Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1980
Place of Birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits
35 titles
Sam Riley
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
Filmography
Mint
Dylan
Bulk
Corey Harlan
Cezanne on Art
Joachim Gasquet
Islands
Tom
John Cranko
John Cranko
Widow Clicquot
Louis Bohne
Firebrand
Thomas Seymour
She Is Love
Idris
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
Jack
The Vault
James
Rebecca
Jack Favell
Radioactive
Pierre Curie
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Diaval
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
Narrator English (voice)
Sometimes Always Never
Peter
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
David Burstead
Free Fire
Stevo
SS-GB
Douglas Archer
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
Brad Blutbad
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Suite Française
Benoit Labarie
Maleficent
Diaval
The Dark Valley
Greider
Byzantium
Darvell
On the Road
Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Woman in Love
Wagenmeister
Brighton Rock
Pinkie
13
Vince
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
Franklyn
Milo
Control
Ian Curtis
Lenny Blue
James Milton
Tough Love
James Milton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Eric Bruney
Leute heute
Self