Sam Heughan reveals the souvenir he'll take from Outlander set Outlander ’s Sam Heughan has admitted he’s unsure of a key detail about Jamie Fraser despite portraying him for the past decade. When Claire Randall (played by Caitriona Balfe ) first met the rugged Jacobite soldier in the first season he spoke in a very strong Highlander accent. Fans have been stunned to hear the actor’s real speaking voice when not in character as the Scottish star grew up in New Galloway before moving to Edinburgh aged 12.
In the first season of the hit Starz series he also had to learn a number of lines in Gaelic, but his dialect has changed considerably over the years. Speaking to Josh Horowitz for Outlander’s 10th celebration, Sam recalled: “I had to speak pages of Gaelic in there. I guess there was a change of accent.
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It’s Jamie accent!” Although Jamie’s current accent is still stronger than Sam’s own, it’s changed considerably over the course of seven seasons as the Frasers moved from Scotland to North Carolina. Also dramatically changing their speaking voice for the series is Irish actress Caitriona, whose heroine Claire has a Southern En.