Sam Claflin Biography

Sam Claflin is a British actor who gained broader recognition for starring as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series from 2013 to 2015 and Will Traynor in Me Before You in 2016. He started his career after graduating college, appearing as Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in 2011.

Sam Claflin Age

Claflin was born Samuel George Claflin on June 27, 1986, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. He is 36 years old as of 2024. Claflin celebrates his birthday on June 27th.

Sam Claflin Height

Claflin stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 11 inches.

Sam Claflin Family

Claflin was born to Sue Clarke and Mark Claflin in Ipswich, Suffolk. Mark worked as a finance officer while Sue worked as a teaching assistant. He has three brothers including two older brothers, Benjamin and Daniel, and a younger brother, Joseph. Joseph was born in 1989 and is 35 years old as of 2024. He also works as an actor. Claflin grew up in Norwich, Norfolk.  

Claflin’s paternal grandfather was born in Connecticut while his great-grandfather, Newton Cleveland Claflin, was from Revere, Massachusetts. Further, Claflin is ancestrally tied to Robert McClaughlin, a Scottish migrant to Essex in the 1600s. The surname was ultimately cut down to simply “Claflin.”

Sam Claflin Wife

Claflin is divorced with two children, a son named Pip Clafin and a daughter named Margot Claflin. Pip was born on December 10, 2015, and is 9 years old as of 2024. Margot was born on January 6, 2018, and is 6 years old as of 2024. He lives in Buckinghamshire, west of London, with his children.

Previously, he had been married to actress Laura Haddock. They exchanged vows in July 2013 in a private ceremony. They began dating in 2011 after meeting while auditioning for roles in My Week with Marilyn in 2011. He wanted the part of Colin Clarke while she wanted the role of Marilyn. Claflin and Haddock shared news of their divorce on August 20, 2019.

Haddock is a British actress who has starred as Zoë Walker in White Lines, Max Meladze in The Recruit, Lucrezia in Demons, Meredith Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Viviane Wembly in Transformers: The Last Knight. She was born on August 21, 1985, and is 39 years old as of 2024.

Sam Claflin Net Worth

Claflin has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being an actor.

Sam Claflin The Hunger Games

Claflin starred as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series including The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2 from 2013 to 2015. Finnick is the 24-year-old male tribute from District 4 who was reaped into the Third Quarter Quell. Further, he won the 65th Hunger Games when he was 14 years old.

Even though he is initially perceived as shallow and arrogant, he plays a crucial in the rebellion against the oppressive Capitol regime. Claflin’s performance in the film won him nominations for an MTV Movie Best Shirtless Performance Award, Teen Choice Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Award, and an Empire Best Supporting Actor Award in 2014.

Sam Claflin Me Before You

Claflin starred as William “Will” Traynor in Me Before You in 2016. Will is a successful banker and active sportsman who becomes a tetraplegic after a motorcycle hits him, leaving him confined to a wheelchair. After the accident, he becomes a shell of his former self, leading his mother to hire a quirky and optimistic young woman, Louisa Clark, as his caregiver.

Will is struggling to adapt to his new life and decides to go to Dignitas in Switzerland for assisted suicide. This leads to an argument between him and his parents and he eventually concedes 6 months to his parents before he ends his life. After Louisa overhears the argument, she decides to change his mind by showing him that life is still worth living.

Claflin’s performance in the film won him nominations for a 2016 Teen Choice Choice Movie: Liplock (with Emilia Clarke) Award and a 2017 MTV Movie & TV Tearjerker (with Emilia Clarke) Award.

Sam Claflin Enola Holmes

Claflin starred as Mycroft Homes in Netflix’s Enola Holmes. Mycroft is the older brother of Sherlock and Enola Holmes. He works as a government official and maintains the traditional views of masculinity and societal roles during that era. In this magnitude, he looks down on Enola and tries to make her conform to societal expectations of women, believing that it will secure her future.

Sam Claflin Peaky Blinders

Claflin starred as Sir Oswald Mosley in Peaky Blinders from 2019 to 2022. Sir Oswald is a charismatic and ruthless political figure with themes of rising nationalism and fascism during the interwar period. He works as the Minister of the Duchy of Lancaster, the deputy to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Cabinet adviser to the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and the MP for Smethwick, a constituency that borders South Birmingham.

Sir Oswald marries Diana Mitford at Joseph Gobbels’ home, with Adolf Hitler as guest of honor. He intensifies tension and conflict in the series as he tries to consolidate power and influence over Birmingham’s political landscape.

Sam Claflin Daisy Jones

Claflin starred as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & the Six in 2023. Billy is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the band, which became famous 1970s music scene. The film follows the band from their rise in the LA music scene and explores their separation at the height of their success. Billy struggles with addiction and infidelity as he navigates the pressures of stardom. Claflin performed vocals on Aurora, the fictional album recorded by the band, which was released on March 1, 2023.

Sam Claflin Veneer/Teeth

Claflin is believed to have veneers on his four front teeth i.e. his central incisors and lateral incisors. After people noticed the difference between his older and recent smiles.

Sam Claflin Education

Clafin studied at Costessey High School, before joining  Norwich City College where he took up Performing Arts in 2003. There, he was a member of the Norwich City School of Excellence. Next, he joined the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He graduated from the 3-year Bachelor Of Arts (Hons) Acting course in 2009.

Sam Claflin Career

Claflin was interested in football as a child. However, a broken ankle prevented him from playing professionally. After his parents and a teacher who was impressed during his school plays persuaded him, he pursued acting.

In 2010, Claflin debuted his acting career, appearing as Richard in The Pillars of the Earth and as young Logan Mountstuart in Any Human Heart. That same year, he joined the cast of 2011’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Philip Swift. His performance in the film won him a nomination for the Best Male Newcomer Award at the 17th Empire Awards. He joined the cast of Seventh Son as Thomas in March 2011. However, he was dropped for undisclosed reasons with the role going to Ben Barnes. In April of the same year, he starred as footballer Duncan Edwards in BBC’s United.

In 2012, Claflin starred as Jack in White Heat and William in Snow White and the Huntsman. His performance as William won him a nomination for a Best Movie Breakout Award at the Teen Choice Awards in 2012. That same year, he joined the cast of The Quiet Ones, which was filmed in mid-2013 and was released in April 2014.

Lionsgate announced that they had cast Claflin as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series on August 22, 2012. He reprised the role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2. A February 2013 announcement revealed that he would portray Alex in the film adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s novel Where Rainbows End, distributed as Love, Rosie in some locations. He appeared as Ben in Mary and Martha the following month. He received praise for his performance as  Oxford University student Alistair Ryle in The Riot Club.

2016 to present;

Claflin recurred his role as William in multiple scenes of The Huntsman: Winter’s War in 2016. That same year, he starred in Me Before You as William Traynor. He later starred as Captain Stanhope in Journey’s End and Richard Sharp in Adrift, gaining further praise.

In 2018, Claflin joined the cast of BBC’s Peaky Blinders as the British fascist politician, Oswald Mosley. The following year, he appeared in The Corrupted. He starred as Mycroft Homes in Netflix’s Enola Holmes in September 2020. In 2023, he starred as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & the Six. He performed vocals on Aurora, the fictional album recorded by the band, which was released on March 1, 2023. He will star as Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte-Cristo and Laz in Lazarus.

Sam Claflin Movies and TV Shows

Claflin has starred in several movies and TV shows such as

• The Lost Future
• Their Finest
• My Cousin Rachel
• The Nightingale
• Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs
• Charlie’s Angels
• Love Wedding Repeat
• Every Breath You Take
• Last Night in Soho
• Charlotte
• Book of Love
• The One Note Man
• Bagman