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Sam Riley
ActorBorn January 8, 1980 (45 years)
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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| 2025 | Islands · as Tom |
| 2024 | John Cranko · as John Cranko |
| 2023 | Widow Clicquot · as Louis Bohne |
| 2023 | Firebrand · as Thomas Seymour |
| 2022 | She Is Love · as Idris |
| 2022 | Alfons Jitterbit - Class Trip Chaos! · as Jack |
| 2021 | The Vault · as James |
| 2020 | Rebecca · as Jack Favell |
| 2019 | Radioactive · as Pierre Curie |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil · as Diaval |
| 2019 | The Naked King · as Narrator English (voice) |
| 2018 | Sometimes Always Never · as Peter |
| 2018 | Happy New Year, Colin Burstead · as David Burstead |
| 2017 | SS-GB (TV Series) · as Douglas Archer |
| 2016 | Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt · as Brad Blutbad |
| 2016 | Free Fire · as Stevo |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies · as Fitzwilliam Darcy |
| 2014 | Suite Française · as Benoit Labarie |
| 2014 | Maleficent · as Diaval |
| 2014 | The Dark Valley · as Greider |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | On the Road · as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac |
| 2011 | Woman in Love · as Wagenmeister |
| 2010 | Brighton Rock · as Pinkie |
| 2010 | 13 · as Vince |
| 2009 | Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn · as Cast |
| 2008 | Franklyn · as Milo |
| 2007 | |
| 2002 | Tough Love · as James Milton |
| 2002 | Lenny Blue · as James Milton |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Eric Bruney |