Fortunately, we\u2019ve been treated to the return of the four central characters, including\u00a0Caitriona Balfe\u00a0as Claire Randall Fraser;\u00a0Sam Heughan\u00a0as Jamie Fraser; Sophie Skelton\u00a0as Brianna Randall; and\u00a0Richard Rankin as Roger Wakefield.\u00a0However, we won\u2019t see Duncan Lacroix return as Jamie\u2019s godfather Murtagh after the character met a grisly end in season five.<\/p>\n
Outlander season 6<\/a> also sees some new cast members entering the fray as a new family settle on Fraser\u2019s Ridge: the Christies.<\/p>\n And with the new family\u2019s arrival comes some religious disputes, with the fiercely Protestant Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) having previously clashed with Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in prison.<\/p>\n Speaking about the new arrivals<\/a> and the drama they bring in season 6, Richard Rankin, who plays Jamie\u2019s son-in-law Roger, told\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019re going to see some religious elements being brought into the show and questions [asked] of people\u2019s faith and where it lies.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cTom Christie brings in such a staunch devout approach to Christianity, and his methods of teaching and keeping that line among the community are certainly questioned by Roger. So immediately, you get that feeling that there\u2019s some sort of tension that\u2019s going to build between the Christies and the Frasers\/MacKenzies.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always fun to have new characters, new relationships, potential drama and conflict unfolding. I think the Christies are a particularly interesting bunch \u2013 they bring with them a sense of uncertainty and danger.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cThat\u2019s one of the many ways in which Outlander holds itself up so successfully, its guest characters and its guest actors, and I think this is one of the best [seasons] to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the cast and characters of Outlander season 6.<\/p>\n Who is Claire Fraser?<\/strong> A married World War II nurse, Claire time-travels from 1945 back to the 18th century, where she meets and marries Scottish soldier Jamie Fraser in season one. However, after growing convinced Jamie met his end at the Battle of Culloden, she returns to the 20th century and raises their daughter, Brianna, with husband Frank in America.<\/p>\n 20 years later, widowed Claire (now a surgeon) discovers that Jamie survived the battle and travels back through time. Reunited, she and Jamie now live at Fraser\u2019s Ridge in North Carolina. In season 6, they continue to pursue a quiet and happy life together at the Ridge, despite the impending threat of the revolutionary war.<\/p>\n In the season 5 finale, Claire was kidnapped and assaulted by Lionel Brown and his thugs, a traumatic event that Balfe has said causes her character to \u201cunravel\u201d and attempt to self-medicate in season 6 (via Deadline<\/a>).<\/p>\n Where have I seen Catriona Balfe before?\u00a0<\/strong>The actress recently starred in\u00a0Kenneth Branagh\u2019s film\u00a0Belfast<\/a>. She previously had a role in the movie\u00a0Le Mans \u201966<\/a>\u00a0(also titled Ford vs Ferrari), and has also appeared in films such as Now You See Me and Super 8.<\/p>\n Who is Jamie Fraser?<\/strong>\u00a0Jamie Fraser is an 18-century Scottish warrior who falls in love with a 20th century time traveller (Claire). He previously made a pact with the English redcoats in exchange for land in North Carolina, which became known as Fraser\u2019s Ridge. The town has since grown in size and the Frasers have become affluent.<\/p>\n However, in season 6,\u00a0Jamie\u2019s past comes back to haunt him in the shape of a man called Tom Christie<\/a>, who was a fellow inmate in prison with Jamie years ago. The Christie\u2019s presence at the Ridge results in the Fraser clans\u2019 power beginning to wane in season 6.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Sam Heughan before?<\/strong> Heughnan has previously appeared in The Spy Who Dumped Me<\/a>, River City, Island at War and The Wild West. He has also starred in Midsomer Murders, Rebus and Party Animals.<\/p>\n Who is Brianna MacKenzie? <\/strong>The daughter of Claire and Jamie, Brianna was born and raised in Boston, but travels back in time when she discovers that her biological father was actually an 18th\u00a0<\/sup>century Highlander. At the end of season four Brianna gives birth to a baby boy, Jem.<\/p>\n At the end of season five, Brianna and her lover Roger attempted to time-travel back to their home in the 1960s through the stones, only to wind back on the Ridge with Jamie and Claire, a situation Brianna has come to terms with in season 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Sophie Skelton before? <\/strong>Skelton has previously starred in Casualty, Waterloo Road, Foyle\u2019s War and CBBC\u2019s So Awkward.<\/p>\n Who is Roger MacKenzie?<\/strong> Roger is a 20th century Scottish historian and scholar, who falls in love with Brianna.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Richard Rankin before?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Rankin has starred as Dr. Alex Kiernan in the BBC series Trust Me. He has also appeared in The Last Kingdom, The Replacement and Thirteen.<\/p>\n Who is Tom Christie? <\/strong>Tom Christie is a fierce Protestant who arrives at the Ridge with his daughter Malva and son Allan. He immediately struggles to get to grips with Jamie\u2019s worldview, partly thanks to his history with\u00a0Jamie at Ardsmuir Prison, where they were quick to clash in the wake of the battle of Culloden.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Mark Lewis before? <\/strong>Mark Lewis is a Welsh actor known for Chernobyl<\/a>, The Crown<\/a> and Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.<\/p>\n Who is Allan Christie? <\/strong>Allan is the son of Tom Christie who arrives with his father and sister at the Ridge in season 6 and immediately causes chaos.<\/p>\n But Vlahos has said Allan is more complicated than your typical villain, telling Starz<\/a> in a video posted on Outlander\u2019s official Twitter page that while\u00a0he seems like a \u201ccarbon copy\u201d of his father, \u201che also has a mischievous playful side to himself. And also a very protective side\u201d.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cThere is a beautiful, complicated, nuanced very dark storyline that will creep on all the way \u2018til the end of Season 6.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Alexander Vlahos before? <\/strong>The actor previously starred in Merlin in the role of Mordred<\/a>. He has also appeared in Versailles.<\/p>\n Who is Malva Christie? <\/strong>Malva is Tom Christie\u2019s daughter. In the trailer for Outlander season 6<\/a>, a romance between\u00a0Malva and Young Ian is hinted at. What\u2019s more, in the sixth Outlander novel upon which season 6 is based, Malva grows close to Claire and becomes her apprentice.<\/p>\n Addressing the arrival of the conservative Christie family in season 6, Balfe spoke about her character\u2019s bond with Malva: \u201cOutlander does baddies and villains quite well. [The Christies] aren\u2019t your typical villains, which is great and refreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to\u00a0Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, she continued: \u201cClaire and Malva build a great relationship and bond. It\u2019s very destabilising for Claire. It\u2019s a really heartbreaking, but a really twisted narrative that they all get embroiled in.\u201d<\/p>\n Talking about her character, Reynolds\u00a0told Starz<\/a>: \u201cMalva is a young determined girl who has been very sheltered.\u00a0When she comes to Fraser\u2019s Ridge that\u2019s when she starts weighing up what really matters to her.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Jessica Reynolds before? <\/strong>Reynolds has previously appeared as Rachael in BBC comedy My Left Nut.<\/p>\n Who is Young Ian?<\/strong> Young Ian is Jamie\u2019s nephew in Outlander.<\/p>\n Talking about what\u2019s in store for his character in season 6, he said:\u00a0\u201cThere is a lot of mystique about Ian\u2019s life away from the Ridge. And if you haven\u2019t read the books and don\u2019t know what is happening, season six certainly delves into Ian\u2019s character more so I have a lot to play with.\u201d<\/p>\n What else has John Bell been in?<\/strong> The Scottish actor boasts an impressive list of credits including two of The Hobbit movies and T2: Trainspotting. In addition, he recently took to the London stage in a one-man play called The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me.<\/p>\n The cast is rounded out by Caitlin O\u2019Ryan and\u00a0Jack Tarlton as Lizzie Wemyss and Kenny Lindsay, respectively.<\/p>\n You can catch up on Outlander on Amazon Prime Video now. Sign up for Amazon Prime<\/b><\/a><\/span> for \u00a37.99 a month with a 30-day free trial.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>Check out more of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Molly Moss Published: Thursday, 03 March 2022 at 12:00 am Outlander season 6 is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: a whole lot more drama at the Ridge. Based on Diana Gabaldon\u2019s book A Breath of Snow and Ashes, the sixth series sees Claire and Jamie continue to defend their home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Molly Moss Published: Thursday, 03 March 2022 at 12:00 am Outlander season 6 is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: a whole lot more drama at the Ridge. Based on Diana Gabaldon\u2019s book A Breath of Snow and Ashes, the sixth series sees Claire and Jamie continue to defend their home…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who\u2019s in the cast of Outlander season 6?<\/h2>\n
Caitriona Balfe plays Claire Fraser<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\u00a0<\/strong>Sam Heughan plays Jamie Fraser<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nSophie Skelton plays Brianna MacKenzie<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Richard Rankin plays Roger MacKenzie\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Tom Christie plays Mark Lewis<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Alexander Vlahos plays Allan Christie<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Jessica Reynolds plays Malva Christie<\/strong><\/h2>\n
John Bell plays Ian Fraser Murray<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Additional cast members<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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