Jamie Fraser: Last News

Sam Heughan is back playing Jamie Fraser in the highly-anticipated Outlander Season 6. The Scottish actor will soon return to our screens in the hugely popular Outlander series. Outlander Season 6 will be available from March 6 – and Heughan himself was on the red carpet for the world premiere on February 24.

Sam Heughan will be back starring as Jamie Fraser in the highly-anticipated return of Outlander later this week.The actor will be appearing in season six of the Starz hit show but has now opened up about his first interaction with the writer of the books.The series was written by American author Diana Gabaldon who wasn’t convinced by Sam at first.She reportedly first called him “grotesque” when she was shown a picture of him ahead of his audition.Sam opened up about this in a new interview, admitting he wasn’t what “she expected.”Asked about being called grotesque, he said: “She did say that.“She saw a photo of younger me when I was a juvenile lead in Second World War stuff and not a Highland warrior from the 1700s.“I wasn’t the Jamie she expected, but when she saw my audition, she thought I transformed into him.”He added to the Radio Times: “You rarely get a chance to play a character like Jamie.“Those kinds of roles don’t come along all the time.”Diana opened up about her first thoughts of Sam when she appeared on the podcast Outcasts.Speaking to actors David Berry and Tim Downie in June 2020, she opened up about this.She said: “Well, you know what he’s like, he’s a total chameleon. He changes with each show for each character.“I was thinking, ‘Well, he doesn’t look like Jamie Fraser except for a little bit around the edges.’“On the other hand, [I thought] he looks really different, so maybe he’ll be fine and of course, he was.“But that was my first reaction.

Outlander is expanding!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAn “Outlander” prequel series is in development at Starz, Variety has learned exclusively.According to sources, “Outlander” executive producer and showrunner Matthew B. Roberts is attached to write and executive produce the prequel. A writers’ room is currently being assembled with an eye to begin work in the coming weeks.Exact plot details for what the prequel would focus on are being kept under wraps.

Caitriona Balfe explained why she was in Los Angeles Thursday and not London for the “Outlander” season six premiere.

Outlander star Sam Heughan had This Morning hosts Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby in stitches after offering a piece of advice when speaking about his hit show Outlander.

Caitriona Balfe has revealed the names of the actors she would cast as the older versions of Claire and Jamie Fraser in Outlander.

returns for its sixth season on Sunday, March 6, and while it may be a welcome return for devoted followers of the Starz series — adapted from Diana Gabaldon's book series of the same name — there's plenty of drama and some dark times ahead for the Fraser clan. Season 6 will find Claire and Jamie Fraser (series stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan) on the brink of the American Revolution, but before they can sort their loyalties to crown and country, they must deal with the problems at the homefront.Looming this season are the aftermath of Claire's brutal kidnapping and assault by Lionel Brown and his men — as well as Marsali's eventual murder of Lionel himself — the arrival of Tom Christie and his family to Fraser's Ridge and the unknown threats posed by the revelation of other time travelers within the family's circle. And put it all together in a COVID-restricted season.«I'm so proud of our cast and crew,» executive producer Maril Davis told ET's Will Marfuggi during the show's season 6 virtual junket. «They did such an amazing job, but it's important to do it.

DON'T MISS...Bucks Fizz's Cheryl Baker on heartbreak over friend Anna Karen's death [INSIGHT]Meghan Markle's Suits co-star admits she mocked after seeing him naked [TWITTER]Louise Minchin congratulates former BBC co-star on decision to quit [PICTURES]However, some other fans did share their disappointment that they wouldn't see her in person at tonight's event.User Mirrorbalfe wrote: "I understand but speaking for myself I've been waiting for this for 2 years and seeing ppl saying it's not a big deal hurts, cause it is for me as fan, I'm very sad and upset you won't be there In person and I understand some things are out of your reach but can I just be sad? :(." (sic)While Larissa Oliveira replied: "We understand how difficult it is to adapt to the new life of a mother, having to travel and take the little child in the middle of a pandemic."But you've done it several times for Belfast, because now, in a SINGLE event, it has to be different? Outlander is less important?"Sam, who plays Jamie Fraser, walked the red carpet tonight with other cast members.He posed with his on-screen daughter Sophie and his on-screen son-in-law Richard Rankin.Other stars of the new series at the event included Lauren Lyle, Steven Cree and Cesar Domboy.Alexander Vlahos was also there ahead of joining the cast in the news series as Allan.

Sam Heughan, who is best known for his role as Jamie Fraser on the show Outlander, appeared on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show today to discuss the show’s return. During their chat things soon turned awkward, however, as Zoe brought up one film that wouldn’t be hitting screens any time soon.Sam, 41, spoke to Zoe about the sixth season of Outlander, which will debut next Sunday.After chatting about bagpipes, lost luggage and a number of other exciting screen projects that Sam is a part of this year, the conversation took an unexpected turn.Towards the end of their interview Zoe, 51, said: “Before I let you go, Everest.This film - what a cast! You, Ewan McGregor and Mark Strong.

It's hard for most Outlander fans to imagine anyone else in the roles of leads Jamie and Claire Fraser – but star Caitriona Balfe has revealed how she almost missed out on the career-launching casting.

It has been a long time coming, and it's now almost here, as the brand new sixth season of Outlander premiers next weekend.

Outlander fans are being treated with an extra special Valentines Day gift this year as they're in for a chance to attend the season six world premiere in London.

Sam Heughan is best known for playing Jamie Fraser in Outlander, but fans are about to see him take on the leading man in rom-com Text For You.

With the mysterious Christie clan setting up home at Fraser's Ridge in the sixth season of Outlander, fans are expecting them to play a big part in proceedings.

Outlander fans across the globe have been waiting patiently for the return of the hit TV show which has captured the imagination of audiences worldwide.

With just over a month to go until Outlander returns to our screens, more photos and teasers are being released almost every couple of days.

Outlander co-stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish were spotted at a New Zealand food truck as they film Men in Kilts.

It was the setting for one of the most dramatic scenes in Outlander, but one little known Edinburgh filming location is considered to be something of a secret spot.

The official Outlander page shared a brand new behind-the-scenes snap of our favourite 17th century men, and some fans even said it made their hearts "skip a beat". As the brand new season is set to kick off at the beginning of March (Sunday 6, to be exact) show bosses have been drip-feeding us lots of original content which is getting us even more excited to see what's going to happen on Fraser's Ridge.

A TikTok user has posted a funny clip that is sure to bring a smile to any Outlander fan's face.