks his volatile ruthlessness behind the face of a silver-tongued devil.

- IMDb mini biography by: Fronz productions