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    Sam Riley

    1980-01-08 (44 years old) in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

    actor
    Islands
    0 %|May 8, 2025
    poster
    John Cranko
    90 %|Oct 3, 2024
    Drama, History
    poster
    Widow Clicquot
    71 %|Jul 18, 2024
    Drama
    poster
    Firebrand
    64 %|Mar 27, 2024
    Drama, History, Thriller
    poster
    She is Love
    55 %|Feb 3, 2023
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    poster
    Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
    64 %|Jul 7, 2022
    Family, Comedy
    poster
    The Vault
    68.14 %|Mar 4, 2021
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    poster
    Rebecca
    63 %|Oct 16, 2020
    Romance, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    poster
    Radioactive
    66 %|Mar 11, 2020
    Drama, Romance, History
    poster
    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
    73.05 %|Oct 16, 2019
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
    poster
    Sometimes Always Never
    64 %|Mar 14, 2019
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
    64 %|Oct 11, 2018
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Free Fire
    63 %|Mar 31, 2017
    Action, Crime, Mystery
    poster
    Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
    44 %|Dec 1, 2016
    Adventure, Family, Comedy
    poster
    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
    62 %|Feb 4, 2016
    Romance, Horror, Comedy, Thriller
    poster
    Suite Française
    73 %|Mar 12, 2015
    Drama, Romance, War
    poster
    Maleficent
    70.91 %|May 28, 2014
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Family, Romance
    poster
    The Dark Valley
    71 %|Feb 13, 2014
    Drama, Thriller
    poster
    Byzantium
    62.910000000000004 %|Apr 11, 2013
    Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
    poster
    On the Road
    56 %|May 22, 2012
    Adventure, Drama
    poster
    Brighton Rock
    57 %|Sep 13, 2010
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    poster
    13
    58.339999999999996 %|Mar 12, 2010
    Drama, Thriller
    poster
    Franklyn
    60.23 %|Oct 16, 2008
    Fantasy, Thriller, Drama
    poster
    Control
    75.28999999999999 %|Sep 12, 2007
    Drama
    poster
    Lenny Blue
    0 %|Jul 1, 2002
    Drama, Crime
    actor
    Tough Love
    0 %|Oct 1, 2000
    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    Series

    poster
    SS-GB
    62 %|Feb 19, 2017
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    poster
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    actor
    Leute heute
    30 %|Jul 23, 1997
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