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Christopher Riley(III)

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  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Christopher Riley is known for The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014), Moon Machines (2008) and Nova (1974).
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      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014)
    The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Moon Machines (2008)
    Moon Machines
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    First Orbit (2011)
    First Orbit
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Once Upon a Time in Space (2025)
      Once Upon a Time in Space
      7.8
      TV Series
      • associate story producer
      • 2025
    • Drain the Oceans (2018)
      Drain the Oceans
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2022–2023
    • One cup, a Thousand Stories (2021)
      One cup, a Thousand Stories
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station (2021)
      The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station
      6.4
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2021
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014–2019
    • Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)
      Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Will Smith and Darren Aronofsky in One Strange Rock (2018)
      One Strange Rock
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Space's Deepest Secrets (2016)
      Space's Deepest Secrets
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Fear of 13 (2015)
      The Fear of 13
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Hubble's Cosmic Journey (2015)
      Hubble's Cosmic Journey
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014)
      The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Fantastic Mr Feynman (2013)
      The Fantastic Mr Feynman
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon (2012)
      Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Voyager: To the Final Frontier (2012)
      Voyager: To the Final Frontier
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Space Shuttle: The Final Mission
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2011

    Director

    • Drain the Oceans (2018)
      Drain the Oceans
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2023
    • One cup, a Thousand Stories (2021)
      One cup, a Thousand Stories
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)
      Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Chris Riley)
      • 2019
    • Will Smith and Darren Aronofsky in One Strange Rock (2018)
      One Strange Rock
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Space's Deepest Secrets (2016)
      Space's Deepest Secrets
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Hubble's Cosmic Journey (2015)
      Hubble's Cosmic Journey
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014)
      The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Feynman: The Challenger
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Fantastic Mr Feynman (2013)
      The Fantastic Mr Feynman
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon (2012)
      Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Voyager: To the Final Frontier (2012)
      Voyager: To the Final Frontier
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • First Orbit (2011)
      First Orbit
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Creating the Time Capsule: The Making of 'Moonwalk One'
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Moon Machines (2008)
      Moon Machines
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008

    Additional Crew

    • James May in James May's Things You Need to Know (2011)
      James May's Things You Need to Know
      7.9
      TV Series
      • consultant (as Dr Christopher Riley)
      • 2011
    • The Planets: An HD Odyssey (2010)
      The Planets: An HD Odyssey
      8.0
      Video
      • archive consultant
      • 2010
    • When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
      When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • consultant
      • 2008–2009
    • A for Andromeda (2006)
      A for Andromeda
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • science advisor
      • 2006
    • The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
      The Quatermass Experiment
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • science consultant
      • 2005
    • Hyperspace (2001)
      Hyperspace
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • development researcher
      • 2001
    • Total Eclipse Live (1999)
      Total Eclipse Live
      TV Special
      • presenter
      • researcher
      • 1999
    • The Planets (1999)
      The Planets
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • researcher
      • 1999

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    The Fear of 13
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    The Fear of 13

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