Sam Heughan Described His New Character in Embassy — and Then Said Something About Outlander That No One Expected

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Sam Heughan Described His New Character in Embassy — and Then Said Something About Outlander That No One Expected

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Production on Embassy officially began on April 21, 2026, in London and Cologne, Germany. Sam Heughan — playing British SAS soldier Connor Wright alongside Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons — had already started talking about what the transition from Jamie Fraser to Connor Wright actually felt like.

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In an exclusive Parade interview published March 4, 2026, Heughan described Connor with characteristic directness. The character is a sergeant in the SAS special forces, sent in to handle a crisis at the US Embassy in London. His ex-partner Layla — Kendrick's character — is inside.

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