Mike Smith Rivera
Actor. Comedian. Voice-Over Artist.
Stats:
Height: 6'2"
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Location: New York, NY
Unions:
SAG/AFTRA, AEA, HOLA
Member, Ensemble Studio Theatre
Awards/Nominations:
NEA performance grant recipient
NBC/PIT Diversity Finalist
Best Actor nomination (Spotlight On Fest)
Television
THE BLACKLIST | NBC/ Dir: Paul Holohan
Co-star
GREEN VEIL | Dir: Aram Rappaport (Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival)
Co-star
HACK MY LIFE | Tru TV/ Various
Recurring
BROOKLYN ANIMAL CONTROL | USA/ Dir: Brian Kirk
Guest Star
BLACK & WHITE | A&E
Co-star
A STORM IS GATHERING | Dir: Lizz Winstead
Co-star
UCB Comedy Originals | Dir: Dru Johnston
Lead
BKPI | Dir: Hye Yun Park
Guest Star
PCTV | Dir: Ronald Wholman
Series Regular
TICKLE ME SILLY (Best Animated Pilot, NYFF) | Nickelodeon
Co-star
Film
FAMILY BIND | Dir: Jason Banker
Lead Actor
SERPENT AND DOVE | Dir: Janani Sreenivasan
Lead Actor
THE WAILING | Dir: Leo Rodriguez
Lead Actor
MARY & LOUISE (Best Script, LA Comedy Fest) | Dir: Abigail Zealey-Bess
Supporting
TARNATION | Dir: Jonathan Caouette
Supporting
TOO MANY TATERS! | Dir: Kelly Anne Burns
Lead Actor
PUPPET THREESOME | Dir: Mike Smith Rivera
Lead Actor
AXILA | Dir: Burns & Clown
Lead Actor
MAFIA CARTOON | Dir: Kelly Anne Burns
Lead Actor
New York Theater
WE CAN ALL AGREE TO PRETEND... | EST Marathon | Dir: Abigail Zealey-Bess
Lincoln
BOB’S GANG reading (David Henry Hwang) | Signature Theater | Dir: Jon Caouette
Eddie
LOVE SONG... SOUS-CHEF (Rob Askins) | EST Marathon | Dir: Moritz Stuelpnagel
Amuse Bouche
NO DOGS ALLOWED (Sonia Manzano) | Atlantic Theater | Dir: Josh Lewis
Juan
YOGA MADNESS (Amy Herzog) | EST | Dir: Michael Goldfried
Marco
Sketch Comedy
BEDROCK (Maude Night House team) | Upright Citizens Brigade, NYC
cast
NIGHT EATERS (Maude Night House team) | Upright Citizens Brigade, NYC
cast
Commercials
COMMERCIAL/VOICE-OVER - List Available Upon Request
Training
Dell’ Arte International
Syracuse University - BFA, Drama
Improv, Sketch Comedy Writing | Upright Citizens Brigade Advanced Study, PIT
Advanced On-Camera | Bob Krakower
On-Camera Comedy | Jodi Collins
Special Skills
Language: fluent Spanish
Great with children, teleprompter, Clown, Commedia, Mime, Puppetry, Contact Improv, MC
Dialects: British, Scottish, Irish, Mexican, Eastern European, Brooklyn, French, German, Spanish