Tom Riley

Tom Riley (born 5 April 1981) is an English actor, producer, and director known for his work in theatre, both on the West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway. He has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia on Broadway in 2011.

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

Riley made his Broadway debut in 2011, in a revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. He is set to return to New York to appear in the 2026 production of Nick Payne's The Unbelievers at Manhattan Theatre Club as David opposite Lauren Ambrose.

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. They were married in September 2017, and their son was born in 2021.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 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 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 2023 Murder is Easy Lord Whitfield Two-part drama 2025 Down Cemetery Road Mark Main cast

Stage Year Title Role Venue 2006 The Woman Before Andi West End, Royal Court Theatre 2008 The Vertical Hour Philip Lucas 2010 Hurts Given and Received Bach Riverside Studios 2011 Arcadia Septimus Hodge Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre My City Richard Kenton West End, Almeida Theatre 2018 Dry Powder Seth West End, Hampstead Theatre 2023 Dancing at Lughnasa Gerry West End, Royal National Theatre 2026 The Unbelievers David Off-Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club

Awards and nominations