Beginnings and breakthrough (20102015) 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 was 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 died as a result of his injuries. In April 2010, he was cast as
Philip Swift, a missionary who 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. The 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 2014, Claflin also starred alongside
Lily Collins and
Suki Waterhouse in the romantic comedy drama film
Love, Rosie, which was released to mixed reviews from critics but became a success among audiences.
From Me Before You to independent films and television (2016present) 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). In 2018, Claflin joined the fifth season of the BBC television drama
Peaky Blinders, as the British fascist politician
Oswald Mosley. In 2019, he starred in
The Corrupted and the
reboot of ''
Charlie's Angels. In September 2020, he co-starred in the Netflix original film Enola Holmes'' as Mycroft Holmes, elder brother of the title character. In 2023, Claflin played Billy Dunne in
Daisy Jones & the Six. Based on the book of the same name, it follows the story of a rock band in the 1970s, and premiered on
Amazon Prime Video on 3 March 2023. Claflin performed vocals on
Aurora, the fictional album recorded by the band, which was released on 1 March 2023. He starred in a French-Italian
television adaptation of
Alexandre Dumas's novel
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1844–1846). ==Personal life==