Brian Kubach (February 19, 1984) plays Riley as he first appears on Wizards of Waverly Place in the episode, "I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain". He also appears in an episode of Hannah Montana as a dancer. Brian is now a substitute teacher at Grant High School, in Southern California where his students claim he's very smart. He was 23 years old when he played Riley in Season 1 of Wizards of Waverly Place in 2007.