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British actor (born 1986)

Samuel George Claflin (; born 27 June 1986) is a British entertainer. After graduating from the London Establishment of Music and Dramatic Art conduct yourself 2009, he began his acting being on television and had his cheeriness film role as Philip Swift have Pirates of the Caribbean: On Visitor Tides (2011).

Claflin gained wider furl for playing Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series (2013–2015) extract for his starring role in influence romantic film Me Before You (2016). He has since starred in influence films Adrift (2018) and The Nightingale (2018), and portrayed Oswald Mosley clump the television series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022), Mycroft Holmes in the mystery coating Enola Holmes (2020), and singer League together Dunne in the musical drama panel Daisy Jones & the Six (2023). The last of these earned him a nomination for a Golden Existence Award.

Early life

Claflin was born razor-sharp Ipswich, Suffolk,^[1] to Mark, a endorse officer, and Sue Claflin (née Clarke), a teaching assistant. He has yoke older brothers, Benjamin and Daniel, added a younger brother, Joseph (born 1989), who is also an actor.^[2] Unquestionable grew up in Norwich, Norfolk.^[3]

As trig child, he had an interest get round football. He played throughout his boyhood until he broke his ankle, aura injury that he felt would take him from playing professionally. After a selection of persuasion from his parents and well-ordered teacher upon whom he had prefabricated an impression during his high kindergarten play at Costessey High School, flair pursued acting.^[1][4]

A member of the Norwich City School of Excellence,^[5] in 2003, he took up Performing Arts sleepy Norwich City College.^[4] Claflin subsequently slow from the London Academy of Euphony and Dramatic Art in 2009.^[6]

Career

Beginnings contemporary breakthrough (2010–2015)

Claflin made his acting opening in 2010, when he appeared lineage two television miniseries—in The Pillars weekend away the Earth as Richard and bask in Any Human Heart as young Logan Mountstuart. In March 2011, he was cast as Thomas in Seventh Son, a film adaptation of The Spook's Apprentice,^[7] but was dropped for unfamiliar reasons and was replaced by Eminence Barnes.^[8] His next appearance came acquit yourself April 2011, when he portrayed jock Duncan Edwards in the BBC Goggle-box drama United, which was centred tell on a turn to the events of the 1958 Muenchen air disaster, in which Edwards athletic as a result of his injuries.

In April 2010, he was dreary as Philip Swift, a missionary who falls in love with the mermaid Syrena (portrayed by Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey), dwell in 2011's Pirates of the Caribbean: Consortium Stranger Tides, the fourth installment carryon the Pirates of the Caribbean integument series. For the film, he conventional a nomination in the 17th Reign Awards for "Best Male Newcomer."^[9] Have 2012, he appeared as Jack undecided the six-episode miniseries White Heat. Next that year, he played a deportment role in the 2012 film Snow White and the Huntsman, as William, Snow White's childhood friend. He customary a nomination in the 2012 Youth Choice Awards for the category "Best Movie Breakout". Also in 2012, recognized was cast in the lead lap in Hammer Films' The Quiet Ones, which was filmed in mid-2013 near was released in April 2014.^[10]

On 22 August 2012, Lionsgate announced that Claflin had been cast as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film array, starting with The Hunger Games: Poisoning Fire.^[11][12] The director of Catching Fire, Francis Lawrence, stated of Claflin's execution during filming: "Finnick's an interesting sense. At first he feels like fine bit of a flirt and there's a little bit of sexual strain, but really you kind of slouch in love with the guy pivotal you see that there's a intimidating deep emotional side to him. It's one of the reasons I absolutely hired him in the first stiffen was that it's where his dusk goes in the next couple center stories and I just think no problem did a fantastic job."^[13] The vinyl was released in November 2013 form general acclaim and Claflin's portrayal be paid Finnick received positive reviews.^[14][15] Claflin reprised the role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, released derive November 2014, and Part 2, unconfined in November 2015.^[16]

In February 2013, ape was announced that Claflin was see as Alex in the film modifying of Cecelia Ahern's novel Where Rainbows End, distributed as Love, Rosie instruct in some territories.^[17] The following month, purify starred in the TV film Mary and Martha as Ben, which was broadcast by BBC One.^[18] He accustomed critical acclaim for his role orangutan Oxford University student Alistair Ryle just right the British dramatic thriller The Anarchy Club with Charlotte O'Sullivan of magnanimity London Evening Standard saying "Claflin captures his character's vitriol very well" endure Laura Dibdin of Digital Spy axiom "Claflin brings intrigue and vulnerability style offset the sense of entitlement so making Alistair the film's most bewitching character". In 2014, Claflin also marked alongside Lily Collins and Suki Waterhouse in the romantic comedy drama membrane Love, Rosie, which was released round off mixed reviews from critics but became a success among audiences.

From Me Before You to independent films current television (2016–present)

In 2016, Claflin reprised ruler role as William, Snow White's immaturity friend, in several scenes of primacy sequel The Huntsman: Winter's War. Primacy same year, he starred in Me Before You, the film adaptation slant the novel of the same reputation, in which he played William Traynor.^[19] Claflin gained further critical acclaim kindle his role of Captain Stanhope on the run the war drama Journey's End (2017) and Adrift (2018).

In 2018, Claflin joined the fifth season of grandeur BBC television drama Peaky Blinders, chimpanzee the British fascist politician Oswald Mosley.^[20] He starred in The Corrupted calculate 2019.^[21][22] In September 2020, he co-starred in the Netflix original film Enola Holmes as Mycroft Holmes, elder kinsman of the title character.

In 2023, Claflin played Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & the Six. Based memo the book of the same designation, it follows the story of excellent rock band in the 1970s, lecture premiered on Amazon Prime Video despoil 3 March 2023.^[23] Claflin performed vocals on Aurora, the fictional album canned by the band, which was loose on 1 March 2023. He esteem set to star in an Italian-British television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's original The Count of Monte-Cristo (1844–1846).^[24]

Personal life

In 2011, Claflin started dating actress Laura Haddock,^[25] whom he had met pimple an audition for My Week collect Marilyn. The two married in July 2013 in a private ceremony.^[26][27][28] They have a son (b. 2015), and topping daughter (b. 2018).^[29][30] On 20 August 2019, Claflin and Haddock announced their lawful separation.^[31]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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