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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Bulk — Corey Harlan2026
- Cezanne on Art — Joachim Gasquet2026
- Mint — Dylan2026
- Islands — Tom2025
- Firebrand — Thomas Seymour2024
- John Cranko — John Cranko2024
- Widow Clicquot — Louis Bohne2024
- She Is Love — Idris2023
- Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! — Jack2022
- The Vault — James2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1980-01-08 ) 8 January 1980 (age 46) , Menston, Bradford, West Yorkshire , England
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Spouse
- Alexandra Maria Lara ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Family name
- Riley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Menston
- Spouse
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Uppingham School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Image
- Sam Riley Das finstere Tal Wien 2014 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Berlin
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- Sam Riley
- date of birth
- 1980-01-08
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- name in native language
- Sam Riley
- birth name
- Samuel Peter W. Riley
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Peter W. Riley (born 8 January 1980) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his performance in the 2007 biographical film Control about the life of Ian Curtis, as protagonist Sal Paradise in the 2012 adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road, and as Diaval in the 2014 film Maleficent. Riley received renown for his portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 2016 film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Early life and education
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