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Sam Riley
Acting
08 Jan 1980 (46 years)
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, ...
Also Known As
Samuel Peter W. Riley
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Sam Riley's Movies
71%
Maleficent
28 May 2014
73%
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
16 Oct 2019
62%
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
04 Feb 2016
63%
Free Fire
31 Mar 2017
63%
Rebecca
16 Oct 2020
72%
Suite Française
12 Mar 2015
68%
The Vault
04 Mar 2021
63%
Byzantium
11 Apr 2013
75%
Control
12 Sept 2007
66%
Radioactive
11 Mar 2020
56%
On the Road
22 May 2012
58%
13
12 Mar 2010
70%
The Dark Valley
13 Feb 2014
60%
Franklyn
16 Oct 2008
63%
Firebrand
27 Mar 2024
57%
Brighton Rock
13 Sept 2010
59%
Woman in Love
15 Dec 2011
67%
Widow Clicquot
18 Jul 2024
64%
Sometimes Always Never
14 Mar 2019
64%
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
11 Oct 2018
