Richard Rankin: Last News

On the heels of the recently announced prequel series Blood of My Blood, Starz’s President of Original Programming Kathryn Busby is sharing an update on what the new project means for the future of the original series.

Outlander star Sam Heughan delighted fans as he was spotted partying in Glasgow on Sunday.

*WARNING: This article contains spoilers for earlier seasons of Outlander.*

Outlander star Sophie Skelton has been labelled “unrecognisable” by some fans in a new social media video with her co-star Richard Rankin.

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe step out for 2024 New York Comic Con on Thursday (October 17) in New York City.

Emiliana Betancourt Starz has released the trailer for the second half of Season 7 of the long-running time travel drama “Outlander,” which bows Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. As seen in the trailer, this season brings the key characters home to Scotland where they face the challenges of dealing with war.

EXCLUSIVE: Viaplay will debut scripted shows Rebus and Ronja the Robber’s Daughter in the U.S. in November.

Scots singer Callum Beattie has teamed up with Outlander icons Sam Heughan and Richard Rankin for a hard-hitting video in aid of a Scots suicide charity.

Outlander's Richard Rankin, known for his role as Roger MacKenzie, is once again tickling fans' funny bones with a behind-the-scenes glimpse from the set.

Outlander star Sophie Skelton, known for her role as Brianna, has had to offer an apology to a fellow actor following an unplanned and fruitless search across Scotland for a valued possession.

It's hard to believe that it's been 11 year since Sam Heughan was cast as Jamie Fraser in the hit time travel show Outlander.

The stars of Outlander, including Richard Rankin, have been reminiscing about their early scenes with Sam Heughan, who plays the charismatic Jamie Fraser.

Richard Rankin, who plays Roger Mackenzie, has spilled the beans on the heart-wrenching ending of the beloved time-travelling series Outlander.

Based on the best-selling book by Ian Rankin, Rebus bursts onto the BBC this weekend when Edinburgh detective John Rebus finds himself at a psychological crossroads after a violent encounter with gangster Ger Cafferty.The BBC's synopsis for the series reads: "At odds with a job increasingly driven by corporate technocrats, involved in a toxic affair he knows he needs to end, and all but supplanted in his daughter’s life by his ex-wife’s wealthy new husband, Rebus begins to wonder if he still has a role to play – either as a family man or a police officer. "In a time of divisive politics and national discord, Rebus’ broke, ex-soldier brother Michael desperately crosses the line to provide for his family, and Rebus begins to wonder if the law still has meaning, or if everyone is reverting to an older set of rules? And if so, why shouldn’t Rebus do so too?" Who is in the cast of Rebus episode 1? John Rebus - Richard Rankin TV fans will instantly recognise Richard Rankin from his role as Roger MacKenzie in time-travelling drama Outlander.

Richard Rankin is currently appearing as DS John Rebus in the BBC TV adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus novels, and has spoken out about the moment that changed his life and career and led to him winning such an iconic role. The Scottish actor found everything changed for him when he accepted the part in 2015 of Roger Wakefield in Outlander, the hugely successful period fantasy drama that also stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has bought Viaplay‘s Rebus reboot, following international streamer Viaplay’s decision to exit the UK. In further news, we can reveal Australia’s SBS has also acquired the show from distributor Viaplay Content Distribution.

Outlander star Richard Rankin has celebrated a show milestone as this week marks eight years since he was cast as Roger MacKenzie.

Sophie Skelton has landed a leading role in a brand new thriller set to start filming in Scotland later this year.

Sharareh Drury administrator SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Season 7, Episode 2 of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz. While an epic explosion at Frasier’s Ridge would seem like the most shocking event thus far this season on “Outlander,” the Starz series managed to also pack in a shocking reveal, a bittersweet birth and the series’ most heartbreaking goodbye yet. Moments into “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the mystery of who actually killed Malva (Jessica Reynolds) is finally solved. Despite Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) having taken the blame for his daughter’s murder to save Claire (Caitriona Balfe) from the noose, it was actually his son Allan (Alexander Vlahos) who did it. Claire tries to stop Allan, overcome with grief, from taking his own life but Ian (John Bell) appears and shoots him with an arrow — stating that Allan’s actions killed an unborn child and for that, he cannot live. 

Outlander star Richard Rankin says that season 7 is the best yet for Roger and Brianna as they navigate life in Fraser's Ridge.

Outlander is back, and nothing will ever be the same for the Frasers. Having seen the first four episodes of the new season, I can say that it's the same Outlander you love, but as the first few episodes unfold, it begins to feel like . Change is uncomfortable, and there's going to be a lot of it this season, but it also energizes the series in a really thrilling—and poignant—way. “It's explosive.

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe hit the red carpet together for the season 7 premiere of Outlander!