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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Leute heute
Maleficent
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
13
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Vault
SS-GB
All Movies (31)
- Bulk2026 · as Corey Harlan
- Cezanne on Art2026 · as Joachim Gasquet
- Islands2025 · as Tom
- John Cranko2024 · as John Cranko
- Widow Clicquot2024 · as Louis Bohne
- Firebrand2024 · as Thomas Seymour
- She Is Love2023 · as Idris
- Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!2022 · as Jack
- The Vault2021 · as James
- Rebecca2020 · as Jack Favell
- Radioactive2020 · as Pierre Curie
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019 · as Diaval
- The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution2019 · as Narrator English (voice)
- Sometimes Always Never2019 · as Peter
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead2018 · as David Burstead
- Free Fire2017 · as Stevo
- Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager2016 · as Brad Blutbad
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies2016 · as Fitzwilliam Darcy
- Suite Française2015 · as Benoit Labarie
- Maleficent2014 · as Diaval
- The Dark Valley2014 · as Greider
- Byzantium2013 · as Darvell
- On the Road2012 · as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
- Woman in Love2011 · as Wagenmeister
- Brighton Rock2010 · as Pinkie
- 132010 · as Vince
- Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn2009 · as Self
- Franklyn2008 · as Milo
- Control2007 · as Ian Curtis
- Lenny Blue2002 · as James Milton
- Tough Love2000 · as James Milton
All TV Shows (5)
- Mint2026 · as Dylan
- SS-GB2017 · as Douglas Archer
- Lenny Blue2002 · as James Milton
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Eric Bruney
- Leute heute1997 · as Self