Acting
30
Man
Jan 8, 1980 (44)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Sam Riley
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".[1]. 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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Islands | Tom |
| 2024 | Firebrand | Thomas Seymour |
| 2024 | Widow Clicquot | Louis Bohne |
| 2024 | Cranko | John Cranko |
| 2023 | She is Love | Idris |
| 2022 | Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! | Jack |
| 2021 | The Vault | James |
| 2020 | Rebecca | Jack Favell |
| 2020 | Radioactive | Pierre Curie |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Diaval |
| 2019 | Sometimes Always Never | Peter |
| 2019 | The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution | Narrator English (voice) |
| 2018 | Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | David Burstead |
| 2017 | Free Fire | Stevo |
| 2017 | SS-GB | Douglas Archer |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Fitzwilliam Darcy |
| 2016 | Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager | Brad Blutbad |
| 2015 | Suite Française | Benoit Labarie |
| 2014 | Maleficent | Diaval |
| 2014 | The Dark Valley | Greider |
| 2013 | Byzantium | Darvell |
| 2012 | On the Road | Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac |
| 2010 | 13 | Vince |
| 2010 | Brighton Rock | Pinkie |
| 2008 | Franklyn | Milo |
| 2007 | Control | Ian Curtis |
| 2002 | Lenny Blue | James Milton |
| 2000 | Tough Love | James Milton |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eric Bruney |
| 1997 | Leute heute | Self |