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 postpunk band Joy Division His performance in the role won him the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer1 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 McMorrows British science fiction film Franklyn He will play a lead role in 13 an Englishlanguage 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