Scottish actor with an international career. He achieved worldwide fame as Jamie Fraser in Starz's acclaimed historical-romantic series 'Outlander' (2014-present), one of the great successes of recent television fiction, a role that earned him enormous popularity. In film he starred in 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' (2018), 'Bloodshot' (2020) alongside Vin Diesel, 'SAS: Red Notice' (2021) and 'Love Again' (2023). Scottish actor identified with period fiction and action and romantic cinema, recognized for his charisma and physical presence, consolidated as one of the most followed leading men of contemporary international television.
Sam Heughan
46 years (Apr 30, 1980)New Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
11 Movies9 Series
Scottish actor with an international career. He achieved worldwide fame as Jamie Fraser in Starz's acclaimed historical-romantic series 'Outlander' (2014-present), one of the great successes of recent television fiction, a role that earned him enormous popularity. In film he starred in 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' (2018), 'Bloodshot' (2020) alongside Vin Diesel, 'SAS: Red Notice' (2021) and 'Love Again' (2023). Scottish actor identified with period fiction and action and romantic cinema, recognized for his charisma and physical presence, consolidated as one of the most followed leading men of contemporary international television.
1980-04-30 · New Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Sam graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2003. He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Award (Most Promising Performance) for Outlying Islands at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs.
Sam has appeared in various TV programmes including: A Very British Sex Scandal (Channel 4), Any Human Heart (Film4), Midsomer Murders (ITV) and as a regular character in BBC Soaps River City and Doctors.
His film leads include: Young Alexander The Great (Ilya Salkind Company) and Emulsion (White Lantern Films), while theatre credits include: Plague Over England (Duchess, West End), MacBeth (Nottingham, Edinburgh Lyceum), Romeo And Juliet (Dundee Rep) and Hamlet (Citizens Glasgow).