Sam Riley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1980 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
He is best known for playing the lead role of Ian Curtis in the movie Control, a biopic about the lead singer of the 1970s post-punk band Joy Division. His performance in the role won him the British Independent Film Award for "Most Promising Newcomer". He also won a Kermode for Best Actor 2007 for the film. Prior to his portrayal of Ian Curtis, Riley played The Fall frontman Mark E. Smith in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People, which details the Factory Records era. His scenes, however, were omitted from the final cut. In September 2007, Riley was cast in Gerald McMorrow's British science fiction film Franklyn. He will play a lead role in 13, an English-language remake of the French thriller 13 Tzameti. He is currently playing the role of Pinkie Brown in a remake of Brighton Rock alongside Helen Mirren.
Known For
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Filmography
Bulk
Movie · as Corey Harlan
Cezanne on Art
Movie · as Joachim Gasquet
Mint
TV · as Dylan · 8 eps
Islands
Movie · as Tom
Firebrand
Movie · as Thomas Seymour
John Cranko
Movie · as John Cranko
Widow Clicquot
Movie · as Louis Bohne
Black Doves
TV · as Patrick · 5 eps
She Is Love
Movie · as Idris
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
Movie · as Jack
The Vault
Movie · as James
Radioactive
Movie · as Pierre Curie
Rebecca
Movie · as Jack Favell
Sometimes Always Never
Movie · as Peter
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Movie · as Diaval
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
Movie · as Narrator English (voice)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Movie · as David Burstead
Free Fire
Movie · as Stevo
SS-GB
TV · as Douglas Archer · 5 eps
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
Movie · as Brad Blutbad
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Movie · as Fitzwilliam Darcy
Suite Française
Movie · as Benoit Labarie
Maleficent
Movie · as Diaval
The Dark Valley
Movie · as Greider
Byzantium
Movie · as Darvell
On the Road
Movie · as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Woman in Love
Movie · as Wagenmeister
Brighton Rock
Movie · as Pinkie
13
Movie · as Vince
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self
Franklyn
Movie · as Milo
Control
Movie · as Ian Curtis
Lenny Blue
TV · as James Milton · 2 eps
Tough Love
Movie · as James Milton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Eric Bruney · 2 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep