Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan in 2019.Photo:Andrew Toth/Getty
Andrew Toth/Getty
When they first started dating,Tom Rileyalmost sacrificed an eye while trying to impressLizzy Caplan. Fortunately, his injury wasn’t for nothing —they’re now marriedand share a son.
The actors met in London in 2015 while Caplan was there to filmAllied. It was early on in their relationship when Riley arrived at his then-girlfriend’s Los Angeles home, gargled Listerine and spat it out onto the roadside only to be met with a cactus needle in his eye, perThis Morning.
Ultimately, that incident only brought the couple closer together. They wed in 2017 on the Amalfi coast in Italy with several celebrity guests in attendance. Four years later, theywelcomed their son, Alfie.
TheMean Girlsactress noted toGrazia USAin 2022 she “can’t imagine” raising him with anyone else. “I do feel very, very lucky,” she said.
Both Caplan and Riley value their privacy and are not active on social media. “The idea of being a ‘power couple’ or in a relationship that is a ‘brand’ is just so unappealing to me,” he explained toThe Telegraph.
However, they do share touching and hilarious anecdotes about their marriage and family life in interviews.
So, who is Lizzy Caplan’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Tom Riley and his relationship with theFatal Attractionstar.
He’s from Kent, England
Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan in 2020.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
For college, the actor attended Birmingham University, where he studied English literature and drama, founded a theater company called Article 19 and also had his own radio show.
Riley then graduated in 2002 and began a three-year acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
They met while Lizzy was filming in London
Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan in 2016.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage
Caplan and Riley met in London while she was there to film the war dramaAlliedin 2015. They went public with their relationship at the Prague Opera Ball in February 2016, and got engaged three months later.
He’s an actor and producer
Tom Riley in 2015.John Sciulli/Getty
John Sciulli/Getty
In addition to his television roles, Riley has starred in several indie films, performed onstage and directed and produced a variety of television and film projects.
According to his website, he pursues work that he “can take pride in; that he would want to show to his friends; that he would seek out if he were not in it and that his heroes would enjoy.”
Tom almost lost an eye on a date early in their relationship
Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley in 2019.Adrian Edwards/GC Images
Adrian Edwards/GC Images
When Riley attempted to put his best foot forward during one of his early dates with Caplan, he wound up seriously injuring himself. He told the story during a 2018 interview onThis Morning.
“I pulled up outside her house in L.A., and I wanted to have very clean breath,” Riley remembered. He was prepared with Listerine in his glove box, so he gargled and spat on the roadside.
What he didn’t notice was the cactus in his spitting path. “As I spat, a needle went straight through my eyeball,” the actor said on the show.
Although he tried to play it cool with Caplan at the time, she noticed how bad his eye looked, and his pupil began to leak. Doctors told Riley that he was just 2.5 millimeters from going blind.
“There is nothing that solidifies the beginning of a new relationship more than having to put an eye patch on your boyfriend’s face every night before he falls asleep,” he joked.
They got married in Italy
Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley in 2022.Noam Galai/Getty
Noam Galai/Getty
Over Labor Day weekend in 2017, the couple exchanged vows in Ravello, an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast.
According to the local newspaper,Il Vescovado, fellow actorsOctavia Spencer,Lily Collins,Dianna Agron,James Marsden,Chris HemsworthandDave Francowere all in attendance. Celebrity stylist Ilaria Urbinati was also there to celebrate.
After the ceremony, Riley posted a black-and-white photo from the special day on his now-deleted Instagram. “This one seems fertile,” he quipped in the caption. “She shall make a satisfactory first wife.”
Caplan had debuted herengagement ringin June 2016 at theNow You See Me 2premiere. In July 2016, she gave fans a better look while posing at theGhostbusterspremiere. She wore her ring with a white Erdem dress and a small black handbag at the event.
They share a son
Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley in 2018.Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Caplan and Riley welcomed their son Alfie in 2021. The actress opened up about enjoying motherhood during an interview withGrazia USAthe following year.
“There are moments where you’re just watching this little person do a thing and you’re just beaming at him and you don’t even realize you’re beaming until maybe you see a picture of yourself watching him do this thing and you realize, ‘Oh my, I’m smiling so much right now,’ ” Caplan explained to the magazine.
She also described parenting Alfie as “unrivaled pure joy.” According to Caplan, her husband is the “father of the century," and she noted that they both felt prepared to take this step.
“We got a lot of life in before we had a kid, so we were both very ready to do this,” she said, adding, “Motherhood’s good stuff. Highly recommend. 10 out of 10 would recommend.”
Caplan joked he gets into the “most embarrassing” situations
Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley in 2017.David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
In October 2019, Caplan appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!and poked fun at her husband. “I like that he tends to get into the mostembarrassing, humiliating situationson earth,” she toldJimmy Kimmel, before recalling a specific instance.
One time, when they were seeing a play at a theater in England, Riley went to the bathroom and returned “white as a ghost, covered in sweat,” according to Caplan.
He proceeded to explain to her that he tried to spit gum into a urinal, but it landed on another man’s private area in the process. “I wanted him to tell the story even slower, so I could just drink it in,” she said.
They prioritize each other
Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan in 2023.Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty
Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty
The duo often support each other’s work at industry events; Caplan attended Riley’sStarfishpremiere in 2016, and he joined her at the premieres forAlliedand her Hulu series,Castle Rock.They also celebrated her show,Fleishman Is in Trouble, at Carnegie Hall together in November 2022.
Riley and Caplan still make time for romance, too. During an April 2023 appearance onWatch What Happens Live, theCloverfieldstar told hostAndy Cohenabout Riley’s sweet gesture for her 40th birthday. The actor got 150 people from her past to write kind messages, and then he made a book out of it. “He tracked down my high school boyfriend,” Caplan emphasized.
source: people.com
