Dewey Riley — Scream Character Profile

About Dewey Riley

Dedicated law enforcement officer who protects survivors and provides tactical support.

Dewey Riley — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Law enforcement tactics, Firearm proficiency, Crisis management, Loyalty

• Strength: 5.5/10
• Intelligence: 6.5/10
• 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) — character page
• Scream 4 (2011) — character page
• Scream (2022)
• Scream 7 (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

David Arquette

Appears in

Scream (2022)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Dewey Riley — Professional Former Spouses — Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox)

  Divorced former spouses who maintain a professional partnership in investigating the murders.

• Dewey Riley — Narrative Protector — Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell)

  Law enforcement officer dedicated to warning and protecting the original Woodsboro survivor.

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