He also starred as Pinkie in the 2010 movie Brighton Rock and as Wagenmeister in the 2011 film Woman in Love. Riley starred in the 2012 films On the Road and Byzantium. He starred as Greider in the 2014 film The Dark Valley and was Diaval in the 2014 movie Maleficent. Riley has won a British Independent Film Award and London Critics Circle Film Award. He was the lead singer of the band 10,000 things. Sam married actress Alexandra Maria Lara in 2009 and the couple has a son.