Rachel Riley

Rachel Riley

Known for

Acting

Born

January 11, 1986 (age 40)

Birthplace

Southend, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Rachel Annabelle Riley (born 11 January 1986 in Paddington, London) is an English television presenter. Since 12 January 2009 she has been the co-host of Countdown. She replaced Carol Vorderman (whose twenty-six years on Countdown began just over three years before Riley was born) from the 60th series onwards. Jeff Stelling is the chief presenter and Riley does the letters and numbers.

Best known work

The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd

2006

Top Gear

Top Gear

2002

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

Celebrity Juice

Celebrity Juice

2008

Room 101

Room 101

1994

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

This Morning

This Morning

1988

Countdown

Countdown

1982

Celebrity Gogglebox

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

Filmography

2024
The Chris McCausland ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
Jon & Lucy's Odd CouplesTV
as Self (1 episode)
2022
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
as Self
2022
Celebrity LingoTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsTV
as Guest (1 episode)
2020
Michael McIntyre's The WheelTV
as Self - Expert (3 episodes)
2020
Beat the ChasersTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2019
Celebrity GoggleboxTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2018
Rob Beckett's Playing for TimeTV
as Self (1 episode)
2017
Richard Osman's House of GamesTV
as Self - Contestant (5 episodes), as Self - Panellist (5 episodes)
2017
5 Gold RingsTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2016
Dara O Briain's Go 8 BitTV
as Self (1 episode)
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2016
It’s Not Rocket ScienceTV
as Self - Presenter (6 episodes)
2014
The Inbetweeners Go Global
as Self
2014
Virtually FamousTV
as Self - Panelist (2 episodes)
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownTV
as Self (166 episodes)
2012
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
as Self
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)
2009
Chris Moyles' Quiz NightTV
as Self (1 episode)
2008
Celebrity JuiceTV
as Self (1 episode)
2006
The IT CrowdTV
as Rachel Riley (1 episode)
2005
8 Out of 10 CatsTV
as Self (8 episodes)
2004
The Gadget ShowTV
as Self - Host (31 episodes)