Riley Voelkel

Riley Emilia Voelkel is an American-born Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her portrayal of Freya Mikaelson on The CW television series The Originals and its spin-off, Legacies. She is also recognized for her role as Jenna Johnson on the HBO television series The Newsroom and for playing the younger version of Jessica Lange's character, Fiona Goode, on FX's American Horror Story: Coven.

Voelkel was born in Elk Grove, California, and grew up in Calgary, Alberta. Just a month before she was scheduled to begin college, a modeling scout visited her town. She chose to pursue the opportunity and was selected by the scout, leading her to travel to Los Angeles. After receiving a positive reception from several agents, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling and subsequently enrolled in an acting class recommended by an agent.

Voelkel made her screen debut after auditioning for and securing the role of a club girl in the feature film The Social Network. Following this debut, she signed with an agent and booked her first starring role as Carrie in the 2013 independent film The Secret Lives of Dorks.

In 2012, Voelkel joined the HBO series The Newsroom. Although initially cast only for the pilot episode, her role as Jenna Johnson was later expanded. In 2013, she appeared in American Horror Story: Coven as the younger version of the witch Fiona Goode. In 2014, she was cast as a lead in the Amazon pilot Point of Honor.

During the fall of 2014, Voelkel secured a recurring role in the second season of The CW series The Originals. Her character, Freya Mikaelson, was subsequently promoted to a series regular starting in the show's third season, and she later reprised the role on Legacies.

In her personal life, Voelkel married photographer Mike C. Robertson in 2022 after being longtime partners. In September 2025, she announced the birth of her first child.