Tom Riley (actor)

Tom Riley
Tom Riley at the premiere of I Want Candy in 2007
Born	(1981-04-05) 5 April 1981 (age 35) Maidstone, Kent, England
Education	Maidstone Grammar School
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	2006–present

Tom Riley (born 5 April 1981) is an English actor and producer.

Riley was born in Maidstone, Kent. He became involved in drama in his hometown at the age of four, and spent his school years writing and directing plays. He attended Maidstone Grammar School. He studied English literature and drama at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 2002 with first class honours. He then set up a small theatre company before starting a three-year acting course at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), completing his studies in 2005.

Riley became engaged in May 2016 in New York to American actress Lizzy Caplan. Caplan and Riley met in January 2015 while the actress was filming in London and made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Prague Opera Ball in February 2016.