Tom Riley (actor)

Tom Riley
Riley in 2007
Born	(1981-04-05) 5 April 1981 (age 43) Maidstone, Kent, England
Alma mater	University of Birmingham London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, director
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Lizzy Caplan ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1 [1]

Tom Riley (born 5 April 1981) ^[2] is an English actor, producer, and director.

Early life

Riley was born in Maidstone, Kent, England. ^[2] He became involved in drama in his hometown at the age of four, and spent his school years writing and directing plays. He attended Maidstone Grammar School. He studied English literature and Drama at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 2002 with first class honours, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2005. ^[2] After his undergraduate studies, he formed the theater company Article 19, and while attending the LAMDA began working with the Royal Court Theatre company, appearing in the play The Woman Before. ^[2]

Career

In 2008 Riley performed alongside Indira Varma and Anton Lesser in the UK premiere of David Hare's The Vertical Hour , directed by Jeremy Herrin at The Royal Court Theatre, London. ^[3]

Riley made his Broadway debut in 2011, in a revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia .

Personal life

In May 2016, Riley became engaged to American actress Lizzy Caplan. ^[4] They had met in January 2015 while Caplan was filming in London, and made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Prague Opera Ball in February 2016. ^[5] They were married in September 2017, ^[6] and their son was born in 2021. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2006	A Few Days in September	David
2007	I Want Candy	Joe
	Return to House on Haunted Hill	Paul
2009	Happy Ever Afters	Freddie Butler
	St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold	Romeo
2015	Kill Your Friends	Parker-Hall
2016	Pushing Dead	Mike
	Starfish	Tom Ray
2017	Modern Life Is Rubbish	Adrian
2018	Ghost Light	Thomas Ingram / the Scottish King
2023	The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial	Lieutenant Willis Keith

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Casualty 1906	Dr. James Walton	1 episode
2007	Agatha Christie's Marple	Bobby Argyle	Episode: "Ordeal by Innocence"
	Freezing	Dave Beethoven
2008	Casualty 1907	Dr. James Walton	1 episode
	Lewis	Philip Horton	Episode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"
	Freezing	Dave Beethoven	2 episodes
	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Raymond Boynton	Episode: "Appointment with Death"
	Lost in Austen	George Wickham
2009	No Heroics	Nigel / Brainstorm	Pilot
2010	Bouquet of Barbed Wire	Gavin Sorensen
2011	Bedlam	Rob
2011–12	Monroe	Dr. Laurence Shepherd	12 episodes
2013–15	Da Vinci's Demons	Leonardo da Vinci	28 episodes
2014	Doctor Who	Robin Hood	Episode: "Robot of Sherwood"
2015	Inside No. 9	Adam	Episode: "The 12 Days of Christine"
2016	The Collection	Claude Sabine	Amazon Prime UK
	Dark Heart	DI Will Wagstaffe	6 episodes
2017	Angie Tribeca	Doctor Frederick Wurst
	Ill Behaviour	Charlie	6 episodes
2021–23	The Nevers	Augustus "Augie" Bidlow	Main cast
2022	The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window	Neil	Limited series; main cast	[8]
2023	Murder is Easy	Lord Whitfield	Two-part drama	[9]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2006	The Woman Before		Royal Court Theatre
2008	The Vertical Hour	Philip Lucas	Royal Court Theatre	[10]
2010	Hurts Given and Received		Riverside Studios
2011	Arcadia	Septimus Hodge	Ethel Barrymore Theatre	[11]
	My City		Almeida Theatre	[12]
2018	Dry Powder		Hampstead Theatre

References

1. "Tom Riley, Lizzy Caplan and Their Infant Had an Explosive In-Flight Mishap". Late Night Feud. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. "Tom Riley". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
3. Billington, Michael (23 January 2008). "The Vertical Hour". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
4. Schnurr, Samantha (22 July 2016). "Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley Are Engaged". E! News . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
5. Martin, Annie (25 July 2016). "Lizzy Caplan engaged to English actor Tom Riley". United Press International . Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
6. Brianne, Tracy (4 September 2017). "Lizzy Caplan Marries Tom Riley in Italy, Florence — See Their Adorable Wedding Photo!". People . Retrieved 4 September 2017.
7. "Tom Riley, Lizzy Caplan and Their Infant Had an Explosive In-Flight Mishap". Late Night Feud. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
8. Del Rosario, Alexandra (8 December 2021). "'The Woman In the House': Netflix Limited Series Starring Kristen Bell Reveals New Title, Premiere Date & Teaser". Deadline. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
9. "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
10. Billington, Michael (23 January 2008). "Theatre review: The Vertical Hour". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
11. Brantley, Ben (17 March 2011). "The 180-Year Itch, Metaphysically Speaking". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
12. Billington, Michael (16 September 2011). "My City – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

External links

• Tom Riley at IMDb