Sam Heughan

About Sam Heughan

Scottish-born stage and screen actor who played Scott Nielson on the BBC series, Doctors, and acted on stage in Outlying Islands and Hamlet. His popularity soared as a result of his co-starring role on Outlander with Caitriona Balfe.

Sam Roland Heughan is a Scottish actor, producer, author, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his starring role as Jamie Fraser in the Starz historical drama series Outlander, for which he won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor and the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Heughan has also starred in films, such as the spy comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me and the superhero action film Bloodshot. Among his numerous plays, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer for his performance in Outlying Islands, performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. Heughan received an honorary doctorate "in recognition for his outstanding contribution to acting and charitable endeavours" from the University of Stirling in June 2019.

Occupation	Actor, producer, author, entrepreneur
Born	Sam Roland Heughan, April 30, 1980, Balmaclellan, Scotland
Years active	2001–present
Alma mater	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

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Trivia

He earned a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award nomination for his performance in a 2002 Royal Court Theatre production of Outlying Islands.

Sam Heughan before fame

He studied music and drama at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.

Achievement of Sam Heughan

He earned a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award nomination for his performance in a 2002 Royal Court Theatre production of Outlying Islands.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Sam Heughan family life

He grew up alongside his brother Cirdan in New Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He began dating actress Amy Shiels in mid-2018.

Associations of Sam Heughan

He portrays Jamie Fraser in the Starz Outlander series, which is based on novelist Diana Gabaldon's book series of the same name.

Sam Heughan Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	189 cm
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