‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Says Shirtless Scenes Led to Body Dysmorphia: ‘There’s This Hollywood Assumption That Men With Six Packs Sell Movies’

Tamara Ceaikovski

Sam Claflin revealed on Fearne Cotton’s “Happy Place” podcast (via The Independent ) that his body dysmorphia was exacerbated by his Hollywood acting roles, which often required him to appear shirtless on screen. Claflin is best known for playing Finnick Odair in “ The Hunger Games ” franchise, starting with “Catching Fire.” He made his film debut in “ Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides.” “A lot of the roles I played earlier on in my career… I had a topless scene in one of my first