Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan
Sam Heughanis a Scottish actor, best known for his role as Jamie Fraser in the Starz series Outlander. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer in 2003, for his performance in the play Outlying Islands, performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth30 April 1980
CityNew Galloway, Scotland
sort touring tv
I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater.
initial interact promote
I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on there to help promote the show and also interact with the fans.
fisherman farmers
I grew up in Scotland, and everyone wore Barbour. It's very practical, it's very outdoorsy. It's what the gamekeepers and the fishermen and the farmers would wear.
bit turned
Working on 'Outlander' has been a delight, it really has. I had kind of forgotten what Scotland was like, and I'd turned into a bit of a Londoner.