Outlander: Caitriona Balfe Cast as Claire Randall on the Starz Adaptation

The wait for Outlander fans is over, as Starz has announced that Irish actress Caitriona Balfe (Now You See Me) has landed the role of Claire Randall in the upcoming adaptation of the Diana Gabaldon novels. Said to blend romance, history, science fiction, and adventures, Outlander follows Randall, a married World War II nurse who finds herself mysterious transported back to the year 1743. Once there, she must marry young Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in order to protect herself, but soon she finds herself falling for him. From the time she arrived in Scotland, Claire was determined to find whatever way she could to get home to her husband and the live she once knew, but now she must do some serious soul searching to determine what exactly she wants from her life and which man would be the most ideal person to help her achieve that. In addition to her role in the Jesse Eisenberg-starring thriller from earlier this year, Balfe has appeared in the likes of Super 8,

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