Sam Riley

Actor

Born: January 8, 1980 (age 46)
From: 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". 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…

Filmography (31)

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