Sam Riley

Personal Info

Birthday

January 8, 1980

(45 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

سم رایلی

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".

[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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Maleficent

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

SS-GB

The Vault

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Suite Française

Filmography

2025
Islands
as Tom
2024
John Cranko
as John Cranko
Widow Clicquot
as Louis Bohne
Firebrand
as Thomas Seymour
2023
She Is Love
as Idris
2022
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
as Jack
2021
The Vault
as James
2020
Rebecca
as Jack Favell
Radioactive
as Pierre Curie
2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Diaval
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
as Narrator English (voice)
Sometimes Always Never
as Peter
2018
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as David Burstead
2017
Free Fire
as Stevo
2016
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
as Brad Blutbad
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
2015
Suite Française
as Benoit Labarie
2014
Maleficent
as Diaval
The Dark Valley
as Greider
2013
Byzantium
as Darvell
2012
On the Road
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
2011
Woman in Love
as Wagenmeister
2010
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie
13
as Vince
2008
Franklyn
as Milo
2007
Control
as Ian Curtis
2002
Lenny Blue
as James Milton
2000
Tough Love
as James Milton