Personal data
- Name: Sam
- Last name: Claflin
- Date of Birth: 27.06.1986
- Place of birth: Ipswich, UK
- Zodiac sign: Cancer
- Eastern horoscope: Tiger
- Occupation: actor
- Height: 180 cm
- Weight: 82 kg
Sam Claflin is a British film actor whose first notable role was the character Philip Swift from the fourth part of Pirates of the Caribbean. But still, a real wave of popularity covered him after he played one of the characters in “The Hunger Games” - Finnick.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)
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Sam Claflin played preacher Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean.
By that time, the franchise was going through hard times. Director Gore Verbinski and the leading actors, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, left the project.
Due to frightening scenes of violence, the film was rated PG-13 (parents should be careful when allowing children to watch). And reviews from critics were mixed. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film received only 33% positive reviews.
However, the audience liked the love story of Philip Swift, played by Sam Claflin, and the mermaid Siren, and the actor gained worldwide fame.
Photo by Sam Claflin
Childhood and youth
The actor's full name is Samuel George Claflin . He is originally from the town of Ispwich in Suffolk, UK. The marriage between the financial manager and the teacher produced four sons, Sam being the third. Fate did not bring the two older brothers to the stage, but Sam and his younger brother Joseph connected their lives with the world of art.
Interestingly, little Sam’s plans did not include the dream of an acting career. He devoted his free time to the favorite game of the British - football. He achieved quite good results, trained hard and worked towards his goal, namely the dream of becoming a professional football player. But fate decreed otherwise. Plans were ruined by injury. I had to give up thoughts about professional sports. But I needed to fill my free time with something and switch. Then art replaced sports. The boy became a participant in theatrical productions and immersed himself deeper and deeper into the stage atmosphere.
Sam's first roles were in theatrical productions.
The family of the future actor did not live well, and thirteen-year-old Sam decided to start working part-time. Now the movie star says that he is not at all ashamed that he worked as a newspaper delivery boy, because he helped his family. After graduating from school, Sam continued his passion for art. To gain professional knowledge, he became a student at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . And since Sam was used to achieving the highest results in any endeavor, he graduated from the institution with honors. The academy teachers promised the talented guy a good acting future. Sam began to move towards his goal.
Famous films in which Sam starred
Films starring an actor from his filmography have always baffled critics. Many wondered why and how such a young actor could play roles so flawlessly and at the same time be quite harmonious and interesting. Indeed, Sam himself believes that he was born with acting, not studied. In 2013, Sam received the award for Best Actor in The Hunger Games , where he played Finnick Odair flawlessly.
The actor says: “Sorry for the simplicity and openness, but all the roles that I played were given to me very easily.” And it is unknown whether the actor is telling the truth or exaggerating his talent, but it looks great on the screen.
In 2014, Sam Claflin’s filmography was replenished with such films as “Experiment: Evil”, “Rebel Club”. These films became memorable for the actor himself and his fans, because he played the main roles in them. In 2020, Part 2 of The Hunger Games was released, where he played the same role as Finnick. For the actor, 2020 was quite a fruitful and exciting year. He starred in two films:
- “Snow White and the Huntsman” part 2;
- starring role of William Taylor in the film Me Before You.
It is impossible to underestimate this actor, because he is constantly working on himself and adding to his filmography every year.
Film career
Claflin first appeared on the set in 2010, when he participated in the filming of the film series “The Pillars of the Earth.” Later, he received an offer to try on the image of the character Logan Mountstuat in his youth in the series “The Heart of Every Man.” This role required Sam to participate in a considerable number of explicit scenes. The actor, however, did a great job. He later said that it was this role that helped him become more flexible in an “acting” sense. Indeed, Claflin is now considered an actor who can transform into any character.
Impeccable appearance combined with acting talent
In 2010, a casting took place in the life of the young actor, after which he played his first large-scale role and gained worldwide fame. Filming in the fourth part of the adventure story of the adventurer Captain Jack Sparrow revealed Claflin from a new side. In the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" he played the role of preacher Philip Swift, captivated by the beauty of a mermaid. And even though the main attention of the audience was focused on the relationship between the characters of Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, Sam Claflin still received his share of fame. Now on the scale of world cinema.
Viewers watched with interest the story of the preacher and the mermaid in “Pirates”
In 2011, with the participation of Claflin, the film “Seventh Son” was released. In 2012, Sam continued his involvement in fantasy and appeared in a modern version of an old fairy tale - Snow White and the Huntsman . Filming in a fairy-tale story allowed him to meet and work on the same set with Kristen Stewart, the main character of the “Twilight sagas.”
The young actor's career was going very well. He was already recognized by Hollywood movie stars, and he managed to win the recognition of millions of fans. He had the opportunity to try on the role of a new hero in 2013. Then viewers were treated to a continuation of the second part of “The Hunger Games” with the subtitle “Catching Fire.” The character of Sam Finnick Odair appeared in the following parts of the blockbuster, but in two parts of Mockingjay (in 2014 and 2020), the role was already reduced to a minimum.
The acting duo became the key to the successful release of “Love, Rosie”
Claflin's popularity, like a swing, began to go down when the horror film "Experiment: Evil" was released. Without enthusiasm, and even with an avalanche of criticism, the film was greeted by both critics and audiences. It was necessary to rehabilitate. In 2014, a film adaptation of the novel by S. Ahern was released. The film “Love, Rosie” turned out to be very romantic. The sweet story took place largely thanks to the performance of two charming actors: Lily Collins and Sam Claflin. In total, in 2014, viewers were able to watch the actor’s radically different heroes four times: “Experiment: Evil”, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Part 1 “Love, Rosie”, as well as the painting “Rebel Club”.
Young and Promising: Sam Claflin
In the film industry, everything is changing so quickly that until recently we called some stars starlets, but today they can safely be counted among the “old guard” - every year Hollywood is getting younger and younger, and we can only get to know its new “residents” .
Choosing a hero this week for our traditional “Young and Promising” column, we, without hesitation, settled on Sam Claflin: firstly, he is young and attractive, and secondly, he has only been in this business for four years, and already managed to achieve impressive results, and finally, his performance of Finnick from The Hunger Games charmed everyone without exception.
The actor jokes:
Finnick is neither Peeta nor Katniss. I wanted to play the role of Katniss, but for some reason they didn't like the idea.
It all started in the English city of Ipswich, where in June 1986, Samuel George “Sam” Claflin was born to a financial manager and a schoolteacher (Sam also has two older brothers and one younger).
Then the parents of the future star could not even think that their son would choose an acting path as a profession - from childhood he spent all his free time on the football field, until one day he received a serious ankle injury, due to which he could no longer play in the future. professional level.
His teacher noticed a new talent in the overly active boy when Claflin took part in a theater production in high school. Since then, he began taking additional acting courses, and later entered the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
I became an actor because I didn't want to read books. And I also played football all the time. Even school reading didn’t interest me, so I have absolutely no favorite books. I only read Lord of the Flies and all of the Hunger Games. And that’s because I participated in the film adaptation of these books.
Sam's debut on television took place only four years ago - in 2010, he was cast in the mini-series “Pillars of the Earth.” But our hero first appeared on wide screens in 2011 in the film “United. The Munich Tragedy”, in which he played a member of the legendary Manchester United football team (ironic, isn’t it?).
In the same year, the adventure film “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” was released, where Claflin was also involved along with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz.
And in 2012, the actor was lucky enough to work on the set of the fairy-tale story “Snow White and the Huntsman” with Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth.
Still from the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Last year, Sam took on two new roles that radically changed his life: the first was the role of a husband, the second was the role of Finnick in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games.” But first things first!
In 2011, Claflin began dating British actress Laura Haddock, and two years later he got down on one knee and asked his lover to become his wife:
Getting married has become one of the greatest achievements in recent times. To have a wife with such an amazing, creative imagination that she uses to the fullest is amazing. Your life becomes special.
Sam Claflin with his wife Laura Haddock
The turning point in the actor’s career was, of course, his participation in the casting of the fantasy action film “The Hunger Games”:
They chose me over all the other young, hot and handsome actors that were there. I auditioned with everyone else and didn't know a damn thing about why we were here in the first place until they called me in. I wasn't that familiar with Collins' books. Looked at a page where there was a character named Finnick and wondered, “Who the hell is he?” And then I saw Katniss's name there and it dawned on me, "Oh, well, this must be The Hunger Games."
Claflin got used to his role so well that film critics' reviews of his performance were extremely positive. Well, the star’s strict diet and constant training could not go unnoticed among the female half of the audience.
Stills from the film "The Hunger Games"
Soon Sam, along with his colleagues in the “games” - Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and others - will go on a promotional tour in support of the third part of the film, which will be released next month. So there are a lot of fresh photographs of the actor ahead of us, in which he will have to look his best.
It’s no secret that men most often appear in suits at major social events, but a suit is different from a suit - choosing the right trousers and jacket can sometimes be quite difficult.
In addition, sometimes you can treat yourself and come to the premiere show in a more relaxed look - jeans and sneakers, for example.
We’ll find out very soon what the actor will choose for his appearances, but for now we invite you to evaluate the style of the new cinema star as a whole!
Sam and Laura
Sam Claflin's heart stopped being free back in 2011. Then the charming, stylish Englishman met Laura Haddock, a colleague. Two years later, the couple legalized their relationship. And at the beginning of 2020 it became known that the couple had their first child. The family prefers not to talk about all the events of their personal life, believing that happiness should be quiet. However, after the birth, rumors began to circulate about a break in relations between the spouses. To refute them, the couple had to publicly declare the falsity of these stories. Thus, the charismatic Briton with impeccable appearance turned out to be an exemplary family man and the head of the family.
Now Sam and Laura are one of the exemplary couples in the film industry
In 2020, Sam Claflin continues to act in films. He again delighted fans with his excellent acting in the second part of Snow White. The actor also tried on the role of a rich young man whose life is limited by his physical capabilities in the film “Me Before You.”
Career[ | ]
Claflin is known for his work in television films and series. He appeared in the television series The Pillars of the Earth and Every Man's Heart. In 2010, the science fiction film “The Lost Future” was released with his participation. The actor gained worldwide fame for his role as Philip in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He played the role of Alex Stewart in the 2014 film adaptation of Cecelia Ahern's Love, Rosie, as well as the role of Finnick Odair in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, he starred in the romantic drama Me Before You, based on the book by Jojo Moyes, in which Claflin plays Will Traynor, a wealthy young man enjoying life before an accident leaves him paralyzed.
On June 28, 2020, Baltazar Kormakur’s disaster film “In the Power of the Elements” was released in Russia, in which Sam played the main male role. The film is based on real events that occurred in 1983, when the American Tami Oldham-Ashcraft and the British Richard Sharp decided to move a yacht from Tahiti to California, and they were overtaken by the devastating hurricane Raymond - one of the most powerful in history. The book “In the Power of the Elements,” written by Tami, a participant in the events that took place, is published in Russia by the Azbuka publishing house.
