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Sam Riley
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…
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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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2026
Mint
TV show Dylan
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2026
Bulk
Movie Corey Harlan
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2026
Cezanne on Art
Movie Joachim Gasquet
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2025
Islands
Movie Tom
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2024
John Cranko
Movie John Cranko
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2024
Widow Clicquot
Movie Louis Bohne
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2024
Firebrand
Movie Thomas Seymour
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2023
She Is Love
Movie Idris
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2022
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
Movie Jack
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2021
The Vault
Movie James
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2020
Rebecca
Movie Jack Favell
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2020
Radioactive
Movie Pierre Curie
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2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Movie Diaval
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2019
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
Movie Narrator English (voice)
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2019
Sometimes Always Never
Movie Peter
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2018
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Movie David Burstead
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2017
Free Fire
Movie Stevo
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2017
SS-GB
TV show Douglas Archer
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2016
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
Movie Brad Blutbad
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2016
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Movie Fitzwilliam Darcy
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2015
Suite Française
Movie Benoit Labarie
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2014
Maleficent
Movie Diaval
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2014
The Dark Valley
Movie Greider
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2013
Byzantium
Movie Darvell
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2012
On the Road
Movie Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
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2011
Woman in Love
Movie Wagenmeister
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2010
Brighton Rock
Movie Pinkie
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2010
13
Movie Vince
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2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie Self
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2008
Franklyn
Movie Milo
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2007
Control
Movie Ian Curtis
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2002
Lenny Blue
TV show James Milton
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2000
Tough Love
Movie James Milton
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV show Eric Bruney
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1997
Leute heute
TV show Self
