6 Things To Know About Sam Claflin
In honor of his new Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & The Six, let's get to know our favorite English heartthrob a little better.
He's mysterious, brutish, and boyishly handsome. Sam Claflin is one of those actors who you never get tired of watching. He has played a wide variety of roles, from a young missionary in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides to a king in The Huntsman: Winter's War. Love, Rosie is also one of his best-known films, a romantic comedy where he plays alongside the luminous Lily Collins. Although Claflin is in the public eye quite a bit, he prefers to keep his personal life private. Below, L'OFFICIEL has compiled six random facts about the actor you probably didn't know.
He initially wanted to be a professional soccer player.
As a young boy, Claflin aspired to be a professional footballer, but after breaking his ankle, he changed his mind. With some persuasion from his parents and teachers, Claflin chose to study acting.
He went to college for acting.
Many actors don't choose to study acting before launching themselves into the film and TV industry, but Claflin found the importance of a degree. In 2003, he began studying Performing Arts at Norwich City College, before attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
He's a father.
Claflin was married to actress Laura Haddock before, in 2019, they announced their split. They have two children together who they continue to co-parent.
His breakout role was as Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Although we all know Claflin for his various roles, from Alex Stewart in Love, Rosie to William Traynor in Me Before You, the film that really launched his career was Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Among famous faces like Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz, Claflin starred as Philip, a loyal missionary who Blackbeard (Ian McShanez) captures.
He doesn't have acting in his blood.
Surprisingly enough, Claflin wasn't surrounded by actors growing up. His father worked as a finance officer while his mother was a classroom assistant. He is one of four boys, and his younger brother also chose to pursue acting.
He is the king of book-to-film adaptations.
As we know, there isn't a role Claflin can't do, but a majority of his roles have been book-to-film adaptations. He has played Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2, Will Traynor in Me Before You, originally a novel written by Jojo Moyes, and King William in The Huntsman: Winter's War, a movie based on Snow White.
