Sam Heughan: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Scottish actor (born 1980)}}

| birth_place = [[Balmaclellan]], [[StewartryDumfries ofand KirkcudbrightGalloway]], Scotland

Heughan and his ''Outlander'' co-star [[Graham McTavish]] co-wrote ''Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other''<ref name=":11" /> which reached number one on the ''New York Times''{{'}} Best Seller List for hardcover nonfiction, and combined print and e-book nonfiction in November 2020.<ref name="The New York Times">{{Cite news|title=Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction -– Best Sellers -– The New York Times|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/|access-date=2020-11-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The same year Heughan launched his own whisky brand, The Sassenach (named after his ''Outlander'' character's nickname for his wife, Claire<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=Erskine|first=Rosalind|date=2020-08-12|title=Outlander star Sam Heughan reveals UK release date for Sassenach Whisky -– here's when you can buy it|url=https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/outlander-star-sam-heughan-reveals-uk-release-date-for-sassenach-whisky-heres-when-you-can-buy-it/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Scotsman Food and Drink|language=en-US}}</ref>), winning consecutive double golds in the 2020 and 2021 [[San Francisco World Spirits Competition]].

Sam Roland Heughan was born on 30 April 1980 in the historic county of [[Dumfries and Galloway]], Scotland. His parents had been part of a [[hippie]] community in London called [[Gandalf's Garden]] which was heavily influenced by the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] inspiring them to name Heughan and his older brother after characters from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.{{cncitation needed|date=April 2023}} Sam's mother, Chrissie Heughan, an artist and artisan papermaker struggled to raise the two brothers after their father left when they were both young.<ref>{{cite web |last1=The Red Bulletin October 2018 |title=The Incredible Good Fortune of Sam Heughan |url=https://issuu.com/redbulletin.com/docs/1018_uk_lowres/s/12054 |website=issuu |publisher=Red Bull Media House |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>

Aged five, Heughan moved from Balmaclellan to nearby [[New Galloway]] where he attended Kells Primary School. During this time he lived in converted stables in the grounds of [[Kenmure Castle]].<ref name="readingeagle">{{cite web|url=http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/outlander-star-loses-himself-in-highlander-character|title='Outlander' star loses himself in highlander character|publisher=readingeagle.com|date=4 August 2014|access-date=15 June 2016|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915205007/http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/outlander-star-loses-himself-in-highlander-character|url-status=dead}}</ref> Moving to [[Edinburgh]] at age twelve he attended [[James Gillespie's High School]] for a year and then the Edinburgh [[Rudolf Steiner School]] until the end of the sixth year.<ref name="edinburgh">{{cite web|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/sam-heughan-interview|title=Outlander's Sam Heughan on Actor's Nomadism, Scotland, and His Travel Bucket List|publisher=travelandleisure.com|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> He joined the Lyceum Youth theatre in 1998<ref >{{cite web | title=Sam Heughan | website=The Lyceum | url=https://lyceum.org.uk/letters-to-the-lyceum/entry/sam-heughan | access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Ferguson | first=Brian | title=Sam Heughan's first theatre company honours campaign to allow women to go to university with new show | website=The Scotsman | date=17 November 2021 | url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/sam-heughans-first-theatre-company-to-honour-edinburgh-seven-campaign-3461177 | access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> and in 1999 was awarded a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD, now the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]]) in [[Glasgow]], graduating in 2003.<ref name="readingeagle" /><ref name="cconservatoire">{{cite web|url=https://www.rcs.ac.uk/alumni/sam-heughan/|title=Sam Heughan: In the Limelight|publisher=rcs.ac.uk|access-date=15 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818224941/https://www.rcs.ac.uk/alumni/sam-heughan/|archive-date=18 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

While enrolled at RSAMD Heughan performed in numerous plays including ''The Twits'' at [[Citizens Theatre]], an adaptation of [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[Crime and Punishment (play)|Crime and Punishment]]'', Anton Chekhov's ''[[The Seagull]]'', [[Aeschylus]]'s [[Greek tragedy]] ''[[Prometheus Bound]],'' and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/a-princess-for-christmas/cast/sam-heughan|title=Sam Heughan as Ashton on A Princess for Christmas|website=Hallmark Movies and Mysteries|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/the-twits-1-588397|title=The Twits|website=www.scotsman.com|date=18 February 2018 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/106256-sam-heughan-cast-as-jamie-fraser-in-starz-and-sonys-outlander|title=Sam Heughan Cast as Jamie Fraser in Starz and Sony's Outlander|date=2013-07-09|website=ComingSoon.net|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> In 2002, shortly before graduating, Heughan was one of four students chosen to represent RSAMD at the BBC CarltonCarleton Hobbs radio talent competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/sam-heughan|title=Heughan, Sam|website=United Artists|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/scot-hopes-hollywood-role-will-be-launchpad-to-stardom-1-515825|title=Scot hopes Hollywood role will be launchpad to stardom|website=www.scotsman.com|date=March 2004 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> His alma mater, the RCS, awarded him an honorary [[doctorate]] at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/20264440.new-doctor-star-ncuti-gatwa-back-glasgow-collect-honorary-degree/|title=New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa back in Glasgow to collect honorary degree|journal=The National|first=Laura|last=Webster|date=7 July 2022|accessdateaccess-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2004, Heughan appeared in his first professional television role in the miniseries ''[[Island at War]],'' a WWII drama about the German occupation of the Channel Islands.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/21/arts/television/when-hitler-arrived-at-englands-door.html|title=When Hitler Arrived at England's Door|last=Gates|first=Anita|date=2005-01-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The following year he appeared in several episodes of the Scottish soap opera ''[[River City]]'' and portrayed adulterous husband Pony William in [[David Harrower]]'s play ''Knives in Hens'' at the [[Tron Theatre]] in Glasgow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/former-river-city-actor-sam-3232561|title=Former River City actor Sam Heughan on becoming heart-throb and filming on his home turf for starring role in Outlander TV series|last=English|first=Paul|date=2014-03-12|website=dailyrecord|access-date=2019-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-09-17/outlander-starz-cast-season-3/|title=Meet the cast of Outlander season three|website=Radio Times|access-date=2019-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/feb/11/theatre1|title=Knives in Hens, Tron, Glasgow|last=Fisher|first=Mark|date=2005-02-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-05-06|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Between 2006 and 2009 Heughan appeared in a number of made-for-television films and miniseries including BBC and PBS's collaborative miniseries ''The Wild West'' (2006), Channel 4's docudrama, ''A Very British Sex Scandal'' (2007), and [[BBC Four]]'s ''Breaking the Mould'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00795yb|title=BBC One -– The Wild West, Episode 2|website=BBC|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-wild-west/episode-2-season-1/billy-the-kid/405229|title=The Wild West {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c4bfeef|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621145706/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c4bfeef|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2017|title=A Very British Sex Scandal (2007)|website=BFI|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ly0t1|title=BBC Four -– Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin|website=BBC|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Ron-Moore-Outlander-Series-Finds-Its-Jamie-Fraser-57355.html|title=Ron Moore's Outlander Series Finds Its Jamie Fraser|date=2013-07-09|website=CINEMABLEND|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> During that time he also made appearances in a number of television series, including an episode of ITV's ''[[Midsomer Murders]],'' ITV's crime drama ''[[Rebus (2000 TV series)|Rebus]]'', and two episodes of BBC's political drama ''[[Party Animals (TV series)|Party Animals]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/slideshow/gallery/henry-cavill-orlando-bloom-and-more-actors-on-midsomer-murders-before-they-were-famous/51570|title=Sam Heughan: Henry Cavill, Orlando Bloom and More Actors on 'Midsomer Murders' Before They Were Famous|website=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/rebus/knots-and-crosses-1142306/|title=Rebus: Knots and Crosses|website=TV.com|access-date=2019-04-25|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130010900/http://www.tv.com/shows/rebus/knots-and-crosses-1142306/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/party-animals/cast/404427|title=Party Animals {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2009 Heughan made appearances in several live productions, including [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[The Vortex]]'' at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange Theatre]], [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Citizens Theatre|Citizen's Theatre]], Iain F. MacLeod's ''The Pearlfishers'' at the Traverse Theatre, Shakespeare's ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Dundee Repertory Theatre]], ''[[Macbeth]]'' at the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], and [[Nicholas de Jongh]]'s ''[[Plague Over England]]'' at the [[Duchess Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/outlander-men-auditions-adaptations-6509/|title=The 'Outlander' Men on Auditions and Adaptations|date=2016-06-01|website=www.backstage.com|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/film-tv/outlander-star-sam-heughan-talks-to-scottish-field/|title=Outlander star Sam Heughan talks to Scottish Field|date=2018-03-13|website=Scottish Field|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/5639-the-pearlfisher/|title=The Pearlfisher|date=2007-11-15|website=The List|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/sam-heughan-s-career-and-roles-before-outlander-fame-1-4491326|title=Sam Heughan's career and roles before Outlander fame|website=www.scotsman.com|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/legit/reviews/plague-over-england-1200473475/|title=Plague Over England|last=Fricker|first=Karen|date=2009-02-24|website=Variety|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref>

In 2009, Heughan landed a recurring role as [[List of Doctors characters (2009)#Scott Nielson|Scott Nielson]], Nurse [[Cherry Clay|Cherry Malone]]'s boyfriend and a secret drug dealer in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref name="agent">{{cite web |url=http://unitedagents.co.uk/film/sam-heughan |title=Sam Heughan infosite |access-date=14 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808083319/http://unitedagents.co.uk/film/sam-heughan/ |archive-date=8 August 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was nominated for a [[The British Soap Awards|British Soap Award]], in the category Villain of the Year, for his twenty-one episode stint on the series.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a217728/british-soap-awards-2010-the-winners/|title=British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners|last1=Green|first1=Kris|last2=Kilkelly|first2=Daniel|date=2010-05-08|website=Digital Spy|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> The following year, Heughan starred as the [[Alexander the Great|title character]] in the direct-to-video feature ''Young Alexander the Great'', which was filmed in Egypt and explored the life of the teenager who would become Alexander the Great.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/young-alexander-alexander-the-great-from-macedonia|title=British Council Film: Young Alexander (Alexander the Great from Macedonia)|work=film.britishcouncil.org|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> He went on to star in BBC's television film ''First Light,'' the story of [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] pilot [[Geoffrey Wellum]]'s experiences flying a [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]] in the [[Battle of Britain]], as documented in his [[First Light (Wellum book)|WWII memoir of the same name.]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Any Human Heart|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/any_human_heart|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8004966/First-Light-BBC-Two-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8004966/First-Light-BBC-Two-review.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=First Light, BBC Two, review|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2010-09-15|access-date=2019-05-03|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> From there he featured in PBS's BAFTA-winning mini-series ''[[Any Human Heart (miniseries)|Any Human Heart]]'', the story of author Logan Mountstuart's life in the context of historical events surrounding him, based upon William Boyd's [[Any Human Heart|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/masterpiece/episode-2-season-41/any-human-heart-episode-2/191638|title=Masterpiece {{!}} TV Guide|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2011/television/drama-serial|title=2011 Television Drama Serial {{!}} BAFTA Awards|work=awards.bafta.org|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> Heughan returned to theatre later that year in dramatist [[Phyllis Nagy]]'s adaptation of [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s novel ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley]]'' at the [[Royal & Derngate]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/THE-TALENTED-MR-RIPLEY-Opens-Royal-Derngates-Autumn-Season-Opens-Sept-17-20100819|title=THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY Opens Royal & Derngate's Autumn Season, Opens Sept 17|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> Throughout that same year, Heughan portrayed [[Hugh Tennent]], founder of [[Wellpark Brewery|Tennent's Lager]], in a series of comical commercials, which won a number of accolades at the Scottish Advertising Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2011/06/15/new-tennents-tv-ad-launch-celebrating-lagers-music-ties|title=New Tennent's TV ad to launch celebrating lager's music ties|work=The Drum|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

[[File:Sam Heughan by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Heughan at the 2015 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] promoting ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''|alt=|left]][[Hallmark Channel]]'s original film ''[[A Princess for Christmas]]'' starred Heughan as Prince Ashton in 2011, a role which saw him appear opposite [[Roger Moore]] and secure a nomination for Most Inspiring Performance in Television at the 20th Annual Grace Awards.<ref name="heughan">{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=106256|title=Sam Heughan Cast as Jamie Fraser in Starz and Sony's Outlander|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=9 July 2013|access-date=15 December 2013|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215095951/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=106256|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> That same year, he featured in [[Steve Waters]]' sold-out play ''Amphibians'', a dual story of Olympic swimmers Max and Elsa, at the [[Bridewell Theatre]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/amphibians-rev|title=Theatre review: Amphibians at Bridewell Theatre|website=British Theatre Guide|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> For the next two years he starred as [[Batman]] in the touring stage show ''[[Batman Live]]''.<ref name="heughan" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/267363/Theatre-review-Batman-Live-London-o2-Arena|title=Theatre review -– Batman Live, London o2 Arena|last=Norman|first=Neil|date=2011-08-26|work=Express.co.uk|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> During this time he made the news for his assistance in a real-life citizen's arrest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/batman-live-star-sam-heughan-1113004|title=Batman Live star Sam Heughan becomes real life superhero as he helps catch alleged thief|date=6 January 2012 |publisher=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> In 2012, he performed the title role in ShakepeareShakespeare's ''[[King John (play)|King John]]'' at the Òran Mór Theatre.<ref name=":6" />

In 2013, Heughan was cast as [[Jamie Fraser (character)|Jamie Fraser]] in the [[Starz]] time-travel drama series ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''.<ref name="heughan" /> He was the first cast member officially announced, to great praise by the author of the series, [[Diana Gabaldon]], who said, "That man is a Scot to the bone and Jamie Fraser to the heart. Having seen Sam Heughan not just act, but be Jamie, I feel immensely grateful to the production team for their painstaking attention to the soul of the story and characters."<ref>{{cite web|last=Munn|first=Patrick|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/07/sam-heughan-cast-as-lead-in-starzs-drama-series-outlander|title=Sam Heughan Cast As Lead In Starz's Drama Series 'Outlander'|publisher=TVWise|date=9 July 2013|access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> He's played the co-lead role for all seven seasons of the series, and will continue for the eighth and last season, scheduled to film in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Echebiri |first=Makuochi |date=2023-08-08 |title=Sam Heughan Lobbied For ‘Outlander’'Outlander' to Conclude With Season 8 |url=https://collider.com/outlander-season-8-ending-sam-heughan-comments/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhuvad |first=Ariba |date=2023-10-03 |title=Sam Heughan knows how Outlander will end, Caitriona Balfe does not |url=https://winteriscoming.net/2023/10/03/sam-heughan-knows-how-outlander-will-end-caitriona-balfe-does-not/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Winter is Coming |language=en-US}}</ref> He and his co-star, [[Caitriona Balfe]], assumed the additional role of producers on the series in 2019.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a27166326/outlander-season-5-caitriona-balfe-sam-heughan-producers/|title=Caitriona Balfe & Sam Heughan Are Officially Producing on 'Outlander' Season 5|last=Kosin|first=Julie|date=2019-04-16|workmagazine=Harper's BAZAAR|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

Turning to independent films in 2014, Heughan appeared in the psychological thriller ''Emulsion'', the story of a man haunted by the disappearance of his wife.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lifestyle/review-emulsion-100384/|title=Review: Emulsion|date=2014-01-29|website=Inverness Courier|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> He also starred in the comedy ''Heart of Lightness'', in which Heughan appeared with two of his future ''Outlander'' co-stars: [[Laura Donnelly]], who plays Jamie's sister [[Jenny Murray (character)|Jenny Murray]], and [[Rosie Day]], who played Mary Hawkins in the second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/heart-lightness-montreal-review-729279|title='Heart of Lightness': Montreal Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=30 August 2014 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Heart of Lightness (2014)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/heart_of_lightness|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/outlanders-laura-donnelly-jenny-claire-793772|title='Outlander's' Laura Donnelly: Jenny and Claire Are the "Thelma and Louise of Their Time"|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=9 May 2015 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/play-someone-thats-my-own-age-thatll-be-the-day-laughs-rosierosie-day|title=Play someone that's my own age? That'll be the Day says Outlander star Rosie Day|last=Gibb|first=Bill|website=Sunday Post|date=31 October 2017 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> He went on to play the lead role of Jacob in the 2016 independent film ''When the Starlight Ends'', which premiered at the Other Venice Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/video/421231683946/on-set-of-when-the-starlight-ends-with-sam-heughan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824002708/http://etcanada.com/video/421231683946/on-set-of-when-the-starlight-ends-with-sam-heughan/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2016|title=On Set Of 'When The Starlight Ends' With Sam Heughan|website=ET Canada|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arabella-oz-her-first-feature-936609|title=Arabella Oz on Her First Feature and Skinny-Dipping with 'Outlander's' Sam Heughan|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 October 2016 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref>

In 2018, Heughan co-starred as [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent Sebastian Henshaw in the action comedy film ''[[The Spy Who Dumped Me]]'', opposite [[Mila Kunis]] and [[Kate McKinnon]], which he filmed during an ''Outlander'' filming hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a22606321/sam-heughan-spy-who-dumped-me/|title=Sam Heughan Won't Be Wearing a Kilt in 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'|date=2018-08-01|website=ELLE|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> That same year, in his first voice-acting project, Heughan appeared in the [[Warner Bros.]] Interactive Entertainment video game ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'' as the [[Mirror Master]]. In May of that year, Heughan was a guest on [[BBC Two Scotland]]'s special ''[[The Adventure Show]]'', alongside Cameron McNeish, in an episode titled "Take A Hike" that focused on Scotland's passion for walking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3jvgn|title=BBC Scotland -– The Adventure Show, 2017/2018, Take a Hike|website=BBC|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5yFq8Bvl0wLC5DShsQvXJXN/the-outlander-star-who-went-up-a-hill-but-came-down-a-mountain|title=BBC Scotland -– BBC Scotland -– The Outlander star who went up a hill but came down a mountain|website=BBC|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> It was also announced that Heughan would portray Corporal Jimmy Dalton in ''[[Bloodshot (film)|Bloodshot]]'', an adaptation of the [[Bloodshot (comics)|best-selling comic book]] from the [[Valiant Comics|Valiant]] universe, opposite [[Vin Diesel]] and [[Michael Sheen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/bloodshot-cast-sam-heughan-eiza-gonzalez-michael-sheen/|title=Vin Diesel's Bloodshot Casts Sam Heughan, Eiza Gonzalez, & Michael Sheen|date=2018-05-23|website=ScreenRant|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> ''Bloodshot'' premiered in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-11|title=World Premiere of Film 'Bloodshot' -– Vin Diesel Says Movie '...is unique.' -|url=https://vmhmagazine.com/world-premiere-of-columbia-pictures-bloodshot-vin-diesel-says-film-is-unique/|access-date=2020-11-13|language=en-US|archive-date=13 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113173246/https://vmhmagazine.com/world-premiere-of-columbia-pictures-bloodshot-vin-diesel-says-film-is-unique/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2018, Heughan was cast as Tom Buckingham, the lead role in ''[[SAS: Red Notice]]'', a film based on the novel of the same name by [[Andy McNab]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4479380/|title=SAS: Red Notice (2021) -– IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/ruby-rose-andy-serkis-sas-red-notice-sam-heughan-sky-1202549846/|title=Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, More Join Action-Thriller 'SAS: Red Notice', Sky Cinema Boards UK Rights, First Look – EFM|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2019-02-05|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/andy-mcnab-sas-red-notice-sky-altitude-sam-heughan-efm-1203128604/|title=Sky Lands Andy McNab Action Thriller 'SAS: Red Notice,' Altitude Boards Sales|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=2019-02-05|website=Variety|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref>

In 2019, it was announced that Heughan would play [[Paul Newman]] in ''To Olivia'', a biopic about [[Patricia Neal]] and [[Roald Dahl]] starring [[Keeley Hawes]] and [[Hugh Bonneville]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2019-12-17|title='Outlander' Star Sam Heughan To Play Paul Newman In Patricia Neal/Roald Dahl Movie Biopic|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/sam-heughan-outlander-paul-newman-patricia-neal-roald-dahl-movie-1202811294/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hallemann|first=Caroline|date=2019-12-17|title='Outlander' Actor Sam Heughan to Play Paul Newman in the New Roald Dahl Biopic|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a30123087/sam-heughan-roald-dahl-biopic/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Town & Country|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[To Olivia]]'' premiered on February 19, 2021, in the United Kingdom, via [[Sky Cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2021-02-18 |title=To Olivia review – a glib exploration of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal's grief |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/18/to-olivia-review-roald-dahl-patricia-neal-sky-cinema |access-date=2023-12-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In 2020, Heughan was cast as Henry in the Regency-era romantic comedy ''Mr. Malcom's List'', based on a book of the same name by Suzanne Allain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McStay|first=Kirsten|date=2020-06-22|title=Sam Heughan confirmed for new role in rom com movie Mr Malcolm's List|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/sam-heughan-confirmed-role-new-22234012|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Daily Record|language=en}}</ref> Heughan was also cast alongside [[Priyanka Chopra|Priyanka Chopra Jonas]] and [[Celine Dion]] in the romantic drama ''Love Again,'' a remake of the German film ''SMS Fur Dich.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=2020-10-27|title=Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Music Icon Celine Dion To Star In Romantic Drama For Screen Gems|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/sam-heughan-priyanka-chopra-jonas-celine-dion-screen-gems-text-for-you-1234604056/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

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| ''[[Love Again (film)|Love Again]]''

| Rob Burns

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| ''[[Rebus (2000 TV series)|Rebus]]''

| [[List of Doctors characters (2009)#Scott Nielson|Scott Nielson]]

| ''[[The Couple Next Door]]''

| Danny

| ''Knives in Hens''<ref name="agent"/><ref name="knives">{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghguide.com/aande/theatre/reviews_05/k/knives_and_hen_tag.shtml |title=Knives in Hens -– 2005 Tour |access-date=15 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905180506/http://www.edinburghguide.com/aande/theatre/reviews_05/k/knives_and_hen_tag.shtml |archive-date=5 September 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref>

| [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|Guildenstern]] / [[Fortinbras]]

| rowspan="2019" | ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''

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| [[Ewwy Award|EWwy Awards]]

* Heughan received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] "in recognition for his outstanding contribution to acting and charitable endeavours" from the [[University of Stirling]] in June 2019

* He received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] from the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]] on 7 July 2022<ref>{{cite web |title='Dream big': actor Sam Heughan inspires the next generation as he receives an honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |url=https://www.rcs.ac.uk/news/sam-heughan-honorary-doctorate/ |website=The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |date=7 July 2022 |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>