Portrait of Sam Riley

Acting

Sam Riley

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2024 and 2026 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for SS-GB
SS-GB
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Riley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Bleak Atmosphere 3
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Gritty 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Gothic Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 58
Bulk
Bulk (2026)
GoodWatch score 66

as Corey Harlan

Mint
Mint (2026)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Dylan

Cezanne on Art
Cezanne on Art (2026)

as Joachim Gasquet

Islands
Islands (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tom

Widow Clicquot
Widow Clicquot (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

as Louis Bohne

John Cranko
John Cranko (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as John Cranko

Firebrand
Firebrand (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

as Thomas Seymour

She Is Love
She Is Love (2023)
GoodWatch score 37

as Idris

Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! (2022)

as Jack

The Vault
The Vault (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as James

Radioactive
Radioactive (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pierre Curie

Rebecca
Rebecca (2020)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jack Favell

2010s

16 titles · average score 57
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as Diaval

Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

as Peter

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

as David Burstead

SS-GB
SS-GB (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Douglas Archer

Free Fire
Free Fire (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stevo

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
GoodWatch score 51

as Fitzwilliam Darcy

Maleficent
Maleficent (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Diaval

The Dark Valley
The Dark Valley (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

as Greider

Byzantium
Byzantium (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

as Darvell

On the Road
On the Road (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac

13
13 (2010)
GoodWatch score 34

as Vince

Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pinkie

2000s

4 titles · average score 68
Franklyn
Franklyn (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Milo

Control
Control (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ian Curtis

Lenny Blue
Lenny Blue (2002)

TV show · as James Milton

Tough Love
Tough Love (2000)

as James Milton

1990s

1 title · average score 73
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Eric Bruney