Dewey Riley — Scream 3 Character Profile

About Dewey Riley

Dedicated deputy sheriff who repeatedly faces Ghostface to protect survivors.

Dewey Riley — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Firearms training, Investigation, Survival instinct, Leadership

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 6/10

Quick Facts about Dewey Riley

Full Name

Dwight Riley

Occupation

sheriff

First Appearance

Scream

Nationality

American

Dewey Riley's Known Relations

• Gale Weathers — Spouse
• Tatum Riley — Sibling

Dewey Riley appears in 6 titles

• Scream (1996) — character page
• Scream 2 (1997) — character page
• Scream 3 (2000)
• Scream 4 (2011) — character page
• Scream (2022) — character page
• Scream 7 (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

David Arquette

Appears in

Scream 3 (2000)

Role

Protagonist

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• Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell)
• Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox)
• Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey)
• Tyson Fox (Deon Richmond)
• Roman Bridger (Scott Foley)
• Sarah Darling (Jenny McCarthy)
• Cotton Weary (Liev Schreiber)
• Christine Hamilton (Kelly Rutherford)
• Maureen Prescott (Lynn McRee)
• Female Reporter (Nancy O'Dell)
• Moderator (Julie Janney)
• Male Reporter (Ken Taylor)