Sam Claflin - wikipedia Sam Claflin Sam Claflin Claflin at the London premiere of The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 in November 2014 Samuel George Claflin ( 1986 - 06 - 27 ) 27 June 1986 ( age 32 ) Ipswich, Suffolk, England Residence Chiswick, London, England Education Costessey High School Norwich City College Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Occupation Actor Years active 2010 -- present Home town Norwich, Norfolk, England Spouse ( s ) Laura Haddock ( m. 2013 ) Children Samuel George Claflin ( born 27 June 1986 ) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series, Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides, and Will Traynor in Me Before You. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Sam Claflin was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, the third boy of a family of four boys for Mark, a finance officer, and Sue Claflin, a classroom assistant. He has two older brothers, Benjamin and Daniel, and a younger brother, Joseph ( born 1989 ), who is also an actor. He grew up in Norwich, Norfolk. As a child, he had an interest in football. He played throughout his childhood until he broke his ankle, an injury that he felt would prevent him from playing professionally. After some persuasion from his parents and a teacher with whom he 'd made an impression during his high school play at Costessey High School, he pursued acting. A member of the Norwich City School of Excellence, in 2003, he took up Performing Arts at Norwich City College. Claflin subsequently graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2009. Career Claflin at the Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides premiere in May 2011 Claflin made his acting debut in 2010, when he appeared in two television miniseries -- in The Pillars of the Earth as Richard and 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, but dropped for unknown reasons and was replaced by Ben Barnes. His next appearance came in April 2011, when he portrayed footballer Duncan Edwards in the BBC TV drama United, which was centred on the events of the 1958 Munich air disaster, in which Edwards was fatally injured. In April 2010, he was cast as Phillip Swift, a missionary that falls in love with the mermaid Syrena ( portrayed by Àstrid Bergès - Frisbey ), in 2011 's Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides, the fourth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. For the film, he received a nomination in the 17th Empire Awards for `` Best Male Newcomer. '' In 2012, he appeared as Jack in the six - episode miniseries White Heat. Later that year, he played a supporting role in the 2012 film Snow White and the Huntsman, as William, Snow White 's childhood friend. He received a nomination in the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for the category `` Best Movie Breakout. '' Also in 2012, he was cast in the lead role in Hammer Films ' The Quiet Ones, which was filmed in mid-2013 and was released in April 2014. On 22 August 2012, Lionsgate announced that Claflin had been cast as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series, starting with The Hunger Games : Catching Fire. Director of Catching Fire, Francis Lawrence, stated of Claflin 's performance during filming : `` Finnick 's an interesting character. At first he feels like a bit of a flirt and there 's a little bit of sexual tension, but really you kind of fall in love with the guy and you see that there 's a real deep emotional side to him. It 's one of the reasons I really hired him in the first place was that it 's where his character goes in the next couple of stories and I just think he did a fantastic job. '' The film was released in November 2013 to general acclaim and Claflin 's portrayal of Finnick received positive reviews. Claflin reprised the role in The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1, released in November 2014, and Part 2, released in November 2015. In February 2013, it was announced that Claflin was cast as Alex in the film adaptation of Cecelia Ahern 's novel Where Rainbows End, distributed as Love, Rosie in some territories. The following month, he starred in the TV film Mary and Martha as Ben, which was broadcast by BBC One. He received critical acclaim for his role as Oxford University student Alistair Ryle in the British dramatic thriller The Riot Club with Charlotte O'Sullivan of the London Evening Standard saying `` Claflin captures his character 's vitriol very well '' and Laura Dibdin of Digital Spy saying `` Claflin brings intrigue and vulnerability to offset the sense of entitlement thus making Alistair the film 's most fascinating character ''. In 2016, Claflin reprised his role as William, Snow White 's childhood friend, in several scenes of the sequel The Huntsman : Winter 's War. The same year, he starred in Me Before You, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name, in which he played William Traynor. Claflin gained further critical acclaim for his role of Captain Stanhope in the war drama Journey 's End ( 2017 ) and Adrift ( 2018 ). Personal life In 2011, Claflin started dating actress Laura Haddock. In a 2012 interview, he said of Haddock, `` She 's my female counterpart is the best way to describe her. '' She is my mum, She reminds me of my mum so much which I think - a guy will know, right ? It 's important. Your mum knows like everything. '' Claflin states that, after he first met her, he called his agent to exclaim that he had just met the woman he wanted to marry. The two married in July 2013 in a private ceremony. They have two children : a son ( 2015 ) and daughter ( 2018 ). Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides Philip Swift 2012 Snow White and the Huntsman William 2013 The Hunger Games : Catching Fire Finnick Odair 2014 The Quiet Ones Brian McNeil The Riot Club Alistair Ryle Love, Rosie Alex Stewart The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 Finnick Odair 2015 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 2016 The Huntsman : Winter 's War William Cameo Me Before You Will Traynor Their Finest Tom Buckley 2017 My Cousin Rachel Philip Ashley Journey 's End Captain Stanhope 2018 Adrift Richard Sharp Red Shoes & the 7 Dwarfs Merlin ( voice ) Post-production The Nightingale Hawkins Post-production 2019 The Corrupted Liam Filming Television Year Title Role Notes The Pillars of the Earth Richard of Kingsbridge Miniseries ; 8 episodes The Lost Future Kaleb Television film Any Human Heart Young Logan Mountstuart Miniseries ; 4 episodes 2011 United Duncan Edwards Television film 2012 White Heat Young Jack Walsh Miniseries ; 6 episodes 2013 Mary and Martha Ben Television film Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 2012 Empire Awards Best Male Newcomer Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides Nominated 2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie : Breakout Snow White and the Huntsman Nominated 2014 Empire Awards Best Supporting Actor The Hunger Games : Catching Fire Nominated 2014 MTV Movie Awards Best Shirtless Performance The Hunger Games : Catching Fire Nominated 2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie : Scene Stealer The Hunger Games : Catching Fire Nominated 2014 Glamour Awards Man of the Year Won 2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie : Liplock ( shared with Emilia Clarke ) Me Before You Nominated 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Tearjerker ( shared with Emilia Clarke ) Me Before You Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Sam Claflin Biography ''. Biography.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sam Claflin ''. IMDb. Jump up ^ `` Anything you can do... -- Rising star Joe aims to follow in brother Sam Claflin 's footsteps - News - Norwich Evening News ''. Eveningnews24.co.uk. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013. ^ Jump up to : Walsh, Peter ( 20 November 2010 ). `` Former Costessey pupil lands major Manchester United film role ''. Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Film star wanted to play football for Norwich City ''. Eveningnews24.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2013. Jump up ^ Cornet, Roth. `` Interview : Sam Claflin Talks ' Snow White and the Huntsman ' ''. ScreenRant.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( 31 March 2011 ). `` ' Seventh Son ' finds young leads ''. Variety. Retrieved 1 April 2011. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike ( 24 June 2011 ). `` Ben Barnes Lands Lead Opposite Jeff Bridges In Warner Bros ' ' Seventh Son ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Best Male Newcomer ''. Empire. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ Kemp, Stuart ( 11 May 2012 ). `` Sam Claflin Signs up for ' The Quiet Ones ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Jump up ^ Ng, Philiana ( 22 August 2012 ). `` ' Catching Fire ' Casts Sam Claflin as Finnick ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Jump up ^ Johnson, Zach ( 22 August 2012 ). `` Sam Claflin Cast as Finnick in The Hunger Games : Catching Fire ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ Bentley, Josh ; Josh Horowitz ( 21 July 2013 ). `` ' Catching Fire ' : How Sam Claflin Captured Finnick 's ' Sexual Tension ' ''. MTV. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Hunger Games : Catching Fire ( 2013 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ Gleiberman, Owen ( 22 November 2013 ). `` Review : ' Catching Fire ' smoothly exciting ''. CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ Morris, Christopher ( 4 December 2013 ). `` Hunger Games : Mockingjay shooting site under construction ''. Yahoo. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cecelia Ahern 's ' Love, Rosie ' To Be Adapted - GalleyCat ''. Mediabistro.com. 2013 - 02 - 14. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 21. Jump up ^ Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One ( 2012 - 07 - 17 ). `` Media Centre - Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn to star in new film for BBC One ''. BBC. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 21. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Emilia Clarke films Me Before You with Matthew Lewis ''. Jump up ^ Geier, Thom ( 7 May 2015 ). `` Sam Claflin Returns for ' The Huntsman ' Without Kristen Stewart 's Snow White ''. TheWrap. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sam Claflin : `` I 'm very gentlemanly '' ``. Yahoo. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sam Claflin, `` The Hunger Games : Catching Fire '' star, marries Laura Haddock ``. CBS News. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sam Claflin, Hunger Games Star, Marries Actress Laura Haddock in Private Ceremony ''. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Jump up ^ Cumming, Ed. `` Sam Claflin : ' I hate being offered heart - throb after heart - throb ' ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sam Claflin and Laura Haddock Welcome First Child ''. People. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016. Jump up ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sam-claflin-joins-timothy-spall-corrupted-1081912 Jump up ^ https://variety.com/2018/film/news/noel-clarke-sam-claflin-hugh-bonneville-the-corrupted-1202728723/ Jump up ^ Johnson, Zach ( April 6, 2017 ). `` Guardians of the Galaxy Lands 7 MTV Movie Awards Nominations ''. E !. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017. 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Question: what actor plays finnick in the hunger games
Answer: Samuel George Claflin