One is an 18th-century Scottish highlander who fights with a broadsword. The other is a 21st-century British SAS soldier who fights in London embassy vents. Both are battle-hardened. Both have complicated histories with the women they love. The differences are real — but maybe not as many as you'd expect.

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One is an 18th-century Scottish highlander who fights with a broadsword. The other is a 21st-century British SAS soldier who fights in London embassy vents. Both are battle-hardened. Both have complicated histories with the women they love. The differences are real — but maybe not as many as you'd expect.

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Jamie Fraser vs. Connor Wright — Everything We Know About Sam Heughan's Next Character, and How Different He Actually Is

One is an 18th-century Scottish highlander who fights with a broadsword. The other is a 21st-century British SAS soldier who fights in London embassy vents.

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Both are battle-hardened. Both have complicated histories with the women they love. The differences are real — but maybe not as many as you'd expect.

When Sam Heughan's casting in Embassy was announced in January 2026, the immediate fan response was a question: how different is Connor Wright from Jamie Fraser, really?

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