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Outlander's Sam Heughan's 8 Biggest Roles, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

Outlander's Sam Heughan's 8 Biggest Roles, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
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The Scottish actor is known for much more than the role of Jamie Fraser.

In Outlander, Sam Heughan portrays the brave Highlander Jamie Fraser, who is willing to sacrifice his ideals and cultural stereotypes for an equal partnership with the love of his life, Claire Randall.

However, the role in Outlander is far from the only one for the actor. Here are 8 of Sam Heughan's most memorable roles outside of Outlander.

8. Emulsion (2014)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: ~

Audience score: 90%

Box office: ~

In 2014, Heughan starred in a psychological noir film about a man with a missing wife who visits a parking lot every night to search for clues to discover where she might be.

7. Love Again (2023)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 23%

Audience score: 91%

Box office: $11.9 million

The movie's events follow Mira, who, grieving the loss of her husband, sends texts to his old number. The number now belongs to a different man who plays along and eventually bonds with her over these texts. While critics mostly dismissed the film, audiences loved it.

6. Bloodshot (2020)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 31%

Audience score: 78%

Box office: $37.3 million

Based on a Valiant Comics character, the movie tells the story of a murdered soldier resurrected by a corporation for its nefarious purposes. Fans of classic action movies are sure to enjoy this one.

5. The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 49%

Audience score: 58%%

Box office:

This spy comedy follows the story of two friends whose ex turns out to be a CIA agent, putting them in the middle of some high-octane espionage action.

4. SAS: Rise of the Black Swan (2021)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 50%

Audience score: 63%

Box office: $198,432 (DVD, Blu-ray and streaming distribution)

The movie tells the story of an SAS operative who finds himself and his lover on a train hijacked by dangerous terrorists. The acting may not be great, but the action scenes are to die for.

3. To Olivia (2021, rated )

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 60%

Audience score: 67%

Box office: ~ (distributed by Sky Cinema)

This drama focuses on the life story of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal as they mourn the death of their daughter, Olivia. Sam Heughan played Paul Newman.

2. Suspect (2021, 1 season)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

Audience score: 18%

Box office: ~

The series is about a detective who finds his daughter in the morgue. Although she supposedly committed suicide, he tries to find out the truth.

1. Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham (2021, 1 season)

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Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

Audience score: 95%

Box office: ~

In 2021, Sam Heughan and his good friend and Outlander co-star Graham McTavish appeared in a docuseries about their road trip through the wilderness of Scotland in search of identity and heritage.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes.