Biography
| Born | 5th April 1981 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Education | Maidstone Grammar School |
| Birmingham University - read English Literature & Drama | |
| LAMDA - winner of the Genesis Bursary | |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| Eye Colour | Green |
| Height | 5ft 10 |
| Agent | Conway van Gelder Grant (downloadable voice showreels on site) |
| Tom Titbits | Quotes and Trivia |
| Awards | |||
| 2012 | Best Actor | Special Commendation | BBC Audio Drama Awards |
| 2011 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Nomination | 56th Drama Desk Awards |
| 2010 | Best Male Performance | Nomination | Off West End Theatre Awards |
Tom Riley has received wide critical acclaim for his stage, television and film performances, although he is perhaps best known for his television roles - most recently as Leonardo da Vinci in Starz Da Vinci's Demons, as Laurence Shepherd in ITV's Monroe, as Gavin Sorensen in ITV's Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, and as Mr Wickham in ITV's Lost In Austen. His lead film roles include Happy Ever Afters, I Want Candy and A Few Days In September.
Along with superlative reviews, Tom has also received awards recognition for his stage performances. These include a nomination in the 2011 Drama Desk Awards for his role as Septimus Hodge in Arcadia on Broadway, and a nomination in the 2010 Off West End Theatre Awards for his role as Bach in Hurts Given and Received. Tom's other theatre credits include the 2011 world premiere of Stephen Poliakoff's My City and numerous productions at the Royal Court Theatre.
For BBC Radio 4 play Henry's Demons, Tom received a special commendation as Best Actor in the 2012 BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Tom was involved in drama in his home town of Maidstone, Kent from the age of four and spent his school years writing and directing plays. He studied English Literature and Drama at Birmingham University, graduating in 2002 with first class honours and set up a small theatre company before deciding to go to drama school. He started the three year Professional Acting Course at LAMDA the same year, completing his studies in 2005. Even though it meant he spent six years as a student, he believes his current success has proved it worthwhile.
Tom's ultimate aim in his profession is just to do work that he can take pride in; that he would want to show to his friends; that he would seek out if he were not in it and that his heroes would enjoy. He acknowledges that it is not an easy path to follow but is encouraged to stick to it as best he can, whilst still trying not to take himself too seriously.
Tom's work ethic in 5 words: Do good work. Enjoy it.
| WRITING | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Year | ||
| Film-script | Pressed by Tom Riley & Eliza Coupe | 2009 | |
| ACTING | |||
| Title | Role | Year | |
| Film | AIR (short) | Nick | 2013 |
| TV | Da Vinci's Demons | Leonardo da Vinci | 2012 |
| Radio | Lord Behold Us | Mr Dawson | 2012 |
| TV | Monroe series 2 | Laurence Shepherd | 2012 |
| TV | Twenty Twelve | Christian Jebb (cameo) | 2012 |
| Theatre | DryWrite | monologue | 2011 |
| Radio | Henry's Demons | Henry | 2011 |
| Theatre | My City | Richard Kenton | 2011 |
| Film | Chemistry (short) | Eric | 2011 |
| Theatre | Latitude Festival: Word Theatre | readings | 2011 |
| Theatre | Arcadia | Septimus Hodge | 2011 |
| TV | Monroe | Laurence Shepherd | 2010 |
| TV | Bedlam | Rob | 2010 |
| Film | Magpie (short) | Batman | 2010 |
| Theatre | Hurts Given and Received | Bach | 2010 |
| TV | Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Gavin Sorensen | 2009 |
| Theatre | A House Not Meant To Stand | Charlie McCorkle | 2009 |
| Film | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Romeo | 2009 |
| TV | No Heroics (US pilot) | Nigel / Brainstorm | 2009 |
| Film | Happy Ever Afters | Freddie Butler | 2009 |
| Film | Curiosity (short) | Mike | 2009 |
| Radio | Coram Boy: BBC Radio 4 | Adult Thomas | 2008 |
| TV | Poirot: Appointment With Death | Raymond | 2008 |
| Theatre | Paradise Regained | Tom | 2008 |
| Theatre | Light Shining In Buckinghamshire | reading | 2008 |
| Theatre | DryWrite | readings | 2008 |
| TV | Lost In Austen | Mr Wickham | 2008 |
| TV | Freezing | Dave Beethoven | 2008 |
| Radio | The Vertical Hour: BBC Radio 3 | Philip | 2008 |
| Film | Close (short) | Rob | 2008 |
| Theatre | The Vertical Hour | Philip | 2008 |
| TV | Lewis: And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea | Philip Horton | 2007 |
| TV | Casualty 1907 | Dr James Walton | 2007 |
| Theatre | Latitude Festival: Shuffle (Royal Court) | reading | 2007 |
| Theatre | Rough Cuts: Posh | reading | 2007 |
| TV | Miss Marple: Ordeal By Innocence | Bobby Argyle | 2007 |
| Film | Un De Toi (short) | ? | 2007 |
| Film | Return To House On Haunted Hill | Paul | 2007 |
| Film | I Want Candy | Joe | 2006 |
| TV | Freezing | Dave Beethoven | 2006 |
| TV | Casualty 1906 | Dr James Walton | 2006 |
| Film | A Few Days In September | David | 2006 |
| Theatre | Victory: Royal Court 50 | reading | 2006 |
| Theatre | The Entertainer: Royal Court 50 | reading | 2006 |
| Theatre | Censorship: Royal Court 50 | reading | 2006 |
| Theatre | Flight 5065: 27 One Minute Plays | 2005 | |
| Theatre | The Woman Before | Andi | 2005 |
| Theatre | The Peoples' Temple LAMDA | Tony Tesoro | |
| Theatre | North Greenwich LAMDA | ||
| Theatre | Merchant Of Venice LAMDA | Shylock | |
| EARLY DAYS | |||
| Theatre | Dahling You Were Marvellous (Ed Fringe) | 2001 | |
| Theatre | Clockwork Orange | ||
| Unconfirmed past projects | from various bios | ||
| Film | Story Of A Century | ||
| TV | Paparazzi | ||
| Theatre | God Went Out In '33 | reading | |
| Theatre | A Respectable Wedding | workshop | |
| Theatre | Saved | workshop | |
| Theatre | Devised | workshop | |
| Theatre | Three Sisters | ||
| Theatre | The Recruiting Officer | ||
| Theatre | Iphigenia At Aulis | ||
| Theatre | Dealer's Choice | ||
| Theatre | Scenes From An Execution |
Details from Tom Riley (thank you) , The Stage, Genesis Foundation and IMDb