Sam Claflin’s Book Adaptation Filmography Guide: ‘Hunger Games,’ Daisy Jones and The Six’ and More

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An adaptation icon. A lot of Sam Claflin’s roles have something in common, as the actor has a habit of starring in TV shows and movies based on best-selling books.In February 2023, he starred as the fictional rock star Billy Dunne in the miniseries Daisy Jones & The Six, based on author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 book of the same name.

The Prime Video series marked his tenth appearance in a novel adaptation — not counting the three separate Hunger Games films he starred in — which subsequently earned him the title of “book to screen king” by Reese Witherspoon’s Reese’s Book Club in a February TikTok video.The star — who shares kids Pip and Margot with his ex-wife, Laura Haddock — has taken on a variety of roles in bringing beloved stories to life on the big and small screen, from showing his sentimental side in rom-coms such as Me Before You and Love, Rosie, to portraying the uptight brother of Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes and more.Perhaps Claflin’s biggest book adaptation role to date is that of The Hunger Games’ Finnick Odair.

His career skyrocketed following his debut as the District 4 victor in the 2013 sequel Catching Fire and went on to reprise the role in Mockingjay — Part 1 and 2 in 2014 and 2015, respectively, alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesHaving starred in so many versions of famous novels over the years, fans would be surprised to know that the Charlie’s Angels star isn’t much of a reader himself. “I have a bookshelf at home, but basically it consists of the book adaptations that I’ve made,” he admitted in a March 2023 interview with InStyle. “I only ever hear about the projects after I know there’s a script out there,