English actor, his most famous roles - missionary in the fourth part of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Finnick Odeir in the TV series "The Hunger Games".
Biography
Born in 1986 in the small town of Ipswich, England. He was the third child of Claflin's four sons. The youngest, Joseph, also made an acting career. Mother, Sue, worked as a teacher, father, Mark, was a financier. He spent most of his childhood in Norwich, Norfolk.
As a child, he was seriously fond of football, but a leg injury forced the boy to part with thoughts of a professional career in sports. Thanks to the support of parents and teachers at the school, he began to participate in school performances.
While attending the Norwich City School of Excellence, he participated in the college theater troupe. After graduating from secondary school, he entered the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the oldest theater school in England. He graduated from education in 2009.
Career
First appeared on screen in 2010, in the miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth". In the same year, he starred in three more television series and participated in the casting for the filming of the film "Pirates of the Caribbean".
In 2011, the fourth part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is released, in which Sam plays a missionary captured by pirates. Against his will, he participates in the search for the Source of Youth, on the way he falls in love with another captive - a mermaid. For this role, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 17th Empire Awards.
In 2012, he plays a supporting role in Snow White and the Huntsman, a fantasy drama based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. In the film he played a childhood friend of the main character.
In 2012, Linesgate announced the filming of The Hunger Games series, an epic action-adventure drama. Claflin was offered the role of Finnick Odeir. The first part, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", was released in 2013. Overall reviews of the film were positive, and Claflin's performance was also highly praised by critics.
In 2013 he starred in the film "Marie and Martha", based on a true story. The two main characters, an American and an Englishwoman, completely different in character and social status, go to Africa to help children with malaria. Claflin plays Ben, a minor character. The film was not a commercial success, but was highly acclaimed by various civil society organizations advocating for the rights of African people.
In 2017, he starred in the romantic drama My Cousin Rachel.
Personal life
In 2011, Claflin met actress Laura Haddock at the audition for "My Week With Marilyn". The couple got married in 2013. Their first child, Pip, was born in 2015. Three years later, in 2018, the second child was born, daughter Margot.
