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Sam Riley

Sam Riley

Birthday: 1980-01-08 | Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
The Vault

as    James

2020
Rebecca

as    Jack Favell

2020
Radioactive

as    Pierre Curie

2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

as    Diaval

2019
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

as    Narrator English (voice)

2019
Sometimes Always Never

as    Peter

2018
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

as    David Burstead

2017
SS-GB

as    Douglas Archer

2017
Free Fire

as    Stevo

2016
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as    Fitzwilliam Darcy

2015
Suite Française

as    Benoit Labarie

2014
Maleficent

as    Diaval

2014
The Dark Valley

as    Greider

2013
Byzantium

as    Darvell

2012
On the Road

as    Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac

2010
Brighton Rock

as    Pinkie

2008
Franklyn

as    Milo

2007
Control

as    Ian Curtis