Sam Riley
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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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The Dark Valley (2014)
as Greider
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Maleficent (2014)
as Diaval
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
as Diaval
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
The Vault (2021)
as James
Suite Française (2015)
as Benoit Labarie
Free Fire (2017)
as Stevo
On the Road (2012)
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
13 (2010)
as Vince
Radioactive (2020)
as Pierre Curie
Widow Clicquot (2024)
as Louis Bohne
Firebrand (2024)
as Thomas Seymour
Byzantium (2013)
as Darvell
Franklyn (2008)
as Milo
Rebecca (2020)
as Jack Favell
Control (2007)
as Ian Curtis
Brighton Rock (2010)
as Pinkie
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
as David Burstead
Islands (2025)
as Tom
Bulk (2026)
as Corey Harlan
Sometimes Always Never (2019)
as Peter
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019)
as Narrator English (voice)
John Cranko (2024)
as John Cranko
She Is Love (2023)
as Idris
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! (2022)
as Jack
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
as Self
Woman in Love (2011)
as Wagenmeister
Cezanne on Art (2026)
as Joachim Gasquet
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager (2016)
as Brad Blutbad
Tough Love (2000)
as James Milton