June 18, 2025 • 7 mins
Outlander’s Sam Heughan, heads to Perth next weekend for Supernova 2025. The Scottish star chatted to the guys about his excitable fans, whiskey tastings and the Aussie heat.
Clairsy and Lisa congratulated Sam on his upcoming role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s as Macbeth and no pressure but Ian McKellan was the previous actor in the role.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
A whole lot of stars are about to descend upon
(00:01):
us for Super and Over comic con and gaming on
at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Center next weekend, Dune
twenty and twenty nine. Tickets are available through Supernova dot
com dot AU. One of the big stars coming to
town from Outlander, among other things, is Sam Hewan. He's
with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Hello, Hey, welcome Sam.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Good morning to you both. What a lovely, lovely day.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Well, I said we.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Could not off for your thirty five degrees and you
said to you, this is summer.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Yeah. When I when I landed in Sydney a couple
of days ago, and my driver, I was wearing a
T shirt and he's like, you need to put a
jacket on this. This is summer for a Scotsman. It's beautiful.
I love your mornings here. They're fresh, they are fresh.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Well, it's gonna beautiful in Perth by the next week.
You might get a twenty degree day, but plenty of son.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
I'll bring the buddy smigglers.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yes, you have you done many of these events?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
This Super and Over is that first time at this
convention I've done one before. I had such a great
time last year in Sydney, in and Melbourne. It was
really great. But yeah, I've never been to first so
I'm excited to go there.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Oh, very good. But what are the fans like? Are
the rabbit or respectful or a bit of both?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Honestly? I just I'm so happy that we finally come
down under, you know, we do you know a bunch
of these events all around the world, especially in America.
To come to Australia and New Zealand as well, I'm
always fun to come down here and the fans, you
guys are amazing. You know, you're You're very welcoming.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Obviously, people probably know you best as Jamie Fraser and Outlander.
The eighth and final season will be out soon. It's
been an incredible journey for both the cast and characters.
Do you think fans are going to be happy with
how it all wraps up?
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Oh? That would be telling, wouldn't it. Honestly? How do
you how do you how do you finish? You know,
something that's been going on for eleven years and seasons?
It is. It's been an amazing journey with Jamie Fraser
and all of the you know, the the actors and
the characters. But yeah, I mean it's going to be
heart ranging for sure to say goodbye, but worth it.
(02:02):
And there's a lot to look forward to as well.
There's the the prequel show that airs.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Blood of My Blood looking forward to that might after
following the show all the way. So I love it
Atlanda and you know the time travel element with Claire
going from forty five to seventeen forty three with a
totally different set of conflicts going on, and she's like
sharing the uber red Uberta. But if you could travel
to any time or era, what would you choose? If
you got a spot in the history that you'd love
to go to or maybe the future.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Yeah, I mean I've been asked this question over the years,
and you know what, I've never really come up with
the perfect answer because there's you know, so many periods
of history that I'd love to go back to, where
there's you know, the ancient Egyptians seeing how they built pyramids,
back to you know, the dawn of civilization. But perhaps
I would go back to when when I first started outlanding,
(02:47):
just like I don't know, sneak up beside myself and say, hey,
you're going to have such a bloss on this nice.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Yeah, Now tell us about the other thing that you're
doing with fans, a whiskey tasting experience. Trust a Scotsman
to have.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
A wors I mean, you know, I know there may
be whiskey involved, who knows. But no, I have a
spirits company says like spirits we are you know on
the press office? Should I say of bringing our alcohol
to Australia which will be really exciting. But yeah, I
have also a cocktail book coming out this year, so yeah,
(03:22):
I might talk a little bit about making cocktails. I
actually tried a Tasmanian whiskey last.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Night, which was well, of course it would be you know,
I mean that's research, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
That's research, very thoroughly. Research would be remissive.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
You not really any cost of or a text break,
you know you're going to put that in.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yes, my account, I'm very happy with you.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Well, you've got to be very happy with the Royal
Shakespeare Company, Thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Macbeth. Are you feeling say it.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
That's Scottish flight? Oh no, actually we're not in that.
We can say it outside the theater.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Yeah, I think you're you're you're okay, there's I mean, yeah,
there are a.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Lot of worry about yeah, yeah, well.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Yeah, no, the headsages. I've got this shocking haircut. Actually
I shaved my head for it. We were doing some
press for it. We've shot, you know, our promo material
and we haven't started rehearsals yet. But I'm really excited.
It's sort of full circle moment for me because I
started in theater some twenty plus years ago, so it
will be great to return back to them.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
I imagine that. I mean, you know Macbeth with the
Royal Shakespeare Company. To me, it does It doesn't sound
like it gets any bigger than that for a stage performance.
It just is doing movies and The Outlander and all
of that. Is that so that you can do things
like this, do you know what I mean?
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Yeah, I definitely. It's a very different muscle and it's
a different world. But as I said, it's where I started,
and it just feels like the right thing to do now.
But there's no pressure because the last people to play
and Lady Macbeth in the theater that we're doing it
in Stratford upon Even was Ian mckellnon and Judy Dench,
so there's.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
No novices, no pressure no pressure at all, no pressure
at all for you know, so Laurence Olivia nominated in
the past. Man, you'll be it'll be walking back.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Thank you so much. You've done your research. But yeah, no,
I mean as I said, it was. You know, I
grew up in theater and before I got Outlander, and
I worked a lot in the UK, in London's West
End or in Scotland doing theater. But it has been
fifteen years since I've been on. I've treaded the boards,
so it'll be certainly the first night might be nerve wracking.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
It'll be like riding a bike now, Sam. We love
to ask people where they were when they got the
call to tell them they got the role. Do you
remember where you were, like we were, you know, at
the shops picking out some fruit or something when you
got the call that you got Outlander or yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
I'm not sure it was fruit that I was picking out,
but I was. I was in a grocery story. Why
are you Really in Love? Yeah? Yeah, and my agent
called and I was. I remember just dropping the shopping
that i'd been gathered, which was very was not very
good of me, but I just I walked straight out
and I think they walked straight to the pub around
the corner because my friends were just by chance, and
(06:18):
we certainly celebrated that that night. And yeah, it was incredible.
It was a real moment because you know, I was
working in bars and restaurants and obviously a jobbing actor,
but it really did change my life.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Oh you've got to be prepared when you come to Perth.
There's a big Scottish community here, so you might get
mobbed at supern Ivor. Because I never done the Reid
Brothers from your proclaimers, can they get mobbed as well?
Speaker 3 (06:37):
So you never die as well. I hope they'll be
singing a rendition of a one hundred miles then when
I arrived. But no, I mean that's great. I mean
there's always there's this great Scottish connection down down here,
and it's been really interesting to see that. You know,
when we did many kilts over New Zealand, you know,
seeing the connection there to Scotland is great. So it
does it. You guys have got perhaps a warmer landscape
(07:02):
than we do. But just feel like coming home a
little bit.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Well, we look forward to bring in town. We hope
you have a wonderful time this weekend in Sydney and
then we'll see you in Perth next week.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Ken looking forward to it and looking forward to seeing everyone. Honestly,
it's going to be such a good weekend.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Thank you so much. Sam.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
You take take care. He's gonna have some big cues
in front of him like the other stars. I went
last year?
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Did you last year?
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Man? My son? You wanted a couple of autographs and
things and photos and E met old mate from Wolf Creek.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
He is there again.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
He loves John Charity is Clay some great lines for us.
A whole lot of stars are about to descend upon
(00:01):
us for Super and Over comic con and gaming on
at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Center next weekend, Dune
twenty and twenty nine. Tickets are available through Supernova dot
com dot AU. One of the big stars coming to
town from Outlander, among other things, is Sam Hewan. He's
with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Hello, Hey, welcome Sam.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Good morning to you both. What a lovely, lovely day.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Well, I said we.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Could not off for your thirty five degrees and you
said to you, this is summer.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Yeah. When I when I landed in Sydney a couple
of days ago, and my driver, I was wearing a
T shirt and he's like, you need to put a
jacket on this. This is summer for a Scotsman. It's beautiful.
I love your mornings here. They're fresh, they are fresh.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Well, it's gonna beautiful in Perth by the next week.
You might get a twenty degree day, but plenty of son.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
I'll bring the buddy smigglers.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yes, you have you done many of these events?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
This Super and Over is that first time at this
convention I've done one before. I had such a great
time last year in Sydney, in and Melbourne. It was
really great. But yeah, I've never been to first so
I'm excited to go there.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Oh, very good. But what are the fans like? Are
the rabbit or respectful or a bit of both?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Honestly? I just I'm so happy that we finally come
down under, you know, we do you know a bunch
of these events all around the world, especially in America.
To come to Australia and New Zealand as well, I'm
always fun to come down here and the fans, you
guys are amazing. You know, you're You're very welcoming.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Obviously, people probably know you best as Jamie Fraser and Outlander.
The eighth and final season will be out soon. It's
been an incredible journey for both the cast and characters.
Do you think fans are going to be happy with
how it all wraps up?
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Oh? That would be telling, wouldn't it. Honestly? How do
you how do you how do you finish? You know,
something that's been going on for eleven years and seasons?
It is. It's been an amazing journey with Jamie Fraser
and all of the you know, the the actors and
the characters. But yeah, I mean it's going to be
heart ranging for sure to say goodbye, but worth it.
(02:02):
And there's a lot to look forward to as well.
There's the the prequel show that airs.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Blood of My Blood looking forward to that might after
following the show all the way. So I love it
Atlanda and you know the time travel element with Claire
going from forty five to seventeen forty three with a
totally different set of conflicts going on, and she's like
sharing the uber red Uberta. But if you could travel
to any time or era, what would you choose? If
you got a spot in the history that you'd love
to go to or maybe the future.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Yeah, I mean I've been asked this question over the years,
and you know what, I've never really come up with
the perfect answer because there's you know, so many periods
of history that I'd love to go back to, where
there's you know, the ancient Egyptians seeing how they built pyramids,
back to you know, the dawn of civilization. But perhaps
I would go back to when when I first started outlanding,
(02:47):
just like I don't know, sneak up beside myself and say, hey,
you're going to have such a bloss on this nice.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Yeah, Now tell us about the other thing that you're
doing with fans, a whiskey tasting experience. Trust a Scotsman
to have.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
A wors I mean, you know, I know there may
be whiskey involved, who knows. But no, I have a
spirits company says like spirits we are you know on
the press office? Should I say of bringing our alcohol
to Australia which will be really exciting. But yeah, I
have also a cocktail book coming out this year, so yeah,
(03:22):
I might talk a little bit about making cocktails. I
actually tried a Tasmanian whiskey last.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Night, which was well, of course it would be you know,
I mean that's research, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
That's research, very thoroughly. Research would be remissive.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
You not really any cost of or a text break,
you know you're going to put that in.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yes, my account, I'm very happy with you.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Well, you've got to be very happy with the Royal
Shakespeare Company, Thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Macbeth. Are you feeling say it.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
That's Scottish flight? Oh no, actually we're not in that.
We can say it outside the theater.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Yeah, I think you're you're you're okay, there's I mean, yeah,
there are a.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Lot of worry about yeah, yeah, well.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Yeah, no, the headsages. I've got this shocking haircut. Actually
I shaved my head for it. We were doing some
press for it. We've shot, you know, our promo material
and we haven't started rehearsals yet. But I'm really excited.
It's sort of full circle moment for me because I
started in theater some twenty plus years ago, so it
will be great to return back to them.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
I imagine that. I mean, you know Macbeth with the
Royal Shakespeare Company. To me, it does It doesn't sound
like it gets any bigger than that for a stage performance.
It just is doing movies and The Outlander and all
of that. Is that so that you can do things
like this, do you know what I mean?
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Yeah, I definitely. It's a very different muscle and it's
a different world. But as I said, it's where I started,
and it just feels like the right thing to do now.
But there's no pressure because the last people to play
and Lady Macbeth in the theater that we're doing it
in Stratford upon Even was Ian mckellnon and Judy Dench,
so there's.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
No novices, no pressure no pressure at all, no pressure
at all for you know, so Laurence Olivia nominated in
the past. Man, you'll be it'll be walking back.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Thank you so much. You've done your research. But yeah, no,
I mean as I said, it was. You know, I
grew up in theater and before I got Outlander, and
I worked a lot in the UK, in London's West
End or in Scotland doing theater. But it has been
fifteen years since I've been on. I've treaded the boards,
so it'll be certainly the first night might be nerve wracking.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
It'll be like riding a bike now, Sam. We love
to ask people where they were when they got the
call to tell them they got the role. Do you
remember where you were, like we were, you know, at
the shops picking out some fruit or something when you
got the call that you got Outlander or yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
I'm not sure it was fruit that I was picking out,
but I was. I was in a grocery story. Why
are you Really in Love? Yeah? Yeah, and my agent
called and I was. I remember just dropping the shopping
that i'd been gathered, which was very was not very
good of me, but I just I walked straight out
and I think they walked straight to the pub around
the corner because my friends were just by chance, and
(06:18):
we certainly celebrated that that night. And yeah, it was incredible.
It was a real moment because you know, I was
working in bars and restaurants and obviously a jobbing actor,
but it really did change my life.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Oh you've got to be prepared when you come to Perth.
There's a big Scottish community here, so you might get
mobbed at supern Ivor. Because I never done the Reid
Brothers from your proclaimers, can they get mobbed as well?
Speaker 3 (06:37):
So you never die as well. I hope they'll be
singing a rendition of a one hundred miles then when
I arrived. But no, I mean that's great. I mean
there's always there's this great Scottish connection down down here,
and it's been really interesting to see that. You know,
when we did many kilts over New Zealand, you know,
seeing the connection there to Scotland is great. So it
does it. You guys have got perhaps a warmer landscape
(07:02):
than we do. But just feel like coming home a
little bit.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Well, we look forward to bring in town. We hope
you have a wonderful time this weekend in Sydney and
then we'll see you in Perth next week.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Ken looking forward to it and looking forward to seeing everyone. Honestly,
it's going to be such a good weekend.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Thank you so much. Sam.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
You take take care. He's gonna have some big cues
in front of him like the other stars. I went
last year?
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Did you last year?
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Man? My son? You wanted a couple of autographs and
things and photos and E met old mate from Wolf Creek.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
He is there again.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
He loves John Charity is Clay some great lines for us.
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