Editing David Rizzio (section)

==Representation in fiction==
Rizzio was played by [[John Carradine]] in the 1936 RKO picture ''[[Mary of Scotland (film)|Mary of Scotland]]''; by [[Ian Holm]] in the 1971 movie ''[[Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)|Mary, Queen of Scots]]''; by Tadeusz Pasternak in the BBC mini-series ''[[Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot]]''; by [[Andrew Shaver]] in [[The CW]] network television show ''[[Reign (TV series)|Reign]]''; and by [[Ismael Cruz Córdova]] in the 2018 film ''[[Mary Queen of Scots (2018 film)|Mary Queen of Scots]]''.

The murder of Rizzio and the subsequent downfall of Darnley form the main subject of the 1830 play ''Maria Stuart'' by [[Juliusz Słowacki]].

Rizzio's life and death are a key plot element in [[Caleb Carr]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] story ''[[The Italian Secretary]]'', Holmes vocally dismissing the idea that Rizzio was ever anything more than entertainment.

[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] used the death of Rizzio as a plot point in his 1908 story, “The Silver Mirror”.

Rizzio's murder is also the subject of Scottish author [[Denise Mina]]'s 2021 novella, "Rizzio".