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Laura Hurley

Outlander: Blood Of My Blood’s Jamie Roy Recalls The ‘Spooky’ First Time Somebody Called Out His Resemblance To Sam Heughan

Jamie roy as brian on outlander: blood of my blood.

The first season of Outlander: Blood of My Blood has been as full of romance, intrigue, and kilt-clad Highlanders as any Outlander fan could have hoped in the 2025 TV schedule, complete with an intimacy coordinator on board for when the story gets spicy. The prequel's four leads look enough like Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan that it's not too hard to buy them as the future parents of Outlander's Claire and Jamie, but the show especially nailed the casting when it came to Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser.

I spoke with the actor about the first season of the new show, and he shared the "spooky" first time that somebody in his personal life realized that he looks an awful lot like a dark-haired Sam Heughan. Fans certainly noticed the resemblance between Jamie Roy and the actor who plays his son on Outlander, but did anybody in his daily life make the connection before he was cast for Blood of My Blood? He answered that very question, saying:

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