Where to watch Sam Riley in the UK
Find every Sam Riley film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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". 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 Br…
Sam Riley films streaming in the UK
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Sam Riley TV shows streaming in the UK
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- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Eric Bruney
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Maleficent (2014) as Diaval
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) as Diaval
- The Vault (2021) as James
- Mint (2026) as Dylan
- SS-GB (2017) as Douglas Archer
- Radioactive (2020) as Pierre Curie
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) as Fitzwilliam Darcy
- Rebecca (2020) as Jack Favell
- 13 (2010) as Vince
- Free Fire (2017) as Stevo
- Suite Française (2015) as Benoit Labarie
- Control (2007) as Ian Curtis
- On the Road (2012) as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
- Byzantium (2013) as Darvell
- Franklyn (2008) as Milo
- Firebrand (2024) as Thomas Seymour
- Widow Clicquot (2024) as Louis Bohne
- Bulk (2026) as Corey Harlan
- Brighton Rock (2010) as Pinkie
- The Dark Valley (2014) as Greider
- Islands (2025) as Tom
- Woman in Love (2011) as Wagenmeister
- Tough Love (2000) as James Milton
- Sometimes Always Never (2019) as Peter
- Lenny Blue (2002) as James Milton
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) as David Burstead
- The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019) as Narrator English (voice)
- Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! (2022) as Jack
- She Is Love (2023) as Idris
- John Cranko (2024) as John Cranko
- Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager (2016) as Brad Blutbad
- Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009) as Self
- Cezanne on Art (2026) as Joachim Gasquet
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Sam Riley's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Sam Riley's most popular films?
Most-watched Sam Riley films currently: Maleficent (2014), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), The Vault (2021), Radioactive (2020), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016).
What TV shows has Sam Riley appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Leute heute (1997), Mint (2026), SS-GB (2017).
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