Riyash Misra hails from the sleepy hollow serenity of Pietermaritzburg. Born in Northdale Hospital and taking in enough Midmar Dam water before moving to Durban at the age of three, he was destined for great things.
Involved in the world of Arts and Drama from the tender age of 5yrs old, Riyash without any formal training surged ahead in the industry dabbling in Theatre, Film and TV work.
Always fascinated by cultures and people Riyash developed a niche to imitate accents and famous South African personalities.
A qualified Attorney Riyash never held back on his true passion. Also as an attorney it allowed him to become an even more convincing liar and thus a better actor.
Apart from being an Actor, Standup Comedian and Attorney, Riyash is also a qualified Film and Television Producer, Director and Editor and is carving a niche for himself in the ever growing industry as a young indie filmmaker that’s breaking boundaries in the Music Video industry and Feature Film Markets. As An actor Riyash has starred in Community, Playhouse Company, Civic Theater (JHB) and Monte Casino’s Theatro (JHB) productions namely:
1. Peter Pan
2. Grease
3. Mahatma Vs Gandhi (With bollywood actor Boman Irani directed by Bollywood Director Feroz Abbas Khan)
4. Magical Adventures of Mr. Willow
5. Thula Mataji
6. Cops, Coke and Cane
7. Beginning of the End
8. Popcorn
9. Pisscat and the Hole
10. Othello
And many others
As a Comedian Riyash has entertained and gave a great abs workout to many people through:
1. Lotus FM (fill in for Vickash Mathura doing all the voices such as Uncles Bala and Peru, Harry Mama and the Raj etc)
2. Cool Running’s underground comedy scene in JHB with John Vlismas and variety of other comedians
3. Toured with many events around the country for different promoters doing his comedy routine as a supporting act for Jae and other artists
As a Filmmaker, Riyash has 10yrs experience behind him working in the Film and Television Industry from Below the line to above the line work. His own projects have included 3 short films shown at the Durban film festival and Mnet’s Edit program in previous years.
1. End of the Line
2. The Daunting
3. Unsafe
His music videos have been broadcast on MTV Base, Channel O and SABC for Artists such as
1. The Blarney Brothers
2. K-Cap Music Group
3. LX Seth.
He is currently in pre-productions on a short film and feature film that aims to take the South African Film industry to a whole new level.
This is Riyash Misra, a man of many talents, unassuming and shy but surely someone to look out for.
