July 2023

Richie Moriarty is an actor, writer and improviser who has appeared in numerous films and television series while continuing to perform in New York and around the country with his improv and sketch group, Simply Unemployable. Currently, he stars as Pete in the Network’s hit comedy GHOSTS. Moriarty can be seen alongside Matt Damon and Jack Harlow in the upcoming film “The Instigators.” He will also play Vince Vaughn’s boss in the upcoming film “Nonnas.”

Moriarty began taking improv classes in 2004 in Boston and performed for years as part of Improv Asylum’s mainstage cast. After beginning to book roles in commercials and television shows in Boston, Moriarty decided to move to New York in 2013 and began writing and performing at the UCB Theatre. In 2016, he performed at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal as a prestigious New Face Character. In 2018, Moriarty starred with John Malkovich in a CBS teaser broadcast before the kickoff of the AFC Championship game, which won four Sports Emmys. In 2019, CBS Sports had him back to star with John Malkovich and Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl LIII opening.

He has been a recurring character in the television series “The Tick” and guest-starred on “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Last O.G,” “Adam Ruins Everything,” “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “House of Cards,” “Orange Is the New Black” and “Search Party.” He is also a voice actor who voices multiple characters in “Pinkalicious & Petterific,” “Hamster and Gretel” and in the Stephen Colbert-produced animated series “Tooning Out the News.” His other film credits include “How to Be Single” and “Going in Style,” which he starred in alongside Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman.

Moriarty was born and raised in Rockville, Md., and is a graduate of Boston College. He spent eight years as an architectural photographer photographing homes all over the greater Boston area. So, if you want to nerd out about lenses or f-stops or whatever, he’s totally down. The stars of his life are his wife, Ciara, their son, Devlin, and their daughter, Loretta. His mom, dad, and sister, Colleen, continue to be his biggest fans.

Moriarty’s birthday is April 25. He is a diehard Boston Red Sox fan and a huge supporter of Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety. He can be followed on Instagram @richietown.