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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.
British actor Sam Riley rose to stardom as Joy Division's poetic lead singer Ian Curtis in the acclaimed film Control (2007), directed by Anton Coribjn, a great fan of the group and also their official photographer.
British actor Sam Riley rose to stardom as Joy Division's poetic lead singer Ian Curtis in the acclaimed film Control (2007), directed by Anton Coribjn, a great fan of the group and also their official photographer.
He is currently playing the role of Pinkie Brown in a remake of Brighton Rock alongside Helen Mirren. 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.
A critically acclaimed presence in British film after his award-winning turn as Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in "Control" (2007), Sam Riley parlayed his brooding persona in that film into a...
Samuel Peter W. Riley 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.
May 13, 2019 · Sam Riley: Out of Control, into a new life. After meeting his German wife on the set of Control, his breakthrough film, Sam Riley left Leeds and settled in Berlin. But he made a rare trip back to the north to make a new film with Bill Nighy. By David Barnett.
Jan 30, 2023 · Simon Button talks to actor Sam Riley about playing Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, filming She Is Love on the south coast and living a family life in Berlin.
Oct 21, 2019 · Sam Riley reveals how quickly Maleficent: Mistress of Evil came together and talks about working with Angelina Jolie on the sequel.
Sep 26, 2007 · Control: Directed by Anton Corbijn. With Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson. A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
