Sam Riley
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.
Filmography
John Cranko
as John Cranko
John Cranko
as John Cranko
Widow Clicquot
as Louis Bohne
Widow Clicquot
as Louis Bohne
Radioactive
as Pierre Curie
Radioactive
as Pierre Curie
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as David Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as David Burstead
Free Fire
as Stevo
Free Fire
as Stevo
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
Maleficent
as Diaval
Maleficent
as Diaval
The Dark Valley
as Greider
The Dark Valley
as Greider
On the Road
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
On the Road
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie
13
as Vince
13
as Vince
Franklyn
as Milo
Franklyn
as Milo
Control
as Ian Curtis
Control
as Ian Curtis