Tom Riley Tapped to Play Da Vinci in Starz’s Da Vinci’s Demons

Broadway vet Tom Riley is set to play Leonardo da Vinci in the upcoming Starz series, Da Vinci’s Demons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Written by David S. Goyer, the series will be co-produced by BBC Worldwide and Starz. Da Vinci's Demons will premiere in 2013.

Part fantasy, part historical drama, the series will focus on da Vinci’s whirlwind youth in Florence during the Renaissance.

Riley made his Broadway debut in Arcadia. Originally from Kent, Riley appeared on stage in London in The Vertical Hour and My City. A British TV regular, Riley has appeared in Lost in Austen, Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Monroe