Sam riley jack white biography

British actor (born 1980)

This article is about the British actor.

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For the rugby player, see Sam Riley (rugby union). For the Australian swimmer, see Samantha Riley.

Samuel Peter W. Riley (born 8 January 1980)^[1] is an English actor and singer.^[2] He is best known for his performance in the 2007 biographical filmControl about the life of Ian Curtis, as protagonist Sal Paradise in the 2012 adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road, and as Diaval in the 2014 film Maleficent.

Riley received renown for his portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 2016 film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Early life and education

Riley was born in Menston, Bradford, West Yorkshire, the son of Amanda, a nursery school teacher, and Andrew Riley, a textile agent.^[2][3] He was educated at Malsis School, an independent school in the village of Cross Hills in North Yorkshire, and at Uppingham School, an independent school in the market