Riley Finn is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Portrayed by Marc Blucas, Riley was introduced in the 1999 season four premiere episode, "The Freshman", and Blucas was part of the series credited cast for the second part of season four and the first part of season five. Most notably, Riley is one of three long-term romantic interests for series' heroine Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar).
In the show's fifth season, writers experimented with making Riley a more complex character, and so depicted Riley beginning to "fray around the edges". This storyline culminated in Riley being written out of the series in 2000. In 2002, Blucas returned for a final televised appearance in the show's sixth season, where he is seen to have moved on from Buffy and married.
Other Slayers Nikki Wood• Kendra Young• Kennedy• Amanda• Colleen• Dianne• Chao-Ahn• Rona• Dominique• Shannon• Soledad• Caridad• Violet Other Allies Pike• Jonathan Levinson• Clement • Joyce Summers Villains The Big Bads: Lothos, The Master, Angelus, Drusilla/Dru, Professor Walsh, Richard Wilkins/The Mayor, Adam, Glorificus/Glory, The Trio (Warren Mears, Jonathan, Andrew Wells), The First Evil, D'Hoffryn, Joanna Wise, Simon Doffler, Harth Fray, Wolfram & Hart (Lindsey McDonald, Lilah Morgan, and Lee Mercer, Holland Manners), Jasmine, Circle of the Black Thorn, Whistler, Archaeus Secondary Antagonists: The Anointed One, Darla, The Initiative, Dark Willow, Caleb, Daniel Holtz, Sahjhan, Holland Manners
