Donnell Chester Riley (born on July 26,1973) in South Ozone Park N.Y. He attended and graduated from John Adams High School in Ozone Park Queens. An only child and raised in a single parent home he would often entertain himself for hours reenacting scenes from his favorite movies like Bugsy Malone, Goonnies, The Last Dragon, and The Wiz.
Getting his start in acting at the age of ten, he was chosen to be a part of an special project for the New York Board Of Education. His role was of one as an John Ross 'J.R.' Ewing, Jr type of character from the television show Dallas of the late 70's.
A member of the New York Army National Guard's Fighting 69th regiment, Chester has taken time off from acting for the past couple of years do to a deployment to Afghanistan. He is do back into the states sometime in early 2009.
Chester has had television roles in New York Undercover, Law and Order SVU, Law and Order Trial By Jury, and Sex and The City. His movie credits include Prime (2005) starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman, and Spider Man III (Unaccredited). He has also preformed at the New York Comedy Club.
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