Sweeney Jerome Young (born 24 March 1989)[1] is an Australian actor known for his role as Riley Parker in the soap opera Neighbours.

In 2006, Young was one of a trio who created a radio show/podcast called Male Chauvinist Pigs for SYN FM.

Guest appearances include episode 'One For the Road' from Blue Heelers in 2005 as Hugh Grace, telemovie Little Oberon in 2005 as the ghost of Simon Gaunt and also a single episode appearance on Neighbours in 2004, as an older boy called Braydden Tuffnell that Summer Hoyland (Marisa Siketa) mistakenly thought fancied her.

In 2008, Young appeared alongside Alison Richards and Mark Dogget in a short film titled "A Little Understanding."

[2] Sweeney recently received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Leukaemia Foundation for his participation in the annual charity event 'World's Greatest Shave'.