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.

Known for

★7.6

Doctor Who

2005

★6.1

Extinction

2018

★7.9

The Nevers

2021

★7.6

Da Vinci's Demons

2013

★8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

★6.5

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

2022

★6.0

Kill Your Friends

2015

★5.5

Return to House on Haunted Hill

2007

★8.1

Inside No. 9

2014

★5.6

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

2009

★6.4

Angie Tribeca

2016

★6.7

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023

★7.6

Lewis

2007

★5.1

I Want Candy

2007

★6.8

Down Cemetery Road

2025

★7.1

Lost in Austen

2008

★7.1

Modern Life Is Rubbish

2018