Inside the life of Outlander's Graham McTavish - Scottish wedding, Sam Heughan bromance and whisky venture
15.10.2023 - 09:25
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Graham McTavish has had a successful career spanning over multiple decades but is now best known for his role as Dougal MacKenzie in Outlander.
The Scottish star, 62, is an acclaimed actor who was born in Glasgow, before moving to Canada with his family but later relocated to New Zealand as an adult. Graham has formed a niche for himself as a fantasy star with starring roles in Outlander, The Hobbit trilogy, House of The Dragon and The Witcher.
He has also loaned his voice to various video games and animated series over the years. The actor has formed a close friendship with his co-star Sam Heughan, even moving in together for a while when working on one of their many books.
Here we take look at Graham's life, from his start in acting to his lavish Scottish nuptials..
Graham admittedly had no interest in acting but was a keen writer in his early years. However, that all changed after he accepted a role in a play at school. Speaking to Mr Feel Good, Graham recalled: "The drama teacher at my school would often ask me to be in a play, and I always said no. I had no interest at all in acting, none. Then, on this one occasion, he asked me to be in a production of ‘The Rivals’ by Richard Brinkley Sheridan.
"It was three days before the show, and one of the main actors had to drop out. So they needed somebody at the last minute and to this day, I honestly cannot remember why I said yes. I suspect it was because there was a girl in the cast that I wanted to impress, or something like that. So, I learnt the lines in three days, went on, and because it was a comedy, people laughed. Then, they applauded and I was like, 'This is great, I really rather enjoy this.'"
Despite having a place at university, Graham got in touch with the