Caitriona Balfe is an Irish Actress who has a BA in Drama Studies from Rathmines Conservatory of Music and Drama D.I.T. (Dublin, Ireland), and has also trained at Warner Loughlin Studios (Los Angeles). Prior to Outlander, Balfe appeared in films such as The Devil Wears Prada, Super 8, Now You See Me, and Escape Plan, and had leading roles in The Beauty Inside, Crush, and H+
Michelle Beamish is from Ballincollig (Baile An Chollaigh) in Co. Cork. She's been acting all her life, performing on stage since she was 5 years old; she did amateur theatre productions all through her teens, before eventually becoming a full time actor in her 20's.
Singer and actress Maria Doyle Kennedy is best known internationally for her roles as Sonya in Dexter, Queen Catherine of Aragon in The Tudors and Siobhán Sadler in Orphan Black.
Charlie Murphy is an Irish television, stage and film actress, best known for a starring role in the hit RTÉ drama Love/Hate for which she won the 2013 IFTA Award for Best TV Actress, as well as for playing a kidnap victim in the BBC television series Happy Valley. Other credits of Murphy’s include Philomena, Misfits, Single-Handed, Quirke, Ripper Street and ’71.