Sam Riley is an English actor as well as a singer well-known for starring in the drama-biography movie Control (2007) as Ian Curtis. He is also popular for being a member of the famous band named 10,000 Things which was later disbanded in 2005. Furthermore, Riley has also appeared in the adventure-fantasy movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).
Sam Riley was born in Menston, West Yorkshire as Samuel Peter W. Riley on January 8th, 1980. He holds British citizenship and belongs to the white ethnic background. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Riley is the son of a father, Andrew Riley who is a textile agent whereas, his mother, Amanda Riley is the school professor of a nursery grade.
As per his educational background, he went to the Malsis School of Cross Hills and later moved to the Uppingham School.
Sam Riley is a married man as he got married to his long-time girlfriend, Alexander Maria Lara who is a Romanian-German based actress recognized by her appearances in following movies such as Downfall (2004), Control (2007), Rush (2013), and many more.
The couple's been dating for straight two years and finally got wedded in August 2009. By January 2014 the duo welcomed there first baby son, Ben Riley.
Apart from that, Riley also uses his Instagram account under the name sam._riley._ which has 83 posts, 8,427 followers, and 0 followings.
As of 2019, Sam's net worth sits at $1 million according to some reliable sources. He gathered his fortune by starring in several movies as well as in series.
Looking into his average salary according to indeed the British actor earns an average salary of £87.43 per day so we can pretty much assume that Sam is also making a similar salary per day.
Further, one of his movie called Maleficent of 2014 directed by Robert Stromberg has made a box office collection of $758,410,378 which was made against the budget of $180,000,000.
The English actor started his acting career with his role as Ian Curtis in the movie Control of 2007 directed by Anton Corbijn which was a huge success as the movie got the nomination for BAFTA Film Awards.
Later, he appeared in the adventure-fantasy movie Maleficent of 2014 as Diaval alongside Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, and more.
In 2010, Sam also got his Nomination for Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor in the movie Brighton Rock which was directed by Rowan Joffe.
Sam Riley is an English actor and singer.
He is 39 years old.
He stands tall at a height of 6 feet 0 inches (184 cm).
His weight is around 75 kg (165 Ibs).
His net worth is around $1 million as of August 2019.