Richard Ely is an actor and author, principally of fiction and drama. His play Extrapolation was a winner of the Ambassador Theatre Group Awards in 2022 and has been professionally performed. His monodrama Inappropriate Intimacies was commisioned by the 2021 Ilkley Literature Festival. Originally from Cheshire, he now lives in Derbyshire.

Richard Ely's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises one article.