Tom Riley (actor)

Early life

Riley was born in Maidstone, Kent, England. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/07/25/Lizzy-Caplan-engaged-to-English-actor-Tom-Riley/3181469456959/| title=Lizzy Caplan engaged to English actor Tom Riley|first=Annie|last= Martin|work=United Press International|date=25 July 2016|access-date=5 September 2017|archive-date=5 September 2017|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170905100109/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/07/25/Lizzy-Caplan-engaged-to-English-actor-Tom-Riley/3181469456959/ |url-status=live}} They were married in September 2017, and their son was born in 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

References

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7. Del Rosario, Alexandra. (8 December 2021). "'The Woman In the House': Netflix Limited Series Starring Kristen Bell Reveals New Title, Premiere Date & Teaser".
8. (10 July 2023). "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie".
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10. Brantley, Ben. (17 March 2011). "The 180-Year Itch, Metaphysically Speaking". The New York Times.
11. Billington, Michael. (16 September 2011). "My City – review". The Guardian.