Maverick Risley

Maverick Risley was born on February 15th,1998 and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. He is the oldest of 3 born to his mother, Kari Litscher. As a child growing up he always was involved in rec-league sports, which sparked his fiery competitive spirit. After his family relocated to Oskaloosa, Maverick got involved in a youth theater program in the area, where he fell in love with the process of creating characters, memorizing dialogue, and rehearsals. Before the age of 14 he was cast in over 50 different theatrical productions. He attended Pella Christian High School where he came to realize that acting was what he had been called to do. After high school, he attended Northwestern College where he received a B.A. in Theatre, as well as multiple award nominations for his performances in the productions of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Noises Off, and The Glass Menagerie. He also gained knowledge and experience in the touring group of Drama Ministries Ensemble as well as directing, play-writing, and sound and scenic design. After his graduation in 2020, he not only married his college sweetheart but his passion and desire for acting only continued to increase. His first feature on an independent film was as the musician Cameron Ryder in the movie Hope's Song. Since, he has appeared in the feature films Just Hitched, The Text, and Down the Street, as well as the web series' Morium and Blood Sisters. Other credits include the Barbizon School of Acting and Modeling, as well as Meisner Technique and the Stanislavski Method and improvisation.