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Tom Riley (actor)

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Tom Riley
Riley in 2007
Born (1981-04-05) 5 April 1981 (age 43)
Maidstone, Kent, England
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director
Years active2002–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children1[1]

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

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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Year Title Role Notes
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
2011–2012 Monroe Dr. Laurence Shepherd 12 episodes
2013–2015 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
2021–2023 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

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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  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. ^ a b c d "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.
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