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Sam Riley

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EntityQ520001· pop 39· linked from 160 articles

Also known as Samuel Peter W. Riley

English actor

OverviewAI-generated

Sam Riley is a British female author and musician. Her career began in 2007, and she has one child. As a writer, she has published five works, including *Pitsky*, *Norwegian Elkhound*, *German Pinscher*, *Keep Scrolling Till You Feel Something*, and *Portlandia Activity Book*.

In the music field, Riley is associated with punk, rock, alternative, and post-punk genres. Her musical output has been accessed by 4,282 listeners, accumulating a total of 12,797 plays. She is referenced by 160 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Pitsky
  • Norwegian Elkhound
  • German Pinscher
  • Keep Scrolling Till You Feel Something
  • Portlandia Activity Book

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1965-02-16
Active to
2021-06-11

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,282
Total plays
12,797

Tags

punkrockalternativePost punkunder 2000 listeners

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sam+Riley">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Sam Riley

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 ) ​

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sam
Family name
Q16882085
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Menston
Educated at
Uppingham School
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Sam Riley Das finstere Tal Wien 2014 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
Residence
Berlin
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Commons category
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
Sources (6)

via Wikidata · CC0

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sam Riley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.