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Sam Heughan

Date of birth: 1980-04-30

Place of birth: New Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Сэм Хьюэн, Sam Roland Heughan, سم هیوین, سام هیوین

Sam Heughan

Biography

Sam graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2003. He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Award (Most Promising Performance) for Outlying Islands at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. Sam has appeared in various TV programmes including: A Very British Sex Scandal (Channel 4), Any Human Heart (Film4), Midsomer Murders (ITV) and as a regular character in BBC Soaps River City and Doctors. His film leads include: Young Alexander The Great (Ilya Salkind Company) and Emulsion (White Lantern Films), while theatre credits include: Plague Over England (Duchess, West End), MacBeth (Nottingham, Edinburgh Lyceum), Romeo And Juliet (Dundee Rep) and Hamlet (Citizens Glasgow).

Movie Credits

First Light
2.6

First Light

2010-09-14

In May 1940, feeling the RAF needs every man to fight to Luftwaffe, Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum joins at 1

A Princess for Christmas
3.5

A Princess for Christmas

2011-12-03

After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic deaths, an American woman who is the guardian for her y

A Very British Sex Scandal
2.9

A Very British Sex Scandal

2007-07-21

The high society court case that scandalised the mores of the day, electrified the nation and change

Young Alexander the Great
0

Young Alexander the Great

2010-12-01

The coming of age of young Alexander, future world conqueror, from his boyhood in Greece to his assu

Breaking the Mould
2.8

Breaking the Mould

2009-07-29

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a gr

Heart of Lightness
2.8

Heart of Lightness

2014-05-30

9 British actors arrive in the far north of Norway to act the Ibsen play "Lady From The Sea". They h

Emulsion
2.7

Emulsion

2014-10-01

EMULSION tells the story of a dejected salesman who is inadvertently drawn into a dangerous blackmai

The Spy Who Dumped Me
3.2

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018-08-02

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy

When the Starlight Ends
2.3

When the Starlight Ends

2016-10-14

An eccentric writer must choose between his work and the love of his life. Looking back, he reflects

Bloodshot
3.3

Bloodshot

2020-03-05

After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enha

SAS: Red Notice
2.9

SAS: Red Notice

2021-08-11

An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the

To Olivia
3.5

To Olivia

2021-02-19

In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young fam

Love Again
3.4

Love Again

2023-05-04

Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to his old cel

One World: Together at Home
3.5

One World: Together at Home

2020-04-18

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization f

Small Moments
0

Small Moments

2001-11-18

Everyday, small moments are captured between families, lovers, and strangers in Glasgow.