Could ‘Outlander’ star Sam Heughan be the next James Bond? He weighs in
nypost.comwho his successor could be. Names like Aaron Taylor-Johnson and “Bridgerton” star Regé-Jean Page have been thrown around, but what about “Outlander” star Sam Heughan?
While talking to The Post to promote his new show “The Couple Next Door” (airing Fridays at 9 p.m. EST on Starz), Heughan, 44, said about the possibility that he could be the next 007, “I don’t know.
I certainly haven’t heard anything.” He quipped, “I know every British actor that’s ever worn a suit is probably talked about [in connection with the Bond role] at some point.” Heughan rose to fame playing the kilt-wearing 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser when “Outlander” first premiered in 2014.
The show, which just finished airing Season 7 on Starz, follows Jamie’s decadeslong love with time-traveling nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe), as the couple has deals with various wars, pirates, politics, witch hunts, years of separation, murder attempts and more.
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