Acting
Sam Riley
- Titles
- 29movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2024 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 19top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
SS-GB81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Tension6.8average 6.1
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.4, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Period Piece 4
- Character Study 2
- Slow Burn 2
- Fantasy Adventure 2
- Visual Spectacle 2
- Good vs. Evil 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Gritty 2
- Historical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Alexandra Maria LaraActorControl, Suite Française, Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!, Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
Ray WinstoneActor13, Lenny Blue, Lenny Blue
Ben WheatleyDirectorFree Fire, Rebecca, Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Laurie RoseCinematographerFree Fire, Rebecca, Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Chris DickensEditorSuite Française, Lenny Blue, Lenny Blue
David HemmingsActorLenny Blue, Lenny Blue- KKelly BrailsfordActorLenny Blue, Lenny Blue
Jake WoodActorLenny Blue, Lenny Blue
Kristin Scott ThomasActorRebecca, Suite Française
Haley BennettActorWidow Clicquot, She is Love
Tom SturridgeActorOn the Road, Widow Clicquot
Craig ParkinsonActorControl, Brighton Rock
Movies and TV shows
33Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
81
SS-GB (2017)
TV show · as Douglas Archer
81
Control (2007)
as Ian Curtis
Good
Score 70 to 79
6 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
John Cranko (2024)
as John Cranko
74
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
as David Burstead
73
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV show · as Eric Bruney
73
Widow Clicquot (2024)
as Louis Bohne
73
Islands (2025)
as Tom
71
Suite Française (2015)
as Benoit Labarie
Decent
Score 60 to 69
6 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Sometimes Always Never (2019)
as Peter
67
Free Fire (2017)
as Stevo
63
Byzantium (2013)
as Darvell
63
Brighton Rock (2010)
as Pinkie
62
Maleficent (2014)
as Diaval
60
Franklyn (2008)
as Milo
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
13 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
On the Road (2012)
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
57
Firebrand (2024)
as Thomas Seymour
57
Radioactive (2020)
as Pierre Curie
56
The Vault (2021)
as James
51
The Dark Valley (2014)
as Greider
50
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
as Fitzwilliam Darcy
47
Rebecca (2020)
as Jack Favell
45
She is Love (2023)
as Idris
45
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager (2016)
as Brad Blutbad
42
13 (2010)
as Vince
41
Mint (2026)
TV show · as Dylan
Not rated yet
6 titles
Not rated yet
Lenny Blue (2002)
TV show · as James Milton
Lenny Blue (2002)
as James Milton
Tough Love (2000)
as James Milton
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019)
as Narrator English (voice)
Cezanne on Art (2026)
as Joachim Gasquet