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Sam Heughan
Birthday:
30 April 1980
Height:
189 cm
Biography
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.
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.
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'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space.
I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space.
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English.
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English.
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.
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.
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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.
I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.
I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
Sam Heughan
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 Very British Sex Scandal (2007). He is an active patron of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland and Leukemia and Lymphoma Research. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) located in Glasgow, Scotland.
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