- Sam Riley
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name = Sam Riley
caption = Riley at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards
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birthdate = birth date and age|1980|1|8|df=y
birthplace =Leeds
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website =Sam Riley (born
8 January 1980 ) is an English actor, best known for playing the lead role ofIan Curtis in the movie "Control", a biopic about the lead singer of the 1970spost-punk bandJoy Division . His performance in the role won him the British Independent Film Award for "Most Promising Newcomer".cite web|url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/awards/winners/2007.html|title=BIFA Winners 2007|publisher=British Independent Film Awards|language=English|date=2007-11-28|accessdate=2007-12-01]At one point in the film, after Curtis suffers from an epileptic fit, the actor portraying Joy Division's manager
Rob Gretton (Toby Kebbell ) comments to him "At least you're not the lead singer in The Fall". Sam Riley had playedMark E. Smith , lead singer of The Fall, in the 2002 film "24 Hour Party People ", [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727165/ Sam Riley filmography] . IMDB. ] but didn't make it into the final cut.For a few years he was the lead singer of the Leeds band
10,000 Things , with whom he achieved moderate success. In September 2007, Riley was cast inGerald McMorrow 's British science fiction film "Franklyn ".Background
Riley is from
Leeds , but currently lives inBerlin with his girlfriend co-starAlexandra Maria Lara .cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7202100.stm|title=Film star Riley's promising path|publisher=BBC|language=English|date=2008-02-07|accessdate=2008-02-07]Sam was educated at
Uppingham School , a public school inRutland from 1993 - 1998.fact|date=February 2008He is also featured in the Fall/Winter '08 advertisement campaign for the English high fashion house
Burberry .References
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*imdb name|id=0727165|name=Sam Riley
* [http://themovie-fanatic.com/hotlist/rising_stars/sam_riley/ Sam Riley comprehensive profile]Persondata
NAME = Sam Riley
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actor
DATE OF BIRTH =8 January 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH =United Kingdom
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