
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...
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...
Known For
Maleficent
as Diaval
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Diaval
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
Cast Credits
Bulk
as Corey Harlan
Cezanne on Art
as Joachim Gasquet
Islands
as Tom
John Cranko
as John Cranko
Widow Clicquot
as Louis Bohne
Firebrand
as Thomas Seymour
She Is Love
as Idris
The Vault
as James
Rebecca
as Jack Favell
Radioactive
as Pierre Curie
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Diaval
Sometimes Always Never
as Peter
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as David Burstead
Free Fire
as Stevo
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
as Brad Blutbad
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
Suite Française
as Benoit Labarie
Maleficent
as Diaval
The Dark Valley
as Greider
Byzantium
as Darvell
On the Road
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Woman in Love
as Wagenmeister
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie
13
as Vince
Franklyn
as Milo
Control
as Ian Curtis
Lenny Blue
as James Milton
Tough Love
as James Milton