I worked in restaurants, bars, record stores; I did anything and everything to pay my way through university and LAMDA. Tom Riley barlamdapay Change image and share on social
I went to university in the north of England at University of Birmingham to do an English literature degree, and I knew I could do extracurricular stuff with theater and drama. I started a theater company, called Article 19, and I did it with a bunch of friends. I wrote and directed plays. I had a radio show. Tom Riley articlebirminghambunch share on social
I'm just terrible at auditions. I don't know how anyone does it. Tom Riley auditionterrible Change image and share on social
I can jump on to a kitchen worktop from standing, like Tigger. It was something my dad could do, and I copied it from him. Tom Riley copydadjump Change image and share on social
What you don't get necessarily at drama school is a gigantic mix of people. At university, there's people from every social background, and you get to go through that period of being naive and not quite sure who you're going to be. Tom Riley backgrounddramagigantic share on social
I'm quite lucky in that at certain angles I look all right, and at others I don't look so good, which enables me to play some leading roles and some stranger, more 'character'-type parts. I wouldn't say I'm the conventional handsome Hollywood leading man. Tom Riley anglecharacterconventional share on social