Tom Riley

Born: 1981-04-05, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK

Biography

Tom Riley (born 5 April 1981 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. Tom was involved in drama in his home town of Maidstone, Kent, since 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.

Filmography

• Doctor Who (2005)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
• Lewis (2007)
• Angie Tribeca (2016)
• Inside No. 9 (2014)
• The Nevers (2021)
• Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
• Down Cemetery Road (2025)
• The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022)
• Extinction (2018)
• Lost in Austen (2008)
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)
• Kill Your Friends (2015)
• Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
• I Want Candy (2007)
• Ill Behaviour (2017)
• Dark Heart (2018)
• Pushing Dead (2016)
• The Toll Road (2019)
• The 12 Days of Christine (2015)
• Modern Life Is Rubbish (2018)
• Happy Ever Afters (2009)
• The Shadow Hours (2018)