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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.
Tom Riley born 5 April 1981 is an English actor, producer and director. Riley was born in Maidstone, Kent. 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.
- January 1, 1
- 1.78 m
- Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
An award winning actor, producer, and director, Tom Riley was recently seen in the lead role as DI Wagstaffe in 6 part ITV series Dark Heart.
TitleYearFilmThe Toll Road (short film)FilmThe Toll Road (short film)TVDark Heart (6 episodes)TVDa Vinci's Demons season 3Tom Riley is an English actor, producer and director, best known for his role as Da Vinci in Da Vinci's Demons. He was born in Maidstone, Kent, and studied English literature and drama at the University of Birmingham.
- April 5, 1981
- Who Is Tom Riley, and Where Have I Seen Him before?
- Who Does He Play in ITV's Dark Heart?
- How Did He Get Into Acting?
- Who Is Tom Riley Married to?
The Kent-born 37-year-old has under his belt at least two lead roles in big budget TV series: American network Starz’s Da Vinci’s Demons and Amazon Prime’s postwar, Paris-set fashion melodrama The Collection. He's also put in Brit actor due diligence with parts in Casualty, Lewis and James Nesbitt medical drama Monroe. Despite his previous leading ...
Riley plays the show's hero, the troubled DI Will “Staffe” Wagstaffe . “I’d been very used to characters that were, I suppose, flashy and show-off. This guy is more contained… until he’s not,” the actor says, teasing a complexity to the Metropolitan Police officer haunted by the murder of his parents.
Riley grew up in Maidstone, and none of his family have anything to do with acting. So, despite an early enthusiasm for performing, it always seemed like a pipe dream. Moving house recently, he found an old book entitled Thirteen, bought for him by his parents as he became a teenager. Young Tom had to fill in the blanks: name, age, “Who’s your crus...
Riley is married to American actress Lizzy Caplan, who has starred in True Blood, and Masters of Sex alongside Michael Sheen. They spend the rest of the year in north London, where they met in 2015 while she was filming Now You See Me 2. They were engaged the following year and married on Italy’s Amalfi Coast in September 2017. According to press r...
- Flora Carr
Learn more about Tom Riley, the versatile British actor, producer, and director known for Da Vinci's Demons, Dark Heart, and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Find out his biography, filmography, awards, news, photos, and contact information.
Tom Riley is known for his roles in Da Vinci's Demons, The Woman in the House, and The Nevers. He has also appeared in films such as Extinction, Kill Your Friends, and I Want Candy.
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