Stuart Campbell

Stuart Campbell is a Scottish actor born October 17, 1998. He is known for his roles as young Ruben Pallister in the BBC and HBO drama series Half Man , Derfel Cadarn in The Winter King, Bill Fraser in SAS: Rogue Heroes, Jack in Hetty Feather, and Rabbie MacNab in Outlander. In 2019, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Play at The Stage Debut Awards for his performance as Marcus in the Almeida Theatre production of The Hunt.

Career Early work Campbell began acting professionally as a child. In a 2026 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he said that his first acting job was when he was 13. The production starred Tobias Menzies as Lucas, Marcus's father. Reviewing the production for WhatsOnStage, Daisy Bowie-Sell wrote that the scene between Lucas and Marcus "aches with love unexpressed, feelings unspoken". Radio Times listed Campbell among the returning cast members for the drama's third series, again as Bill Fraser.

In 2023, Campbell played Derfel Cadarn in the historical fiction series The Winter King, based on Bernard Cornwell's The Warlord Chronicles. Deadline Hollywood reported his casting in the series' ensemble alongside Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan, Nathaniel Martello-White, Valene Kane and Daniel Ings. Campbell originally intended to audition for the role of young Niall, but was asked to read for Ruben instead.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2017 Clique Fraser Television series 2017 Outlander Rabbie MacNab Television series 2015–2020 Hetty Feather Jack Television series 2022–present SAS: Rogue Heroes Bill Fraser Television series 2023 The Winter King Derfel Cadarn Television series 2026 Half Man Young Ruben Pallister Television miniseries

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref. 2019 The Hunt Marcus Almeida Theatre Professional stage debut; nominated for Best Actor in a Play at The Stage Debut Awards

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2019 The Stage Debut Awards Best Actor in a Play The Hunt