---
name: "Andy Riley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andy-riley"
fi1m_id: "andy-riley"
imdb_id: "nm0726978"
tmdb_id: 136512
wikidata_id: "Q766826"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "27 April 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T16:08:04.036217+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Andy Riley

## Identity

Andy Riley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andy-riley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andy-riley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0726978
- **TMDB ID:** 136512
- **Wikidata ID:** Q766826
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Riley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766826, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726978/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/136512

Writer. Born 27 April 1970 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 27 April 1970, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 writing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Cecil](https://film.one/person/kevin-cecil.md), [Arthur Mathews](https://film.one/person/arthur-mathews.md), [Graham Linehan](https://film.one/person/graham-linehan.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (1), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Animation 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $190m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Riley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766826, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726978/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/136512

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Down Cemetery Road*](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Veep*](https://film.one/tv/veep.md) (82)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Black Books*](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Gnomeo & Juliet*](https://film.one/film/gnomeo-and-juliet.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Andy Riley (born 27 April 1970) is a British scriptwriter, cartoonist and author. He was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he read Modern History. He frequently collaborates with writing partner Kevin Cecil, a partnership that began at school.

Riley has written for television series including *Black Books* (2000), *Big Train* (1998), *Year of the Rabbit* (2019) and *Veep* (2012–2015). He co-wrote an episode of the series *Down Cemetery Road* (2025). His film credits include *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011) and *The Pirates! Band of Misfits* (2012). He has won a Primetime Emmy Award and two BAFTA Awards.

Riley is also the creator of the *Bunny Suicides* series of cartoon books and the *King Flashypants* children’s books. He drew the weekly strip *Roasted* for *The Observer Magazine* from 2002 to 2010.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, misterandyriley.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011), Fi1m 61, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/gnomeo-and-juliet.md)
- *Black Books* (2000), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Ron's Gone Wrong* (2021), Fi1m 71, Additional Writing — [page](https://film.one/film/rons-gone-wrong.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md)
- *One Hit* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Seize Them!* (2024), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Brown and Friends* (2022), series, Writer
- *Ron's Gone Wrong* (2021), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/rons-gone-wrong.md)
- *Year of the Rabbit* (2019), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Sherlock Gnomes* (2018), Story, Characters
- *Tracey Breaks the News* (2017), Writer
- *The Boy in the Dress* (2014), Writer
- *Gangsta Granny* (2013), Adaptation
- *Big Bad World* (2013), series, Writer
- *Veep* (2012), series, Teleplay, Supervising Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/gnomeo-and-juliet.md)
- *The Great Outdoors* (2010), series, Writer
- *Slacker Cats* (2007), series, Writer, Creator
- *Hyperdrive* (2006), series, as Pastie Lord · Writer, Creator
- *The Armando Iannucci Shows* (2001), series, Writer
- *Black Books* (2000), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md)
- *Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire* (1999), Writer
- *Big Train* (1998), series, Writer
- *Multi-Coloured Saturdays* (1996), Writer
- *The Saturday Night Armistice* (1995), series, Writer

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