Tom Riley

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Tom Riley at the film premiere of I Want Candy in March 2007

Tom Riley (born April 5, 1981 in Maidstone , Kent ) is a British actor .

life and career

Tom Riley was born in April 1981 in Maidstone , the capital of the English county of Kent . He discovered his passion for the theater at the age of four. He wrote and directed several plays during his school days . In 2002 he graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English literature and theater. He then attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , where he trained as an actor. He made his film debut in the English - French film A Few Days in September 2006 . In 2007 he played his first leading role in the comedy film I Want Candy alongside Carmen Electra . In the same year he took over in Direct-to-Video - Horror Haunted Hill - The return to the house of horrors , the continuation of Haunted Hill in 1999, the role of Amanda Righettis friend Paul .

In 2009, the Irish comedy Two Weddings and a Love Fall followed , in which Riley played the boyfriend of Sally Hawkins ' character, and a role in The Girls of St. Trinian 2 - A Treasure Hunt , the sequel to The Girls of St. Trinian from the year 2007. in addition to his two roles in the miniseries Lost in Austen (2008) and bouquet of Barbed Wire (2010) he was in 2007 and 2008 in the main roles in the TV movies Agatha Christie's Marple - Fatal error and Agatha Christie's Poirot - waiting death and 2008 and 2011 guest star in the series Lewis - Der Oxford-Krimi and Bedlam . He played his first leading role in a television series from 2011 to 2012 as Dr. Lawrence Shepherd in Dr. Monroe . He has also appeared in plays, including the Ethel Barrymore Theater in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the Royal Court Theater in David Hare's time slot .

From March 2013 to October 2015 portrayed Riley's famous artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci in Action - History series Da Vinci's Demons . The series was a co-production between the British broadcaster BBC and the US cable broadcaster Starz . In 2014 he took on the guest role of Robin Hood in the episode Robot of Sherwood of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who .

In September 2017, Riley married fellow American actress Lizzy Caplan . The couple met in London in January 2015 and got engaged in New York in 2016.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michael Billington: Theater Review: The Vertical Hour . In: TheGuardian.uk . January 23, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Ben Brantley: Theater Review: Arcadia . In: NewYorkTimes.com . March 17, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Tracy Brianne: Lizzy Caplan Marries Tom Riley in Italy - See Their Adorable Wedding Photo! . In: People . September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Annie Martin: Lizzy Caplan engaged to English actor Tom Riley . July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017. 
  5. ↑ Schnurr, Samantha: Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley Are Engaged . E! News . July 22, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Riley, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 5th 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Maidstone , Kent, England, United Kingdom