Tom Riley is an English film, television, and theatre actor.

Tom was involved in drama in his home town of Maidstone

Maidstone

Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...

, 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Casualty 1906	Dr James Walton	1 episode
	A Few Days in September	David
2007	Return to House on Haunted Hill Return to House on Haunted Hill Return to House on Haunted Hill is a 2007 horror film and sequel to the 1999 remake of House on Haunted Hill. Directed by Víctor García, the film depicts a group of people searching for a mysterious idol hidden inside a haunted psychiatric asylum...	Paul
	Marple: Ordeal By Innocence	Bobby Argyle
	Freezing (TV series) Freezing (TV series) Freezing is a BBC comedy series starring Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern about an otherwise successful couple in their forties who find themselves out of work...	Dave Beethoven
	I Want Candy (film) I Want Candy (film) I Want Candy is a 2007 British comedy film from Ealing Studios.-Plot:A group of film students at Leatherhead University in search of funding for their feature film "The Love Storm" end up having to rewrite and make it into a porno...	Joe
2008	Casualty 1907	Dr. James Walton	1 episode
	Lewis: And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea	Philip Horton
	Freezing (TV series) Freezing (TV series) Freezing is a BBC comedy series starring Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern about an otherwise successful couple in their forties who find themselves out of work...	Dave Beethoven	2 episodes
	Lost in Austen Lost in Austen Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British television series for the ITV network, written by Guy Andrews as a fantasy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...	George Wickham
	Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios... : Appointment with Death	Raymond Boynton
2009	Happy Ever Afters Happy Ever Afters Happy Ever Afters is an Irish film written and directed by Stephen Burke. The film was first shown at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea on 10 October and released on 21 October 2009 in France.-Plot:...	Freddie Butler
	No Heroics No Heroics No Heroics is a British superhero-comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show is ITV2's first original sitcom. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards.-Setting:...	Nigel/Brainstorm	(US pilot)
	St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold is a 2009 comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson, both of whom directed the previous film in the series...	Romeo
2010	Bouquet of Barbed Wire Bouquet of Barbed Wire Bouquet of Barbed Wire is a British television series based on a 1969 novel by Andrea Newman. The series – whose title comes from an incident that occurred to Newman and her mother while on a walk – was made by London Weekend Television for ITV in 1976...	Gavin Sorensen
2011	Monroe Monroe (TV series) Monroe is a British medical drama television series created and written by Peter Bowker and produced by Mammoth Screen for the ITV network. The series follows a neurosurgeon named Gabriel Monroe, played by James Nesbitt. The six-part series was commissioned by ITV as one of a number of replacements...	Dr Laurence Shepherd

Stage

• 2008: The Vertical Hour
  The Vertical Hour
  The Vertical Hour is a play by David Hare. The play addresses the relationship of characters with opposing views on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and also explores psychological tension between public lives and private lives. The play received its world premiere at the Music Box Theater on Broadway,...
  
   by David Hare
  David Hare (playwright)
  Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.-Early life:Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, the son of Agnes and Clifford Hare, a sailor. He was educated at Lancing, an independent school in West Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge...
  
   at the Royal Court Theatre
  Royal Court Theatre
  The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
  
   London
• 2011: My City by Stephen Poliakoff
  Stephen Poliakoff
  Stephen Poliakoff, CBE, FRSL is an acclaimed British playwright, director and scriptwriter, widely judged amongst Britain's foremost television dramatists.-Early life and career:...
  
   at the Almeida Theatre
  Almeida Theatre
  The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama and holds an annual summer festival of...
  
  , London

External links

• Tom Riley Fansite
• Tom Riley Web at fan-sites.org