The 8th installment of Starfury’s fan convention “The Highlanders” takes place from 28 February to 2 March 2025 at the Hilton Hotel in Birmingham (UK).
You can now buy tickets for fan meets with the guests. Fan meets are a unique experience where a maximum of 20 fans get to spend 20 mins with their chosen guest.
Autographs with regular guests are included in your entry ticket and you can buy more at the event. Please note that you must have an entry ticket to the event to attend the fan meets and photo ops.
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Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet Andrew and the cast of Outlander and get your tickets now! They’re selling fast!
Collider did a wonderful interview with Andrew Gower in which he got to talk about Gustaffson and their newest release “Flowers” but also his past and present acting work.
“Flowers” is also first time Gustaffson collaborated with composer Bear McCreary who Andrew met back in 2015 when he played Bonnie Prince Charlie on Outlander.
He’d seen a live version of “Flowers” that we recorded at St. Oswald’s Church, and he said, “Who’s on “Flowers”?” I said, “Well, no one.” I was in Manchester, he was in LA, and he said, “I want “Flowers.” We all celebrated in the studio across the pond.
Frankenstein’s Wedding, it felt magic. […] The beauty of imperfection.
You can still find videos of it on YouTube (you can find all links here).
Being Human
Andrew played vampire solicitor Nick Cutler in BBC Three’s supernatural comedy drama Being Human.
Being Human was really the thing that was a breakout role for you […]. I often cite Nick Cutler as being one of the best characters that came out of that series. It was such a fun series, and a lot of that is to the credit of how you were able to make this character so human and so relatable, and you sympathize with him and want the best for him.
Murdoch Mysteries
In his first “detecting” job, Andrew played none other than the Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes, on Canadian hit crime series Murdoch Mysteries. Or did he?
It was my first time in Toronto, Canada, and it was such a joy. […] And again, I went back, which I think means they liked me. [Laughs] It’s such an interesting character to play. I’ve always wanted to play Sherlock Holmes.
(Inspector) Ellis
My character just goes on this amazing journey in [episode 1]. It sets up a really exciting palette for the season. I’ve always wanted to create my own version of a detective. I’ve seen so many of them and l love so many of them, but I think there’s an amazing scope in that sort of drama.
Ellis (or Inspector Ellis as it is called overseas) is available to stream in the UK on My5 and in the USA on Acorn TV.
Please read this really wonderful interview, source of all our quotes in this article, in full:
Popular Outlander podcast “Droughtlander Diaries”, hosted by fans and content creators Jess and Sarah, invited Andrew Gower to one of their episodes to his latest music project featuring composer Bear McCreary on the new Gustaffson track “Flowers”.
We’re excited to bring a cast member from earlier seasons to chat with us this week. In this episode, Andrew Gower, who you’ll know as Bonnie Prince Charlie in Outlander, shares his journey as an actor and musician. He discusses his early influences, the formation of his band Gustaffson, and his collaboration with renowned composer Bear McCreary. Andrew shares with us his experiences in drama school, the thrill of acting, and the unique connection he has with his audience. He also shares insights into his audition process for Outlander, his research on Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his favorite scenes from the show. This episode was so fun to record and we hope you love it as much as we did!
You can listen to “Droughtlander Diaries” on Spotify or wherever you find your favourite podcasts. Listen to Andrew’s episode below!
Andrew Gower made a #BonnieComeback in Season 6 of Outlander in the iconic role of the “Bonnie Prince” Charles Edward Stuart who in 1746 fled government troups under the disguise of Betty Burke, an Irish maid.
In a recent interview with the Daily Express, Andrew Gower now opened up about the challenges of wearing a corset:
“The pain of the corset is real! I’ve been in so many period dramas where I’ve been like, ‘Oh, why is my co-star not having any tea or having any dinner or lunch? Or why are they a bit late onto set or whatever?’ Now I know exactly why that is.” Gower went on to say how the costume department “laced me up”, so he would get the full corset experience. He also admitted: “Sitting was interesting.”
Fans of the show have been hoping for a spin-off centered around popular character Lord John Grey (played by Australian actor David Berry). When the audience meets (John) William Grey for the first time during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 (Season 2), he is only 15 years old and played by young English actor Oscar Kennedy. This seems to rule out his story for a prequel series although there is plenty of source material in the form of Diana Gabaldon’s LJG novellas and short stories.
In 2013, Gabaldon also published the novella Virgins with a young Jamie Fraser and best friend Ian Murray (aged 19 and 20 respectively) serving as mercenaries in 1740’s France. Given the popularity of both characters, this certainly seems like an option, even though actors Sam Heughan and Steven Cree (both born in 1980) might not be able to reprise their roles for this potential prequel.
Still a work in progress is a novel about Jamie Fraser’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. Their wild love story would be set in early 18th century Scotland and could touch on the First Jacobite Rising of 1715. This sounds like the most plausible choice as it would feature a lot of the elements that made Outlander such a hit in the first place.
Bonnie Prince Charlie (Andrew Gower) and Flora MacDonald (Shauna MacDonald) in S6 of Outlander
After the recent #BonnieComeback, the Daily Express also talked exclusively with Andrew Gower about the possibility of a prequel series focusing on a young Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Would I be interested in a Bonnie Prince Charlie prequel? I mean, I went back for season six, so I would work with those guys. I would work with that team at the drop of a hat. They’re an amazing team.
The interesting thing about Bonnie Prince Charlie – maybe I’m getting too old to play him – who knows? To play him at the beginning… but ultimately his life story is fascinating.
If they don’t do a story about him then I’m pretty sure there will be another film or something soon. Because I had such fun playing him and so many different ways I could have played him and so many different parts of his life you can look at.
As much as we love our “Mr Mark Me”, we’re also excited to see Andrew Gower taking on new roles that allow him to show his versatility as an actor. We already know that one of his new projects is playing Detective Peter Andrews in Season 4 of Netflix hit series You with more acting jobs to be announced soon.
Andrew is also currently preparing the launch of his first EP The Jacaranda with his band Gustaffson on 19 August 2022.
Gustaffson – Andrew Gower and James Webster
ETA (4 August 2022):
Variety confirmed today that the rumoured prequel Outlander: Blood of my Blood would indeed – as speculated above – focus on the love story of Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, Jamie Fraser’s parents.
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After some unfortunate cancellations, Andrew Gower was announced as a bonus guest for The Highlanders 5, the Outlander convention taking place next weekend (1 – 3 July 2022) at the Hilton Hotel (1 William Street) in Glasgow, Scotland (UK).
For Andrew Gower this will be the perfect opportunity to present “The Jacaranda”, the first single of his EP “The Jacaranda” with his band Gustaffson, which is set to be released on 1 July 2022.
After the #BonnieComeback, ScreenRant took a look back on Andrew Gower‘s time on Outlander and his (in)famous catchphrase #MarkMe which he uttered a total of 18 times in his 11 episodes.
ScreenRant are largely basing their article on an interview Andrew Gower gave Yahoo Entertainment in 2016 where he was asked if his use of “Mark me” was based on research, Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling novels or were invented by the series’ writers.
Eagle-eyed readers of the books will know that Diana Gabaldon indeed used the phrase several times but it was never spoken by Bonnie Prince Charlie.
There is no mention of that particular phrase in my bible on Charlie [Frank McLynn’s biography]. It has become such a part of the character. Quite interestingly, it was in a first draft and read-through for my first-ever appearance on Outlander. There was a speech in the brothel, and from that point I wanted to build on that. I kept adding a few more “Mark me’s” because it felt like his way of demanding attention and saying, “This is my moment. Pay attention.” I took it also as a very military phrase, and he is a guy who is interested in that as in, “Mark my gun” or “Mark my sword.” In a way, for me in trying to play someone with a lack of identity, I wanted to give him a phrase that he routinely uses and that speaks to who he is. The scenes where I have not used it, I was a bit more raw and emotionally cut up. I have enjoyed the collaboration with the directors and writers on deciding when to throw one in or when to cut it out. It was a nice thing to add to the character.
Andrew Gower also addressed the drinking game that was invented by dedicated Outlander fans in another interview with Access Hollywood in 2016:
AccessHollywood.com: First of all, you must be aware of the ‘Mark Me!’ drinking game [some fans have made up], yes? Andrew Gower: (laughs) Yes, I am. And I hope people are drinking safely, and maybe doing it like, every other ‘Mark me!’ and not on every one, because I don’t want to be encouraging bad hangovers on a Sunday.
AccessHollywood.com: What did you think when you first heard about that? Andrew Gower: It’s very, very sweet and I think it’s quite fitting really, that they’ve invented that game, seeing as every time I’m saying, ‘Mark me’ at the moment, I seem to be holding a glass of wine or some alcohol. So I think it’s a fitting game if ever there was one.
Andrew Gower as Bonnie Prince Charlie with portraits of “Betty Burke” and an elderly Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Andrew Gower reprised his role as Bonnie Prince Charlie twice since S2 and concluded the story with a flashback to the Prince’s flight from Scotland when Flora McDonald famously dressed him up as her Irish maid “Betty Burke” to hide him from governement troups.
Love him or hate him, the legendary Bonnie Prince Charlie is still one of the most entertaining characters to have graced the screen on Outlander. […] Andrew Gower gave a phenomenal portrayal of Prince Charles Edward Stewart. Gower’s Charles was zealous, reckless, hedonistic, and oddly sympathetic. Watching Jamie and the prince form a friendship was sheer merriment. It’s almost a shame that Jamie was initially compelled to work against the cause.
Andrew Gower Online 