Sam Heughan
Birthday: 30 April 1980, New Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Height: 189 cm
Sam Heughan was born April 30, 1980 in New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. An accomplished stage and screen actor best known for Outlander (2014), A Princess for Christmas (2011), and A Ver ...Show More
I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I Show more
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that. Hide
I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all abou Show more
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. Hide
I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space Show more
I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space. Hide
I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on ther Show more
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. Hide
I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.
I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be Engl Show more
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English. Hide
You do have to learn how to wear a kilt, and it's certainly very liberating and very freeing, but su Show more
You do have to learn how to wear a kilt, and it's certainly very liberating and very freeing, but surprisingly very comfortable to wear, to ride a horse in a kilt. I was surprised by that. Hide
People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast Show more
People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast to type, or as close to type as possible, but actors are a lot more versatile than you think! Hide
Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.
Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.
Working on 'Outlander' has been a delight, it really has. I had kind of forgotten what Scotland was Show more
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. Hide
I was born and brought up in the countryside. I used to live in a sort of converted stables on the g Show more
I was born and brought up in the countryside. I used to live in a sort of converted stables on the grounds of a castle, and I spent a lot of my childhood running around with a pretend sword pretending to be Robert the Bruce. Hide
Sam Heughan's FILMOGRAPHY
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Sam Heughan'S roles
Jamie Fraser
Ian King
Sebastian
Jamie Fraser
