CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS CLAIRE FRASER (Caitriona
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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS CLAIRE FRASER (Caitriona Balfe) After the harrowing events of Season One, a pregnant Claire Fraser arrives in France with her husband Jamie. Her new mission -- infiltrate the Jacobite movement and prevent the infamous battle of Culloden. The strong-minded Claire is determined to alter the course of history and save not only the Highlander people she’s come to love – but to secure a future for the child she now carries. JAMIE FRASER (Sam Heughan) Haunted by a violent past and outlawed in his native Scotland, Jamie Fraser establishes a new life in France with his beloved wife Claire, their unborn child, and a mission: to stop Prince Charles and the Jacobite uprising. To do so, Jamie must transform himself from rugged Highlander to Parisian wine merchant as he navigates high society including the court of King Louis XV. FRANK RANDALL (Tobias Menzies) Claire's husband, and former British Intelligence officer in the 20th century. An intellectual and academic, Frank is also a loyal husband who is willing to stretch the realm of scientific possibilities in order to find his missing wife. CAPTAIN JONATHAN “BLACK JACK” RANDALL (Tobias Menzies) Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall is a Captain in the 18th century English Army, posted into Scotland during a time when rebellion is in the air. As an officer in an occupying army, he’s seen and done terrible and horrific things in the undeclared war in the Highlands. Jack is capable of monstrous acts, which he justifies to himself as being necessary to enforce British rule. Randall has an unhealthy obsession with Jamie, who manages to run afoul of him more than once during the series – a dark, twisted game of cat and mouse. MURTAGH (Duncan Lacroix) Murtagh, the gruff but ever-loyal Highlander, travels with Jamie and Claire to the shores of France after helping to free his godson from the clutches of Black Jack Randall in Wentworth Prison. Charged by a promise to Jamie’s mother Ellen, he offers protection and kinship to the couple in trying times. Homesick for his ancestral Fraser lands, adapting to a strange new culture is not on Murtagh’s agenda. LOUISE DE ROHAN (Claire Sermonne) A frivolous and animated member of the French Court. Claire befriends Louise during her tenure in Paris, and although the two women come from completely different worlds, they strike up a genuine friendship. MARY HAWKINS (Rosie Day) Mary is a sweet and innocent young Englishwoman with a slight nervous stammer. The daughter of a minor baronet and niece of Silas Hawkins, Mary is a pawn in the power plays of her elders. She is engaged to an ancient member of the French nobility. LE COMTE ST GERMAIN (Stanley Webber) A wine merchant and member of the French Court, St.Germain is a noble with a reputation for ruthlessness, as well as for dabbling in the occult. PRINCE CHARLES STUART (Andrew Gower) When Charles Stuart isn’t carousing with his Jacobite supporters, the young heir to the exiled Catholic royal dynasty is plotting his return to the throne. An unlikely leader with an unabashed taste for alcohol and women, Prince Charles is hell-bent on glory—no matter what the cost. KING LOUIS XV (Lionel Lingelser) Louis XV, King of France, is a powerful man with a taste for the ladies. Louis is used to getting his way in all regards, but can easily grow tired of the people and things that no longer appeal to him. FERGUS (Romann Berrux) Raised in a brothel, this young French pickpocket is prone to mischief, but is also wise beyond his years. Equally adept at picking pockets as he is at handing out compliments, this precocious youth is fiercely loyal to the Frasers and would gladly lay down his life to protect them. MASTER RAYMOND (Dominique Pinon) A small kindly apothecary, Master Raymond is a mysterious healer with a great deal of knowledge regarding secret matters, both political and occult. Though generally viewed with suspicion by his contemporaries, Master Raymond forms a special bond with Claire. MOTHER HILDEGARDE (Frances De La Tour) Claire befriends and wins the respect of Mother Hildegarde, an intelligent and commanding Mother Superior, while volunteering at L’Hopital Des Anges. A tall, gaunt woman with a deep and powerful voice, Mother Hildegarde comes from an aristocratic, well-connected family. ALEXANDER RANDALL (Laurence Dobiesz) Despite the shared DNA and physical resemblance, Alex possesses nothing of his older brother Black Jack’s ruthless brutality. A curate and secretary for the Duke of Sandringham, Alex is gentle, loving, and kind. DOUGAL MACKENZIE (Graham McTavish) A skilled and experienced warrior, Dougal is the War Chieftain of Clan MacKenzie. Though his older brother Colum is the ruling Laird, Dougal covets the position for himself. Courageous on the battlefield and feared by many, Dougal’s judgment can also be clouded by ego and his fanatical devotion to the Jacobite cause. He will stop at nothing to restore a Stuart King to the throne. COLUM MACKENZIE (Gary Lewis) The Laird of the MacKenzie clan, Colum is Jamie's maternal uncle and brother to Dougal. Colum suffers from what is known in the 20th century as Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome, a degenerative disease that renders his legs immobile at times, and fills his days with a great amount of pain. Unable to rule by brawn, he must rely on guile and intellect to lead his clan. Not surprisingly, there is a quiet sadness about him, as he must depend on his brother Dougal to be his enforcer. But above all, he is insightful and stern; a strong leader who secretly fears for the future of his clan and its leadership. ANGUS MHOR (Stephen Walters) Another member of Clan MacKenzie, Angus is a hard drinker who’s always looking for a fight – or a lass. Mocking and playful, Angus is also loyal to the bone, a good friend to Rupert, a fearless follower of Dougal, and an enthusiastic supporter of the Jacobite cause. RUPERT MACKENZIE (Grant O’Rourke) A goofy and loveable member of Clan MacKenzie, Jamie's second cousin Rupert is the Hardy to Angus’s Laurel. A devoted and loyal follower of Dougal MacKenzie, Rupert will always step up to a fight and proudly joins the Jacobite cause. JENNY FRASER MURRAY (Laura Donnelly) Jamie's older sister, she shares many of the same strong characteristics of her brother, at times causing the siblings to butt heads. Stubborn and quick-tempered, Jenny is also smart, experienced, and skilled, running Lallybroch (the Fraser ancestral home) when Jamie is away, with her husband, Ian Murray. From a young age Jenny learned the importance of family, and will stop at nothing to protect her own. DUKE OF SANDRINGHAM (Simon Callow) The Duke is about as opulent and flamboyant as they come in the 18th century. A cunning political player, we are never certain of the Duke’s true loyalties or intentions. LORD LOVAT (Clive Russell) Jamie’s estranged paternal grandfather, was known as “the Old Fox” for his conniving, self-serving nature. Despite having four wives himself, he cut Brian, Jamie’s father, out of his life when he did not approve of his choice of bride. Lord Lovat manipulates affairs according to his own selfish will. BRIANNA RANDALL (Sophie Skelton) A striking, redheaded young lady, is the daughter of Claire and Jamie Fraser. Strong-minded and intelligent beyond her years (traits inherited from both her mother and father) Brianna has a distinctly scholastic mind-set, with a healthy dose of American strength, having been born and bred in Boston under the watchful eye of historian Frank Randall. ROGER WAKEFIELD (Richard Rankin) Intelligent, kindhearted, and charming, Roger is the grown up version of Reverend Wakefield’s adorable adopted son we met in Season One. After his parents died in World War II, Roger was raised by the Reverend (with help from his housekeeper, Mrs. Graham) and is a proud Scot through and through. Now a professor at Oxford, Roger has a keen interest in history, and all the secrets and insight it presents. .