Sam Heughan has been cast as Jamie Fraser in the Starz network's adaptation of Outlander, based on Diana Gabaldon's novels, Deadline.com reported. On Twitter, Gabaldon said she was "UTTERLY delighted" with the choice, and executive producer Ron Moore commented: "From the very beginning, I knew the part of Jamie Fraser would be difficult to cast. I had no one in mind for the part. I knew that someone would just come into the audition and be Jamie Fraser. And that's what Sam did."
