Sam Riley

Acting

Sam Riley

Born 1980-01-08 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK 30 films

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 detai…

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Filmography

30 films
Bulk poster

When an over zealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far, his brane explode…

Bulk

★ 5.0 2026

Cezanne on Art poster

Inspired by conversations between Cezanne and his writer friend Joachim Gasquet, the film blends ar…

Cezanne on Art

★ 0.0 2026

Islands poster

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missi…

Islands

★ 6.1 2025

John Cranko poster

The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is a…

John Cranko

★ 8.2 2024

Widow Clicquot poster

After her husband's death, Madame Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of their wine bu…

Widow Clicquot

★ 6.6 2024

Firebrand poster

Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad.…

Firebrand

★ 6.3 2024

She Is Love poster

When Patricia arrives at a country hotel in Cornwall, she encounters her ex husband Idris, who mana…

She Is Love

★ 5.5 2023

The Vault poster

Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in t…

The Vault

★ 6.8 2021

Rebecca poster

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can'…

Rebecca

★ 6.3 2020

Radioactive poster

The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries…

Radioactive

★ 6.6 2020