Steven Cree Joins the ‘Outlander’ Cast

Steven Cree Joins Outlander
Steven Cree (Photo Courtesy of Starz)

Outlander has found its Ian Murray. Starz has welcomed Steven Cree to the cast of the upcoming much-anticipated series based on the critically acclaimed book series by Diana Gabaldon. He joins a cast led by Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan and featuring Laura Donnelly, Lotte Verbeek, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis, Duncan Lacroix, Annette Badland, and Stephen Walters.

Here’s Starz’s official announcement on Facebook: “Spread the news, Outlanders! The watch for Ian is officially over. Steven Cree will be playing Jenny’s husband and Jamie’s best friend since childhood, Ian Murray. Ian lost part of his leg during battle with the English but that hasn’t held him back in his life. He is very close to his wife and best friend, and welcomes Claire into the family.”

The Plot: The Outlander series spans the genres of romance, science fiction, history, and adventure in one epic tale. It follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.