‘Outlander’ Season 7 Adds A Stack Of New (And Old!) Faces To The Cast! (Top: Graham McTavish, Nell Hudson, Steven Cree, Andrew Whipp, Layla Burns, Lotte Verbeek. Bottom: Gloria Obianyo, Rod Hallett, Chris Fulton, Diarmaid Murtagh, Kristin Atherton, Charles Vandervaart)
‘Outlander‘ is going to need some extra chairs on set, as they announced five new cast members alongside six more who are returning old faces for the 7th Season!
Returning old faces include Graham McTavish (“House of the Dragon,” The Hobbit) reprising his role as “Dougal MacKenzie,” Jamie’s uncle whom he killed just before the battle of Culloden; Nell Hudson (“Victoria”) as “Laoghaire Fraser,” Jamie’s ex-wife and Marsali’s mother; Steven Cree (“A Discovery of Witches” Outlaw King) as “Old Ian Murray,” Young Ian’s father and Jamie’s brother-in-law; Andrew Whipp (“Shetland”) as “Brian Fraser,” Jamie’s father; Layla Burns (She Will) as “Joan MacKimmie,” Marsali’s sister and Jamie’s stepdaughter; and Lotte Verbeek (The Fault in Our Stars) as “Geillis Duncan,” Claire’s former friend-turned-enemy and a fellow time traveller from the 1960s.
New actors announced today as joining the cast for season seven, including Gloria Obianyo (Dune) as “Mercy Woodcock,” a free Black woman navigating the hardships of life in Colonial America; Rod Hallett (“The Last Kingdom”) as “Benedict Arnold,” the notorious Revolutionary soldier turned traitor; Chris Fulton (“Bridgerton”) as “Rob Cameron,” a new acquaintance of Roger and Brianna; Diarmaid Murtagh (“Vikings”) as “Buck MacKenzie,” the illegitimate son of Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan, and Roger’s ancestor, a role previously played by Graham McTavish in season five, and Kristin Atherton (“Shakespeare & Hathaway”) as “Jenny Murray,” Jamie’s sister and Young Ian’s mother, a role originated by Laura Donnelly in seasons one through three.
If all those weren’t enough, the time-travelling drama had already announced some new faces coming in season seven, including Charles Vandervaart (‘Murdoch Mysteries’, ‘Lost In Space’), as “William Ransom,” the grown-up secret son of Jamie Fraser, with Izzy Meikle-Small (‘Never Let Me Go’) as “Rachel Hunter”, and Joey Phillips (‘Billy Elliot’) as “Denzell Hunter,” a Quaker brother and sister whose quiet country life is changed when Young Ian arrives at their farm with a sick and injured William Ransom.
This new and returning old cast cast joins the current stars of Caitríona Balfe (Claire Fraser), Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser), Sophie Skelton (Brianna MacKenzie), Richard Rankin (Roger MacKenzie), David Berry (Lord John Grey), John Bell (Young Ian), Caitlin O’Ryan (Lizzie Beardsley) and Paul Gorman (both Beardsley twins, Josiah and Keziah).
“One of the many joys of our epic story is the element of time travel which allows us to revisit some of our favourite characters in different times and places, and we’re thrilled to welcome back so many familiar faces for season seven,” says Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner, writer and executive producer. “In addition to our returning cast, we’re also excited to welcome several new actors to the ‘Outlander’ family and cannot wait to introduce them to fans in our extended season.”
The ‘Outlander’ television series is inspired by Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books, which have sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide, with all nine of the books gracing the New York Times best-seller list. The “Outlander” television series has become a worldwide success with audiences, spanning the genres of history, science fiction, romance and adventure in one amazing tale.
Matthew B. Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Andy Harries, Jim Kohlberg, Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan executive produce. “Outlander” is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Left Bank Pictures and Story Mining & Supply Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.
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