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Sam Riley
Birth at
8 January 1980
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English singer and actor Sam Riley was born on January 8, 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. From 1993 to 1998 he attended the famous Uppingham School in Rutland. Sam was the vocalist of one of the popular musical groups in his hometown "10,000 Things".
Since 1999, he has starred in the series Law and Order. Tough Love (2000), Law and Order. Criminal Intent (2001-2010), Lenny Blue (2002), The Sounds (2007).
In 2007, thanks to the role of Ian Curtis, the leader of the legendary post-punk group Joy
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English singer and actor Sam Riley was born on January 8, 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. From 1993 to 1998 he attended the famous Uppingham School in Rutland. Sam was the vocalist of one of the popular musical groups in his hometown "10,000 Things".
Since 1999, he has starred in the series Law and Order. Tough Love (2000), Law and Order. Criminal Intent (2001-2010), Lenny Blue (2002), The Sounds (2007).
In 2007, thanks to the role of Ian Curtis, the leader of the legendary post-punk group Joy Division, in Anton Corbijn’s film Control, Sam Riley was able to feel on his own skin what real fame is. For his role in this film, Sam received his first British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Film Debutant and the Kermode Award for Best Actor. In addition to the role of Ian Curtis in the film “24 Hours Party-People” by Michael Winterbottom, which tells about the formation of the New-Wave era in the UK and the development of record companies, he had the opportunity to play Mark E. Smith, the frontman of another legendary group – “The Fall”. But when the picture was fully edited, scenes with Sam Riley were cut.
Sam Riley starred in the British science fiction film “Franklin” (2008), as well as in the film “Brighton Rock” (2010) together with Carey Mulligan and Helen Miren, in addition, Sam Riley played the main role in the remake of the eponymous French thriller “Thirteen” (2010).
Sam Riley became the face of the famous English brand Burberry, participating in an advertising campaign, which was arranged by the English haute couture house.
Since 2009, he has been married to Alexandra Maria Lara, an actress with whom he co-starred in the legendary Control. To date, the couple chose to move from foggy England to Berlin. /