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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.
As actor
Bulk
Cezanne on Art
Islands
Firebrand
John Cranko
Widow Clicquot
She Is Love
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
The Vault
Radioactive
Rebecca
Sometimes Always Never
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Free Fire
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Suite Française
Maleficent
The Dark Valley
Byzantium
On the Road
Woman in Love
Brighton Rock
13
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Franklyn
Control
Lenny Blue