riley bryant (jj from neighbours) | 27

Name: riley bryant (jj from neighbours) | 27
Uploaded: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Description: Riley Bryant joins Takaya Honda for a funny, thoughtful and emotional chat about Neighbours, school, anxiety, growing up through lockdowns, surviving one of the fastest sets in tel

Riley Bryant joins Takaya Honda for a funny, thoughtful and emotional chat about Neighbours, school, anxiety, growing up through lockdowns, surviving one of the fastest sets in television and figuring out whether acting is still the life he wants. CHAPTERS: 03:45 Riley Bryant arrives 04:00 The Neighbours suit sale and Riley’s $6 investment 06:40 Surviving Summer and Crying Grom 08:00 Running the Neighbours callback with Takaya 09:40 Nell, JJ and finding the character 11:56 Year 11, Year 12 and learning lines at school 14:30 Riley’s very unsuccessful sporting era 16:00 The basketball own-goal disaster 18:00 From acting classes to auditions 19:30 Coles, Surviving Summer and booking Neighbours 20:30 Growing up through lockdowns, school and work 21:20 Family, anxiety and staying grounded 22:04 Screen vs stage and the actor’s high 25:20 Getting the Neighbours role and moving into JJ 26:50 First day on Ramsay Street 27:30 Driving into Ramsay Street on L-plates 28:40 Karl B’s Patreon question 30:50 Felix, James Beaufort and the father reveal 32:20 Watching himself back and learning on screen 33:45 Riley’s final scene as JJ 35:00 Saying goodbye to JJ 36:40 Meeting the Neighbours legends 39:00 The first-day food and water-bottle disaster 42:00 School pickups, runners and feeling cool 42:54 David Trotter’s Patreon question 44:16 Life after Neighbours and post-show blues 44:50 Is acting still the plan? 46:20 Agents, stability and stepping away from the hustle 50:00 Stability, happiness and letting yourself change 51:45 Closing thoughts on Riley Bryant 53:10 Final sign off What we get into: · Playing JJ Varga-Murphy on Neighbours · Meeting Takaya on Surviving Summer and running the Neighbours callback · Balancing Year 11 and Year 12 with a major TV role · Riley’s chaotic sporting childhood and the basketball own-goal disaster · Acting classes, auditions, Coles, Surviving Summer and booking Neighbours · First-day nerves on Ramsay Street · Driving into Ramsay Street on his L-plates · The Felix reveal, James Beaufort and learning by watching himself back · Riley’s emotional final scene as JJ · Post-show blues, stability and whether he might step away from acting just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon: / justtak Watch / listen to more Just Tak: https://www.justtak.com/ Promotion / Links: Follow Riley Bryant Instagram: / rileyjbryant Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Support: If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000. United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. Code: MEZLBIK2DG6ZRL5R

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