The ‘Outlander’ Prequel ‘Blood of My Blood’ Adds Star Power to the Fraser and McKenzie Clans

Sam Heughan, Catríona Balfe

The Outlander: Blood of My Blood prequel series, currently filming its 10-episode season in Scotland, continues to cast the family members that comprise the Fraser and McKenzie clans and their friends who play an important role in the love story of Jamie Fraser’s (Sam Heughan) parents Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy).

Joining Clan Fraser as a young Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser is Rory Alexander, a role originated by fan favorite Duncan LaCroix. Sam Retford takes on the role of the headstrong Dougal MacKenzie, Séamus McLean Ross will plays his shrewd older brother Colum MacKenzie, and serving as their faithful advisor and voice of reason is Conor MacNeill as a young Ned Gowan. The latter three roles were originated by Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis and Bill Paterson respectively in the original Outlander series.

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“We are thrilled to expand our Season 1 cast with some well-known characters from the Outlander universe. We’re so excited to welcome Rory, Sam, Séamus and Conor to the MacKenzie and Fraser clans and to explore the young journeys of these fan-favorite characters,” says Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner and executive producer on Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

These new additions to the cast join the previously announced Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp, Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston, Tony Curran as Lord Lovat and, of course, Roy and Slater.

Outlander: Blood of My Blood is based on characters from Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books and will tell the love story of Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. It was also announced that in addition, it will explore the relationship of Claire’s (Catríona Balfe) parents, Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp, so that the series will be set in two different time periods, with Jamie’s parents in the early 18^th century Scottish Highlands and Claire’s parents in WWI England.

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Rory Alexander
“Murtagh Fraser”

Rory Alexander’s credits include his leading role in Inland opposite Mark Rylance, Pistol, Then You Run, and Untamed which will come out later this year. The graduate of Bristol Old Vic in 2020 also appeared in There's Someone at the Window and guest spots in Alex Rider and Call the Midwife.

Sam Retford
“Dougal MacKenzie”

Sam Retford is an Australian actor, working within both stage and screen since the age of 14. He is best known for his role as Cory Wilson in Ackley Bridge and has since gone on to feature in numerous shows such as The Boleyn's: A Scandalous Family, Ralph and Katie, Blindspot, Coronation Street and All Creatures Great and Small.

Séamus McLean Ross
“Colum MacKenzie”

Séamus McLean Ross graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2022 and made his on-screen debut in Rebus and Payback. Onstage, he appeared in The Flea and whilst at Guildhall took the leading roles in theatre productions including playing Malvolio in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Nickolai Oblonsky in Anna Karenina.

Conor MacNeill
“Ned Gowan”

Irish actor and writer, Conor MacNeill most recently was featured in an episode of The Tourist, and the films In the Land of Saints and Sinners, Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, and Belfast. MacNeill also starred in the TV mini-series The Sixth Commandment, Resistance and Rebellion, and the TV series Industry, Derry Girls, and The Fall. In addition to MacNeill’s work as an actor, he has also written the short film The Party, which won a BAFTA award for Best British Short Film and the European Film Award for best short film in 2017.

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