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Aliases: سم رایلی

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

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".[1]. 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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8
Leute heute
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3

Leute heute

(1997) Self
Maleficent
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7

Maleficent

(2014) Diaval
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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7
Rebecca
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6

Rebecca

(2020) Jack Favell
The Vault
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7

The Vault

(2021) James
13
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6

13

(2010) Vince
Suite Française
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7

Suite Française

(2015) Benoit Labarie

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Corey Harlan
Tom
2024 John Cranko
Louis Bohne
Thomas Seymour
2023 Idris
2022 Jack
2021 James
2020 Jack Favell
Pierre Curie
2019 Diaval
Narrator English (voice)
Peter
2018 David Burstead
2017 Stevo
Douglas Archer
2016 Brad Blutbad
Fitzwilliam Darcy
2015 Benoit Labarie
2014 Diaval
Greider
2013 Darvell
2012 Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
2011 Wagenmeister
2010 Pinkie
Vince
2009 Self
2008 Milo
2007 Ian Curtis
2002 James Milton
2000 James Milton
1999 Eric Bruney
1997 Self
Dylan
Year Character Movie/Tv

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