Stephen Walters

Stephen Walters is an English actor, writer, and director. A regular in British television and film, he has played a wide range and variety of character roles in both drama and comedy.

Walters is most commonly associated with unpredictable, complex figures. He was nominated for a Royal Television Society Best Actor award in 2013 for his role in the Sky Arts drama Ragged and in 2023 for a Supporting Actor award for his role in the ITV drama Anne.

From 2014 to 2016, opposite Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe, and Graham McTavish, Walters portrayed the featured role of Angus Mhor in the television adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's best-selling Scottish time travel novel "Outlander". The expansion of Walters' Angus and Grant O'Rourke's Rupert MacKenzie is a favorite of Gabaldon's, who has described the television characters as "the 1800s' version of Laurel and Hardy".

In addition to his acting credits, Walters is an accomplished musician and has written and directed several short films. The first, a drama entitled "Danny Boy," follows a man who must come to terms with his mother's Alzheimer's disease. Second, is a short film entitled "I'm Not Here," which explores Charles Manson and features Walters in the lead role. Walters also wrote and directed short film "Humpty Fu*king Dumpty," providing an in-depth look at Merseybeat musician Tommy Quickly.