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