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Sam Riley
🎭 Acting

Sam Riley

January 8, 1980 (age 46)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Male
31
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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…

Movies

31 credits
Maleficent Movie
★ 7.1
Action, Adventure
2014 Action, Adventure
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Movie
★ 7.3
Adventure, Family
2019 Adventure, Family
The Vault Movie
★ 6.8
Action, Drama
2021 Action, Drama
Rebecca Movie
★ 6.3
Drama, Mystery
2020 Drama, Mystery
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Movie
★ 6.2
Comedy, Horror
2016 Comedy, Horror
13 Movie
★ 5.8
Drama, Thriller
13
2010 Drama, Thriller
Radioactive Movie
★ 6.6
Drama, History
2020 Drama, History
Free Fire
★ 6.3
+
Free Fire
2017 as Stevo
Byzantium Movie
★ 6.3
Drama, Fantasy
2013 Drama, Fantasy
Widow Clicquot
★ 6.7
+
Widow Clicquot
2024 as Louis Bohne
Suite Française Movie
★ 7.2
Drama, Romance
2015 Drama, Romance
Firebrand Movie
★ 6.3
Drama, History
2024 Drama, History
Control
★ 7.5
+
Control
2007 as Ian Curtis
On the Road Movie
★ 5.6
Adventure, Drama
2012 Adventure, Drama
Franklyn
★ 6.0
+
Franklyn
2008 as Milo
Islands
★ 6.1
+
Islands
2025 as Tom
Bulk
★ 5.0
+
Bulk
2026 as Corey Harlan
Woman in Love
★ 5.9
+
Woman in Love
2011 as Wagenmeister
Lenny Blue
★ 9.0
+
Lenny Blue
2002 as James Milton
Brighton Rock
★ 5.7
+
Brighton Rock
2010 as Pinkie
The Dark Valley
★ 7.0
+
The Dark Valley
2014 as Greider
Sometimes Always Never
★ 6.4
+
Sometimes Always Never
2019 as Peter
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
★ 6.4
+
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018 as David Burstead
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
★ 6.1
+
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
2022 as Jack
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
+
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
2019 as Narrator English (voice)
Tough Love
★ 10.0
+
Tough Love
2000 as James Milton
She Is Love
★ 5.5
+
She Is Love
2023 as Idris
John Cranko
★ 8.2
+
John Cranko
2024 as John Cranko
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
★ 4.4
+
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
2016 as Brad Blutbad
Cezanne on Art
+
Cezanne on Art
2026 as Joachim Gasquet

TV Shows

4 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
Leute heute TV
★ 5.2
News
1997 News
SS-GB TV
+
SS-GB
2017 as Douglas Archer
Mint TV
★ 2.4
Crime, Drama
2026 Crime, Drama
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