Movie database IMDb has revealed its list of the top 10 actors and actresses who have enjoyed dramatic success over the past year and former Costessey High School pupil Sam Claflin has made the cut.
The Snow White and the Huntsman actor who grew up in Norwich placed at number eight on the list after consistently ranking highly on the IMDb weekly STARmeter chart throughout the year.
His most notable film work includes playing trident-wielding Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games adaptations, starring alongside Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and tackling the role of Will Traynor, a paralysed young man, in the heart-wrenching romantic drama, Me Before You.
Sam's father, Mark Claflin praised his son's success on Twitter, posting: 'Well done son, @sueclaflin and I are very proud of you. Mind you, we'd be proud whatever.'
Also featured in IMDb's 2016 list of breakout stars was The Walking Dead's Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor Adam Driver and Westworld's Evan Rachel Wood.
Young starlet, Millie Bobby Brown stole the top spot thanks to her portrayal of psychokinetic Eleven in the Netflix original series Stranger Things.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here