Acting
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.
James
... 2021
Jack Favell
... 2020
Pierre Curie
... 2020
Diaval
... 2019
Narrator English (voice)
... 2019
Peter
... 2019
David Burstead
... 2018
Stevo
... 2017
Brad Blutbad
... 2016
Fitzwilliam Darcy
... 2016
Benoit Labarie
... 2015
Diaval
... 2014
Greider
... 2014
Darvell
... 2012
Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
... 2012
Pinkie
... 2010
Vince
... 2010
Milo
... 2008
Ian Curtis
... 2007
James Milton
... 2002
James Milton
... 2000
Idris